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atherton
Queensland · Census 2021
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Atherton is a dense inner suburb of Tablelands.
Median house price
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People
Population
7,724
Median age
46 yrs
Income / person / wk
$641
Household income / wk
$1,099
Housing
Median rent / wk
$280
Mortgage / month
$1,300
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 38%
- Top language at home
- Italian · 0%
- No religion
- 38%
- Born overseas
- 15%
- English only at home
- 93%
Local amenities
Amenity score
72/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
3
Parks
15
Libraries
1
GP clinics
5
Pharmacies
4
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
0.9 km
Nearest train
17.0 km
Nearest hospital
0.2 km
Distance to coast
48 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
2
Catholic
1
Independent
1
Primary
3
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.7 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Tablelands
- Council population
- 26,253
- Council area
- 11,293 km²
- Density
- 2/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.70M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $217/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Kennedy
- Federal MP
- Bob Katter (KAP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 59% 2PP
- State electorate
- Hill
- State MP
- Shane Knuth (KAP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.