Urangan, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Urangan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 890, 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.
Urangan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,988
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $984
- SEIFA score
- 890
- Coordinates
- -25.3032, 152.8914
Urangan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Urangan 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 seniors (65+) at 34%, 30% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,468 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 904 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,775 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,089 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,736 | 34% |
Share of the 10,972 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,117 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 976 | 21% |
| Rented | 1,388 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,462 | 75% |
| Townhouses & semis | 761 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 267 | 6% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,626 occupied private dwellings in Urangan.
- Median weekly rent
- $335
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,206
- Median weekly personal income
- $527
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,056 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 426 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 528 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,400 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,869
- Employed part-time
- 1,435
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 Urangan
Where is Urangan?
Urangan is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Urangan?
At the 2021 Census, Urangan had a population of about 10,988.
Is Urangan an advantaged area?
Urangan has an ABS SEIFA score of 890, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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