QLD · Mackay Council
Marian, QLD, 4753
Current weather
17°CClear sky
94% humidity · 5.8 km/h wind · 23.8° / 14.6° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#22 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Marian is a smaller suburban community in the Mackay area, home to around 4,224 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 80 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-47%), roughly 18.9 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,224
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $2,392
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 90 of 1,403
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,941
- Employment rate
- 68.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 98 / 13 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 80
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 35
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 18.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 603 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -46.7%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences5
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)17
- Traffic And Related Offences30
- Unlawful Entry8
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 977
- Marian State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Edward Lloyd ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Friendly Care Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 93.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #22 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Friendly Care Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Edward Lloyd Parkgovernmentpark
- Marian State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Drug Offencescrime5
- Good Order Offencescrime5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime17
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime30
- Unlawful Entrycrime8
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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