Elliott Heads, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Elliott Heads is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 893, 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.
Elliott Heads at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,160
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,026
- SEIFA score
- 893
- Coordinates
- -24.9106, 152.4755
Elliott Heads demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Elliott Heads 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 34%, 24% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 179 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 84 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 178 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 389 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 316 | 28% |
Share of the 1,146 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 219 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 132 | 27% |
| Rented | 120 | 24% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 464 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 484 occupied private dwellings in Elliott Heads.
- Median weekly rent
- $293
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,321
- Median weekly personal income
- $580
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 160 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 40 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 60 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 370 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Employed full-time
- 227
- Employed part-time
- 171
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 Elliott Heads
Where is Elliott Heads?
Elliott Heads is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Elliott Heads?
At the 2021 Census, Elliott Heads had a population of about 1,160.
Is Elliott Heads an advantaged area?
Elliott Heads has an ABS SEIFA score of 893, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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