Speewah, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Speewah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1014, 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.
Speewah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 850
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,521
- SEIFA score
- 1014
- Coordinates
- -16.8891, 145.6230
Speewah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Speewah 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 38%, 8% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 123 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 52 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 160 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 327 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 192 | 22% |
Share of the 854 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 148 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 155 | 45% |
| Rented | 29 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 338 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 341 occupied private dwellings in Speewah.
- Median weekly rent
- $325
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,663
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,808
- Median weekly personal income
- $735
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 226 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 64 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 388 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 223
- Employed part-time
- 148
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 Speewah
Where is Speewah?
Speewah is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Speewah?
At the 2021 Census, Speewah had a population of about 850.
Is Speewah an advantaged area?
Speewah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1014, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 65 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of Australian suburbs.
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