Carters Ridge, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Carters Ridge is more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 980, 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.
Carters Ridge at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 497
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,382
- SEIFA score
- 980
- Coordinates
- -26.4517, 152.7713
Carters Ridge demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Carters Ridge 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 33%, 9% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 85 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 60 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 110 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 166 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 82 | 16% |
Share of the 503 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 49 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 94 | 60% |
| Rented | 14 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 164 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 164 occupied private dwellings in Carters Ridge.
- Median weekly rent
- $330
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,484
- Median weekly personal income
- $622
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 75 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 194 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 109
- Employed part-time
- 88
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 Carters Ridge
Where is Carters Ridge?
Carters Ridge is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Carters Ridge?
At the 2021 Census, Carters Ridge had a population of about 497.
Is Carters Ridge an advantaged area?
Carters Ridge has an ABS SEIFA score of 980, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 46 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of Australian suburbs.
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