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What's going on in Atherton

Population 11,625 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#86 of 530 in Queensland

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (7.5%)

Rank 2

#97 of 530 in Queensland

for Median age (45)

Rank 3

#142 of 530 in Queensland

for % of adults with no post-school qualification (54.3%)

The three dimensions where Atherton picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,208 / week
#455 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
45 years
#97 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
29.6%
#279 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.1%
#385 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#178 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Atherton's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #274 · one rank above Cairns City Queensland ↓ #276 · one rank below Cootamundra New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.