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The quick read on
Selwyn
QLD 4823 · Cloncurry
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 25
- Postcode
- 4823
ABS 2021
Selwyn, Queensland
Property market insights for Selwyn (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Selwyn (Qld) QLD
Crime and safety
Is Selwyn safe?
The overall rate for Selwyn is 16,883 offences per 100,000 residents — 586% above the Rest of Qld benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Selwyn.
Overall crime rate
16,883
offences per 100,000 residents
586% aboveRest of Qld
SelwynRest of Qld: 2,462
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Selwyn?
Selwyn QLD 4823 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
25 people call Selwyn home, with an average of 1.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,125 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 25
- Median age
- 21 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.0%Below
15–3444.0%Above
35–5432.0%Above
55–740.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses75.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car100.0%Above
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home33.3%Above
Drove to work0.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled58.3%Above
What stands out in Selwyn
33.3% of workers in Selwyn worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
0.0% of people in Selwyn described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Selwyn
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Selwyn QLD 4823.
Is Selwyn family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.0% of Selwyn's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
0 family households lived in Selwyn.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Selwyn?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Selwyn had 25 residents at the 2021 Census.
12.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
0.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Selwyn?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 75.0% of occupied private dwellings in Selwyn.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
How large are households in Selwyn?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Selwyn had 1.5 people.
One-person households made up 75.0% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Selwyn?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
33.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 58.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Selwyn?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 100.0% of the total.
0.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Selwyn, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
33.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 66.7% reported a different address.
0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Selwyn?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
60.0% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Selwyn residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Selwyn's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 60.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Selwyn?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 12.0% of ancestry responses in Selwyn.
Australian ancestry made up 40.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Selwyn?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Selwyn?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
57.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Selwyn show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
36.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Selwyn?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Selwyn?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,125 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Selwyn (Qld)
Is Selwyn (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families, and 16.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Selwyn (Qld)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Selwyn (Qld)
20 streets in Selwyn (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Boulia Rd
- Bracewell St
- Cherry St
- Church St
- Corbould St
- Cross St
- Duchess Boulia Road
- Elliott St
- Fadden St
- Harris St
- Hart St
- Linedale St
- Mckay St
- Morphett St
- Robertson St
- Selwyn Rd
- Selwyn Toolebuc Rd
- Toolebuc Mckinlay Rd
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- Toolebuc Rd
- Waller St
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