Georgetown (Qld), QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

38/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Georgetown (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 966, 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.

Georgetown (Qld) at a glance

Population (2021): 254
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,420
SEIFA score: 966
Coordinates: -18.2446, 143.3774

Georgetown (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Georgetown (Qld) 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 30%, 18% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	50	19%
Youth (15–24)	11	4%
Young adults (25–44)	76	29%
Mid-life (45–64)	77	30%
Seniors (65+)	45	17%

Share of the 259 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	30	32%
Owned with a mortgage	17	18%
Rented	17	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	80	87%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 92 occupied private dwellings in Georgetown (Qld).

Median weekly rent: $200
Median monthly mortgage: $758
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,958
Median weekly personal income: $919

Community and culture

Born overseas: 14 (6%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 3 (1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 15 (6%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 74 (36%)
Labour-force participation: 67.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%
Employed full-time: 87
Employed part-time: 25

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 Georgetown (Qld)

Where is Georgetown (Qld)?

Georgetown (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Georgetown (Qld)?

At the 2021 Census, Georgetown (Qld) had a population of about 254.

Is Georgetown (Qld) an advantaged area?

Georgetown (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 966, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 38 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of Australian suburbs.