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.
Is Longreach (Qld) 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.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Longreach (Qld) 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
46/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (46/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
78/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $200 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 78% 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.
Longreach (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,124
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,625
- SEIFA score
- 980
- Local government area
- Longreach
- Coordinates
- -23.3690, 143.7354
Map of Longreach (Qld)
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Housing & property in Longreach (Qld)
What it costs to live in Longreach (Qld) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $200
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,185
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 53%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 39%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Longreach (Qld) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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).
- 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.
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Common questions about Longreach (Qld)
Is Longreach (Qld) 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, Longreach (Qld) rates 57/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Longreach (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Longreach (Qld) was $200, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,185. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Longreach (Qld)?
Longreach (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Longreach local government area.
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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