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The quick read on
Three Rivers
QLD 4824 · Cloncurry
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 93
- Postcode
- 4824
ABS 2021
Three Rivers, Queensland
Property market insights for Three Rivers
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Three Rivers QLD
Crime and safety
Is Three Rivers safe?
The overall rate for Three Rivers is 2,232 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% below 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 Three Rivers.
Overall crime rate
2,232
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowRest of Qld
Three RiversRest 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 Three Rivers?
Three Rivers QLD 4824 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
93 people call Three Rivers home, with an average of 3.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,656 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 93
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $650 / 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 1526.9%Above
15–3418.3%Below
35–5430.1%Above
55–7410.8%Below
75 and over4.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses73.7%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.1%Above
Paying a mortgage29.4%Below
Renting23.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car31.3%Below
Two cars18.8%Below
Three or more18.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home52.3%Above
Drove to work20.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled11.4%Above
What stands out in Three Rivers
52.3% of workers in Three Rivers worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
3.2% of Three Rivers residents were born in England.
29.0% of people in Three Rivers described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Three Rivers
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Three Rivers QLD 4824.
Is Three Rivers family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
26.9% of Three Rivers's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
18 family households lived in Three Rivers; 61.1% were couple families and 16.7% were one-parent families.
33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Three Rivers?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Three Rivers had 93 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
15.1% 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 Three Rivers?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 73.7% of occupied private dwellings in Three Rivers.
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.
Do people own or rent in Three Rivers?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
29.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.5% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Three Rivers?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Three Rivers had 3.2 people.
One-person households made up 25.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 40.0%, while 40.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Three Rivers?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
52.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
20.5% 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 11.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Three Rivers?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 31.3% of the total.
37.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Three Rivers, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.9% reported a different address.
3.2% 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 Three Rivers?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.1% 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 Three Rivers residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
3.2% of Three Rivers's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 96.8% 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 69.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Three Rivers?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.5% of ancestry responses in Three Rivers.
Australian ancestry made up 48.4% 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 Three Rivers?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 40.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
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 Three Rivers?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.7%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
50.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 4.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.1%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Three Rivers show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.3% reported asthma, 9.7% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Three Rivers?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
8.7% 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 6.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 34.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Three Rivers?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,656 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $650.
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.
How does Three Rivers compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 52.3% in Three Rivers, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 47.1% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 23.5% in Three Rivers, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Three Rivers
Is Three Rivers good for families?
The Census counted 18 local families, and 26.9% 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 Three Rivers?
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.
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Streets and suburbs around Three Rivers
19 streets in Three Rivers
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alpha St
- Bell St
- Beta St
- Burke Developmental Rd
- Burketown Quamby Rd
- Delta St
- Dobbyn Rd
- Gamma St
- Kajabbi Mount Isa Rd
- Kajabbi Rd
- Kappa St
- Lake Julius Rd
- Normanton Julia Creek Rd
- School Ln
- Sedan Dip Rd
- Stanfield Street
- Sulphide St
- Theta St
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