Sapphire Central, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Sapphire Central is more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 780, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Sapphire Central at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,214
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $644
- SEIFA score
- 780
- Coordinates
- -23.4731, 147.7573
Sapphire Central demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Sapphire Central using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 37%, 10% of homes are rented, and 22% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 123 | 10% |
| Youth (15–24) | 48 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 144 | 12% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 453 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 449 | 37% |
Share of the 1,217 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 337 | 61% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 55 | 10% |
| Rented | 53 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 501 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 563 occupied private dwellings in Sapphire Central.
- Median weekly rent
- $160
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $896
- Median weekly personal income
- $437
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 218 (22%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 33 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 54 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 244 (23%)
- Labour-force participation
- 30.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 13%
- Employed full-time
- 149
- Employed part-time
- 118
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Sapphire Central
Where is Sapphire Central?
Sapphire Central is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Sapphire Central?
At the 2021 Census, Sapphire Central had a population of about 1,214.
Is Sapphire Central an advantaged area?
Sapphire Central has an ABS SEIFA score of 780, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 2 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of Australian suburbs.
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