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Living in Basalt, QLD
Basalt is in the Charters Towers council area. About 215 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Charters Towers and Queensland.
Who lives here
| Measure | Basalt | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 42 | 38 |
| People per home | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $1,375 | $1,307 | $1,675 |
Homes
| Measure | Basalt | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 44% | 38% | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 15% | 29% | 35% |
| Rented | 10% | 28% | 34% |
| Separate houses | 74% | 89% | 75% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $160 | $220 | $365 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,300 | $1,300 | $1,733 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Basalt | Charters Towers | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 77% | 58% | 58% |
| Went to work by car | 25% | 72% | 72% |
| Went to work by public transport | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 22% | 8% | 4% |
| Worked from home | 54% | 12% | 16% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Public transport
There's no train station within 50 km.
Each time a train, tram, ferry or bus stops counts once, in both directions. Train and tram stations count once however many platforms they have.
More about Charters Towers
- What it costs to live in Charters Towers: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against Queensland.
- Compare Charters Towers with another area.
- Is living in Basalt worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Charters Towers.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Charters Towers figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Public transport: Translink, © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0.