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What's going on in Cape York

Population 7,803 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#9 of 530 in Queensland

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (47.1%)

Rank 2

#11 of 530 in Queensland

for Average persons per bedroom (1.10)

Rank 3

#13 of 530 in Queensland

for Unemployment rate (11.8%)

The three dimensions where Cape York picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,063 / week
#499 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
35 years
#416 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
51.9%
#59 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
11.8%
#13 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
1.10
#11 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Cape York's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #28 · one rank above Petermann - Simpson Northern Territory ↓ #30 · one rank below Bourke - Brewarrina New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.