Longreach (Qld), QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Longreach lies deep in central-western Queensland, on the Tropic of Capricorn beside a long, still reach of the Thomson River that gives the town its name, more than 1,100 kilometres north-west of Brisbane on the traditional lands of the Iningai people. This is classic outback country, and Longreach wears that history with pride: the young airline Qantas — Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services — used the town as one of its early bases in the 1920s, a story told today at the Qantas Founders Museum beside the airport. Nearby, the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, opened in 1988, celebrates the drovers, shearers and graziers of the inland. Wide skies and the slow Thomson set the pace.
Around the national middle
Longreach (Qld) 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.
Longreach (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,124
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,625
- SEIFA score
- 980
- Coordinates
- -23.3690, 143.7354
Longreach (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Longreach (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 young adults (25–44) at 26%, 39% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 591 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 360 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 809 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 824 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 536 | 17% |
Share of the 3,120 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 348 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 262 | 23% |
| Rented | 449 | 39% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 999 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 66 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 33 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,151 occupied private dwellings in Longreach (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,185
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,171
- Median weekly personal income
- $974
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 254 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 119 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 200 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,154 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,157
- Employed part-time
- 394
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 Longreach (Qld)
Where is Longreach (Qld)?
Longreach (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Longreach (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Longreach (Qld) had a population of about 3,124.
Is Longreach (Qld) an advantaged area?
Longreach (Qld) 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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