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Deeragun QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Deeragun, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Deeragun QLD is 4,273 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Deeragun is $816 per week ($42,432 per year). Median rent in Deeragun is $310 per week ($1,343 per month). Deeragun has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Deeragun has a population density of 602.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Deeragun is England. The most common religion is No Religion (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Deeragun is $1,418.

There were 3,195 recorded offences in Deeragun in 2025-26, a rate of 748 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (702 offences).

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Deeragun Population

residents (Census 2021)

Deeragun Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$816/wk

$42,432 per year

#3318 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$310/wk

$1,343 per month

#4328 of 14,663

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Median Age

32years

6 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,418/mo

Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Deeragun Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (2,129) Female 50.2% (2,145)

Population Density

602.6

people per km²

4,273 people · 7.1 km²

Households

2.7

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,760

Family income/wk

Deeragun Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Deeragun Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

32.2% 281 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

67.8% 592 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Deeragun Country of Birth

Australia

97.0%

England

1.8%

Germany

0.4%

Brazil

0.3%

Canada

0.3%

Fiji

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Deeragun Religion

No Religion

49.6%

Catholic

21.9%

Anglican

11.0%

Not stated

8.9%

Uniting Church

3.7%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.0%

Pentecostal

1.5%

Christian (other)

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Deeragun Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

52.1%

Year 10 or equivalent

31.5%

Year 11 or equivalent

10.3%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Deeragun Languages Spoken at Home

Other

56.2%

Australian Indigenous

13.7%

SAL Tagalog

6.8%

SAL Tot

6.8%

German

6.8%

Italian

5.5%

Portuguese

4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Deeragun Employment

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Employed full-time

44.8% 1,260 people

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Employed part-time

20.1% 566 people

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Unemployed

4.5% 126 people

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Not in labour force

30.7% 863 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Deeragun Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

60.2%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.2%

Bachelor Degree

13.1%

Certificate I/II

4.8%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.1%

Postgraduate Degree

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Deeragun Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

21.7%

Community & Personal Service

17.8%

Clerical & Administrative

14.6%

Professionals

14.1%

Managers

9.7%

Labourers

7.9%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

7.4%

Sales Workers

6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Deeragun Field of Study

Engineering

25.1%

Management & Commerce

19.8%

Society & Culture

16.5%

Health

9.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.4%

Education

7.9%

Architecture & Building

5.6%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.3%

Agriculture & Environment

1.8%

Information Technology

1.6%

Creative Arts

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Deeragun Dwelling Types

Separate house

96.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.5%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Deeragun Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.4%

$1-$149/wk

0.3%

$150-$299/wk

1.5%

$300-$399/wk

2.1%

$400-$499/wk

4.5%

$500-$649/wk

4.4%

$650-$799/wk

7.1%

$800-$999/wk

8.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

11.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.9%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.3%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

9.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.5%

$4,000+/wk

3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Deeragun Marital Status

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Married

39.1% 1,246

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Separated

4.0% 129

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Divorced

10.7% 341

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Widowed

3.3% 105

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Never married

42.9% 1,367

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Deeragun Ancestry

Australian

32.1%

English

29.2%

Aboriginal Australianralian

8.1%

Irish

7.5%

Scottish

6.3%

Other

5.9%

German

4.5%

Italian

3.3%

Maori

0.9%

Chinese

0.8%

New Zealander

0.8%

Dutch

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Deeragun School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

27.1%

Primary — Catholic

19.9%

Secondary — Government

17.4%

Vocational Education

11.0%

Secondary — Catholic

10.3%

Pre-school

9.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.2%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Deeragun Need for Assistance

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Needs assistance

6.9% 550

✅

No need for assistance

93.1% 7,391

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Deeragun Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

10.1% 297

—

Not a volunteer

89.9% 2,656

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Deeragun Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

2.7%

$300-$449/mo

1.6%

$450-$599/mo

2.7%

$600-$799/mo

4.8%

$800-$999/mo

9.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

26.6%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

27.5%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

19.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

5.2%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Deeragun How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

78.2%

Did not go to work

10.7%

Car (passenger)

5.7%

Walked only

1.4%

Truck

1.2%

Other

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.8%

Bus

0.6%

Bicycle

0.3%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Deeragun Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.1%

1 vehicle

35.2%

2 vehicles

40.2%

3 vehicles

14.4%

4+ vehicles

7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Deeragun Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

1.6%

2 bedrooms

5.3%

3 bedrooms

49.4%

4 bedrooms

39.5%

5 bedrooms

3.4%

6+ bedrooms

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Deeragun Population Mobility

18.2%

moved in the last year

47.0%

moved in the last 5 years

6.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

65.7%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Deeragun Indigenous Population

12.7%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,013

Indigenous residents

6,974

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Deeragun Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

524

Asthma

160

Arthritis

143

Diabetes

Heart disease

Lung condition

Cancer

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Deeragun Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.7%

$1-$149/wk

3.1%

$150-$299/wk

6.1%

$300-$399/wk

3.8%

$400-$499/wk

2.9%

$500-$649/wk

3.7%

$650-$799/wk

11.2%

$800-$999/wk

15.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

14.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.0%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.9%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

5.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.7%

$3,500+/wk

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Deeragun Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

44.8%

Couple — no children

22.8%

One parent — children under 15

17.2%

Couple — no children under 15

9.5%

One parent — no children under 15

5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Deeragun Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

1.3% 39

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.3% 10

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Previously served

6.7% 199

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Never served

91.6% 2,721

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Deeragun Unpaid Carers

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Provided unpaid assistance

13.8% 406

—

Did not provide

86.2% 2,537

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Deeragun Children Ever Born

No children

29.2%

1 child

14.0%

2 children

26.5%

3 children

18.2%

4 children

9.0%

5+ children

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Deeragun When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Deeragun Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.5%

5–14 hours

28.8%

15–29 hours

13.4%

30+ hours

9.6%

Did not do domestic work

28.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Deeragun Household Size

1 person

21.4%

2 persons

32.4%

3 persons

19.6%

4 persons

15.8%

5 persons

6.6%

6+ persons

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Deeragun Where Residents Moved From

Same address

3,197

Moved from QLD

557

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from WA

Moved from overseas

Moved from SA

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Deeragun Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

74.6%

Step family — no other children

16.1%

Blended family — no other children

7.8%

Step family — other children present

0.9%

Intact family — other children present

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Deeragun Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 3,195 total

Theft

702

Break & Enter

628

Drug Offences

540

Assault

388

Domestic Violence

345

Traffic

177

Property Damage

159

Sexual Offences

144

Weapons

Fraud

Robbery

Offence trend by year:

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Deeragun Schools

schools nearby

government

949

avg ICSEA score

3,551

total students

St Anthony's Catholic College Catholic

Secondary · Prep-12 · 1,485 students

992

ICSEA

North Shore State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 672 students

988

ICSEA

Northern Beaches State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 920 students

925

ICSEA

Bohlevale State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 474 students

891

ICSEA

St Anthony's Catholic College - Primary Campus Catholic

Primary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Deeragun Rent Prices & Affordability

20%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,523/wk

Median Rent $310/wk

Rent-to-Income 20.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Deeragun

Your weekly income

≈ $6,600/month

Median rent $310/wk

Left after rent $1,213/wk

Rent share 20.4%

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Income: $722/wk Rent: $263/wk Save: $47/wk

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Income: $800/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $10/wk

Normanton

Income: $750/wk Rent: $170/wk Save: $140/wk

Chinchilla

Income: $810/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $60/wk

Arriga

Income: $924/wk Rent: $266/wk Save: $44/wk

Cambooya

Income: $839/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $20/wk

Parramatta Park

Income: $758/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $20/wk

Gatton

Income: $668/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $15/wk

Deeragun vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Glenwood (Qld)

Pop: 2,137 Income: $430/wk Rent: $274/wk

Sunset

Pop: 2,137 Income: $1,184/wk Rent: $349/wk

Palm Island

Pop: 2,138 Income: $384/wk Rent: $125/wk

Freshwater (Qld)

Pop: 2,142 Income: $1,095/wk Rent: $350/wk

Kalinga

Pop: 2,144 Income: $1,182/wk Rent: $400/wk

Kingsthorpe

Pop: 2,159 Income: $787/wk Rent: $310/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Deeragun

What is the population of Deeragun QLD?

The population of Deeragun QLD is 4,273 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 602.6 people per km².Deeragun is ranked #1,804 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Deeragun?

The median personal income in Deeragun QLD is $816 per week, or $42,432 per year.The median household income is $1,523 per week.Family income is $1,760 per week.Deeragun is ranked #3,318 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Deeragun?

Median rent in Deeragun QLD is $310 per week ($1,343 per month).Rent represents 20.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Deeragun ranks #4,328 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Deeragun?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Deeragun QLD is $1,418. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Deeragun?

The median age in Deeragun QLD is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Deeragun a good suburb to live in?

Deeragun is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 4,273.The median income is $816/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 30824. All dollar figures in AUD.