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aurukun
Queensland · Census 2021
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Aurukun is a leafy residential suburb of Aurukun.
Median house price
No median price series for Aurukun yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb.
People
Population
1,101
Median age
29 yrs
Income / person / wk
$331
Household income / wk
$1,069
Housing
Median rent / wk
$125
Mortgage / month
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Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Other Christian · 60%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 39%
- No religion
- 31%
- Born overseas
- 2%
- English only at home
- 10%
Local amenities
Amenity score
20/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
1
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
30.9 km
Nearest train
458.4 km
Nearest hospital
31.0 km
Distance to coast
30 km
NBN
Satellite
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
1
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
30.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Aurukun
- Council population
- 1,101
- Council area
- 7,424 km²
- Density
- 0/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.68M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $4,250/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Leichhardt
- Federal MP
- Matt Smith (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Cook
- State MP
- David Kempton (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.