Upper Dawson, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Upper Dawson is more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1037, 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.
Upper Dawson at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 14
- Median age
- 27
- Median weekly household income
- $1,249
- SEIFA score
- 1037
- Coordinates
- -25.4111, 148.6270
Upper Dawson demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Upper Dawson 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 children (0–14) at 67% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6 | 67% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 9 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3 occupied private dwellings in Upper Dawson.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,029
- Average household size
- 5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,249
- Median weekly personal income
- $449
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 5 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 77.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.3%
- Employed full-time
- 5
- Employed part-time
- 7
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 Upper Dawson
Where is Upper Dawson?
Upper Dawson is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Upper Dawson?
At the 2021 Census, Upper Dawson had a population of about 14.
Is Upper Dawson an advantaged area?
Upper Dawson has an ABS SEIFA score of 1037, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 77 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of Australian suburbs.
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