QLD · Mackay Council

Eungella Hinterland, 4741

Population

4

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

67

Median income

$4,750/wk

Employment rate

100%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

100%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Port & industry
What Eungella Hinterland is known for: Port & industry

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Suburb profile

Eungella Hinterland is an industrial and port town in Queensland, in Mackay Council. It has an industrial and port economy.

Employment is a very strong feature of the suburb, with employment 77% above the peer median. Working from home is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked industrial and port towns. Trade-offs centre on fewer university qualifications and weaker population growth, with university qualifications 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Eungella Hinterland suits people prioritising employment over university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Industrial or port town · compared with industrial and port towns in Queensland (230)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Industrial and port economy

Housing, growth and risk

How Eungella Hinterland compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (Census)

4

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

8th

percentile in QLD

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 8th percentile in QLD

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4
Median age
67
Median household income / week
$4,750
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
100%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
100% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 49.8% QLD
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$65,324

83rd percentile in QLD · +11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,552

84th percentile in QLD · +10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

29th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$106,008

93rd percentile in QLD · +67% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

14th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4741 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,546
Taxpayers reporting net rent
454
Median net rent
$1,414
Taxpayers reporting business income
368
Taxable income vs state median
+18%
Salary / wages vs state median
+17%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
+53%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
4 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
4

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Bloomsbury SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Calen District State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Eungella SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Finch Hatton SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gargett SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mirani SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Pindi Pindi SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
32°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Proserpine Hospital (60.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
32° / 21°
Rainfall
369 mm · ~46 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 17°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
55 mm · ~7 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
30° / 16°
Rainfall
107 mm · ~13 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Capricornia
Member of Parliament
Michelle LANDRY (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,141
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 55.8%Labor 44.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 82.0 km away).

Coalition 62.6%Labor 37.4%

6.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Finch HattonLabor 32.5% · Coalition 67.5% TPP (2025)33.3 km away
  • MiraniLabor 38.2% · Coalition 61.8% TPP (2025)53.2 km away
  • MarianLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)61.3 km away
  • EtonLabor 28.8% · Coalition 71.2% TPP (2025)69.3 km away
  • WalkerstonLabor 38.5% · Coalition 61.5% TPP (2025)72.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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