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QLD · Mackay Council
Mackay, 4740
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,199
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.5%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,239/wk
Employment rate
52%
Languages at home
20%non-English
Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- Heritage area
- High desirability
- National parks
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Mackay is a mid-sized suburb in Mackay Council with its own quieter rhythm. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. The built character feels settled, with heritage streetscapes lending the area a sense of history.
Desirability rates good overall, led by schools and education, plus safety, while community and employment land closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.
At a glance
Mackay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$420/wk
Population (ERP)
4,199
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
18.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#31
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
79th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
29th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
19th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 56.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 21% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1364th in Australia
- State rank
- 307th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #31 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #74 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $420
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
4,199(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +3.5% over 5 years · 29th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +3.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +22
- Change in 5 years
- +140
- Growth rank in QLD
- 29th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,200), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,026
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,239
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 365 of 1,982
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 52%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 423 / 691 / 456 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 286
- Against the person
- 67
- Against property
- 125
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 68.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 60 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.6th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +6.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault590
- Drug Offences1089
- Good Order Offences716
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1372
- Traffic And Related Offences534
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 931.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 19th
School list
- Mackay Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 908 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 216 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance SchoolSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 811 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 75 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- St Patrick's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 1,394 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Mackay State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 936 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 1,254 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 384 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Victoria Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 927 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 602 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Mackay Day Care Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
385 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
19 restaurants · 4 cafes · 12 pubs · 2 bars · 5 supermarkets · 7 pharmacies · 12 fast food · 1 bakeries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Strong café and dining scene — 50 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 22 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 11 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 16 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 81/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.99
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 12.42
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 5.46
Food & drink(50)
- Whitsunday Biscuit FactoryBakery
- AM BarBar
- Kate O'Reilly's Irish BarBar
- Cafe
- Cool Mango Salad BarCafe
73 Victoria Street
- Jamaica BlueCafe
- The Grazing Goat CafeCafe
- Burger UrgeFast food
- Domino'sFast food
- Food CourtFast food
- Hot Wok Express Noddle BarFast food
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
- KFCFast food
- Malaysia HouseFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
- SubwayFast food
- The Pink EskimosFast food
- Tropical City TakewayFast food
- Ambassador HotelPub
- Buffalo ClubPub
- CBD Hotel McGuiresPub
- Hotel MackayPub
179 Victoria Street
- Metropolitan HotelPub
- Molloys, Irish barPub
- Old Railway HotelPub
- Pub
- Taylors HotelPub
- The Australian HotelPub
- The Golden Gecko HotelPub
- Whitsunday HotelPub
- B'NWRestaurant
- Byrnes PiesRestaurant
- Claudia'sRestaurant
- Fusion 128Restaurant
- Hog's Breath CafeRestaurant
- Hot Wok RestaurantRestaurant
- K&CoRestaurant
- KowloonRestaurant
- MasalaRestaurant
- Noodle ParadiseRestaurant
- Oscars Bar and GrillRestaurant
- RARE Bar & GrillRestaurant
- Restaurant (2)
- RoshniRestaurant
- SorbellosRestaurant
- Stellarossa Canelands CentralRestaurant
- Toong TongRestaurant
- Traffic Bar+CafeRestaurant
Shopping(18)
- Butcher
- EG AustraliaConvenience store
- Foodworks - East MackayConvenience store
- NightOwlConvenience store
- George Street Fruit ShopGreengrocer
- Victoria Street MarketsMarketplace
- ColesSupermarket
2 Mangrove Road
- ColesSupermarket
31 Gordon Street
- De Campo's Mini MarketSupermarket
- Nicks Shakespeare Street IGASupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(8)
- Jubilee Community CentreCommunity centre
- Old Town HallCommunity centre
63 Sydney Street, Mackay
- QCWA HallCommunity centre
43 Gordon Street
- Senior Citzens CentreCommunity centre
- Mackay Day Care CentreKindergarten
- Dudley Denny City LibraryLibrary
- Central State SchoolSchool
- St Patricks CollegeSchool
Health & services(11)
- Grays ChiropractorClinic
- Medical clinic
- South Side MedicalMedical clinic
- Sydney Street MedicalMedical clinic
- chemistPharmacy
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Good price PharmacyPharmacy
- Pharmacy (2)
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
- Red Apple PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(38)
- Caneland ParkPark
- Fairfield ParkPark
- Fairfield ParkPark
27 Hinton Street, Mackay
- Gold Street ParkPark
- Jubilee ParkPark
- Mackay ShowgroundsPark
- Park (15)
- Railway ParkPark
- Playground (3)
- Blue Water LagoonSports centre
- Hi Energy - MackaySports centre
- Mackay City Bowls ClubSports centre
- Mackay Junior Motocross ClubSports centre
- Memorial Swim CentreSports centre
- Sports centre (2)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (5)
Entertainment(10)
- Arts centre
53 Gregory Street, Mackay
- Birch Carroll and Coyle CimeraCinema
- Street ArtTheatre
- Viewpoint (7)
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(123)
- Alcohol (2)
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
189 Victoria Street
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- TimezoneAmusement Arcade
- Mackay Art GroupArtwork
- ANZATM
- ATM
- Bendigo BankATM
- BOQATM
- SuncorpATM
- WestpacATM
- ANZBank
- Bendigo BankBank
- BOQBank
- WestpacBank
- Natasha Mills Cosmetic Tattooing & BeautyBeauty salon
Unit 4 324 Shakespeare Street, Mackay
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle ConnectionBicycle
- Corry CyclesBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Mackay Blood Donor CentreBlood Donation
143 Sydney Street
- Car
- Mackay ToyotaCar
- New Pioneer HoldenCar
- North Jacklin Nissan - SubaruCar
49 Gordon Street
- Ross Newton MotorsCar
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
84 Sydney Street, Mackay
- Car repair
- Jax Tyre and MechanicalCar repair
- Mackay Uto-techCar repair
- Meng Mechanical RepairsCar repair
- Car wash
- Lifeline ShopCharity
- Best & LessClothes
- Cotton OnClothes
- Just JeansClothes
- Red CrossClothes
- RiversClothes
- Central Queensland University Mackay CityCollege
- Mackay CourthouseCourthouse
- Big WDepartment Store
2 Mangrove Road
- MyerDepartment Store
- TargetDepartment Store
- Porters HardwareDoityourself
- Drinking water
- Water tapDrinking water
- YurikaEV charging
- Mackay Fire StationFire station
- Fitness Station
- Florist
- Fountain
- Garden (3)
- Oxley Lodge GuesthouseGuest House
- Ali BarbersHairdresser
Unit 7 78 Victoria Street
- Central LodgeHostel
- Gecko's Rest Budget Accomodation & BackpackersHostel
- Grand Mercure Suites MackayHotel
- Oaks Mackay Rivermarque HotelHotel
- Palace HotelHotel
84 Victoria Street
- GelatissimoIce Cream
Victoria Street
- Information (3)
- Blue Water LagoonKiosk
- Canelands CentralMall
- Centrepoint Shopping CentreMall
- Coral Sands MotelMotel
- International Lodge MotelMotel
- Mid City MotelMotel
- Motel
- Paradise Lodge MotelMotel
- Quest Services ApartmentsMotel
- Bullet BikesMotorcycle
- Newsagent (3)
- EnvyNightclub
- The Rabbit HoleNightclub
- Fleet parkingParking
- Parking (105)
- Staff car parkingParking
- Parking Entrance (6)
- Parking Space
- BP Shakespeare StreetPetrol station
- CaltexPetrol station
4 Tennyson Street
- MobilPetrol station
- Petrol station
- UnitedPetrol station
- Woolworths PetrolPetrol station
- Abslolute Physiotherapy MackayPhysiotherapist
- Picnic Table
- C3 Church MackayPlace of worship
- Holy Trinity ChurchPlace of worship
- Holy Trinity Parish CentrePlace of worship
- Mackay Adventist ChurchPlace of worship
- Mackay Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
- Mackay Community Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
- Place of worship
- St Patricks Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
- St Paul's Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Mackay Police StationPolice
- Police
- Police Beat MackayPolice
- Australia Post - Mackay Post ShopPost office
- South Mackay Post OfficePost office
- Community Health CentrePublic Building
- Department of Environmnet and Resource ManagementPublic Building
- Department of Transport & Main RoadsPublic Building
- George Street Community CentrePublic Building
- Mackay Corporate CentrePublic Building
- Mackay Police StationPublic Building
- Mackay Regional CouncilPublic Building
- MRCPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- JaycarRadiotechnics
5 Milton Street
- Second Hand
- Shelter (6)
- OfficeworksStationery
11 Milton Street
- Gold Empire Tattoo BarberTattoo
- Taxi (3)
- Telstra PayphoneTelephone
- Blue Water QuayTheme Park
- Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
- Dunlop Super DealerTyres
- The Reject ShopVariety Store
- Video
- Blue Water Lagoon Water SlideWater Park
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Caneland ParkPark
- Fairfield ParkPark
- Gold Street ParkPark
- Jubilee ParkPark
- Mackay ShowgroundsPark
- Railway ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 22
- Parks (OSM)
- 22
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
9 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- C3 Church Mackay
- Holy Trinity Church
- Holy Trinity Parish Centre
- Mackay Adventist Church
- Mackay Baptist Church
- Mackay Community Lutheran Church
- Place of worship
- St Patricks Catholic Church
- St Paul's Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 12
- Nearest hospital
- Mater Misericordiae Hospital (2.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Abslolute Physiotherapy MackayPhysiotherapist
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- DoctorDoctor
- Good price PharmacyPharmacy
- Grays ChiropractorClinic
- Mackay Blood Donor CentreSydney StreetBlood_Donation
- PharmacyPharmacy
- PharmacyPharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
- Red Apple PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 168
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 40.0
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 30° / 23°
- Rainfall
- 868 mm · ~90 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 504 mm · ~63 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 121 mm · ~15 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
15 heritage places
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaState heritage place
- East Gordon Street Sewerage WorksState heritage place
- Holy Trinity Church ComplexState heritage place
- Mackay Central State SchoolState heritage place
- Mackay Court House and Police StationState heritage place
- Mackay Customs HouseState heritage place
- Mackay Masonic TempleState heritage place
- Mackay Memorial Swimming CentreState heritage place
- Mackay Technical College (former)State heritage place
- Mackay Town Hall (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Dawson
- Member of Parliament
- Andrew WILLCOX (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,202
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.4 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 61.8%Labor 38.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.7 km away).
Coalition 54.2%Labor 45.8%
7.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- MackayLabor 43.5% · Coalition 56.5% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Mackay Town BeachLabor 46.5% · Coalition 53.5% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Mackay SouthLabor 49.1% · Coalition 50.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Mackay Goose PondsLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- Mackay WestLabor 45.2% · Coalition 54.8% TPP (2025)2.7 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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