Nanum, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Nanum is more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1042, 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.
Nanum at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 904
- Median age
- 29
- Median weekly household income
- $2,715
- SEIFA score
- 1042
- Coordinates
- -12.6441, 141.8586
Nanum demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nanum 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 38%, 63% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 240 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 108 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 334 | 38% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 171 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 34 | 4% |
Share of the 887 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 37 | 13% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 49 | 17% |
| Rented | 180 | 63% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 169 | 60% |
| Townhouses & semis | 86 | 30% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 283 occupied private dwellings in Nanum.
- Median weekly rent
- $530
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,100
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,120
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,480
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 89 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 60 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 137 (15%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 370 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 78.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Employed full-time
- 350
- Employed part-time
- 102
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 Nanum
Where is Nanum?
Nanum is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Nanum?
At the 2021 Census, Nanum had a population of about 904.
Is Nanum an advantaged area?
Nanum has an ABS SEIFA score of 1042, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 80 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of Australian suburbs.
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