Deception Bay, QLD
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Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Deception Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 874, 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.
Is Deception Bay a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Deception Bay from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
7/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (7/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
36/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $325 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Deception Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 19,573
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,270
- SEIFA score
- 874
- Local government area
- Moreton Bay
- Coordinates
- -27.1819, 153.0072
Map of Deception Bay
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Housing & property in Deception Bay
What it costs to live in Deception Bay and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $325
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,517
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 58%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 39%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Deception Bay demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Deception Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Deception Bay 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 25% and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3,810 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,478 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4,592 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,958 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,728 | 19% |
Share of the 19,566 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,772 | 25% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,379 | 33% |
| Rented | 2,755 | 39% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5,990 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 685 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 313 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7,118 occupied private dwellings in Deception Bay.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,486
- Median weekly personal income
- $620
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,733 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,420 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 1,358 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,521 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Employed full-time
- 4,379
- Employed part-time
- 2,536
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.
Weather and climate in Deception Bay
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Deception Bay is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Deception Bay
Is Deception Bay a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Deception Bay rates 17/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Deception Bay?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Deception Bay was $325, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Deception Bay?
Deception Bay is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Moreton Bay local government area.
What is the population of Deception Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Deception Bay had a population of about 19,573.
Is Deception Bay an advantaged area?
Deception Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 874, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Deception Bay?
Deception Bay has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Deception Bay?
Deception Bay is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 17th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 19,573 usual residents).
Where Deception Bay ranks
Deception Bay appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#17 of 25
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