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Northern Highlands, QLD

4822Very Remote AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6/10LGA: EtheridgeView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
39
Total Funding
$4.6M
Community-Controlled
1
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

$3.7M
G: $3.7M C: $29K
$126K
G: $126K
$122K
G: $122K
$35K
G: $35K
$35K
G: $35K
$34K
G: $34K
$32K
G: $32K
$31K
G: $31K
$29K
G: $29K
$26K
G: $26K
$24K
G: $24K
$22K
C: $22K
$20K
G: $20K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
2,641
Thin Districts
0
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
43 disability-focused enterprises in QLD

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether Northern Highlands, QLD sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In QLD
Mackay155 providers
Mackay155 providers
Bundaberg157 providers
Bundaberg159 providers
Captured Markets
Bundaberg87%
Cairns81%
Maryborough80%
Rockhampton78%

Schools (1)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 4822. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Richmond State School
GovernmentCombined23% Indigenous
ICSEA 885
111 students

Crime & Safety — Etheridge LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (March 2025 - February 2026). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Theft
103 per 100K
36
Assault
34 per 100K
12
Drug offences
38 per 100K
10
Traffic offences
23 per 100K
6
Against justice procedures
29 per 100K
5
Disorderly conduct
15 per 100K
4
Sexual Offences
15 per 100K
4
Break and enter
11 per 100K
3
Weapons offences
11 per 100K
2
Fraud
11 per 100K
2

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
340
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
90
Age Pension
45
Family Tax Benefit A
40
Family Tax Benefit B
25
Health Care Card
25
JobSeeker Payment
25
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
20
Disability Support Pension
20
Parenting Payment Single
15
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
10

NDIS Participants

Etheridge (S) LGA
11
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (39)

Disadvantage Index

6/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
35
Charity
2
Govt
1
Social Enterprise
1