Median house price
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QLD · Mareeba Council
Mutchilba, 4872
Est. population · Jun 2025
643
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.4%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,612/wk
Employment rate
61%
Languages at home
16.6%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans, Mandarin, Croatian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Mutchilba is a quieter smaller community in Mareeba Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability lands below average here: softer community and employment weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Mutchilba snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
643
+0.9% 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
#179
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
14th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
41st
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- 30.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5498th in Australia
- State rank
- 1194th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #179 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #693 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
643(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +2.4% over 5 years · 41th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +2.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +6
- Change in 5 years
- +15
- Growth rank in QLD
- 41th 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 (~650), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 627
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,612
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 45 of 244
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 61%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 193 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 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)
- 15
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 23.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 209 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +5.8%
Most common offence types
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)34
- Drug Offences18
- Traffic And Related Offences22
- Unlawful Entry19
- Assault17
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
- 1
School list
- Mutchilba State SchoolPrimary · Government · LBOTE 0% · 3 studentsView 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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mount Emerald Wind Farm Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Mutchilba Community ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Atherton Hospital (23.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
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)
- 14
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 21.8
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
- 31° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 582 mm · ~73 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 219 mm · ~27 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 23 mm · ~3 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 82 mm · ~10 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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
- Kennedy
- Member of Parliament
- Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,696
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 26.2 km away).
Coalition 65.7%Labor 34.3%
6.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MutchilbaLabor 26.5% · Coalition 73.5% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
- WalkaminLabor 34.9% · Coalition 65.1% TPP (2025)17.5 km away
- DimbulahLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)17.8 km away
- TolgaLabor 36.2% · Coalition 63.8% TPP (2025)21.8 km away
- HerbertonLabor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)23.3 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)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
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Comparable suburbs
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