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balnagowan
Queensland · Census 2021
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Balnagowan is a leafy residential suburb of Mackay.
Median house price
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People
Population
438
Median age
40 yrs
Income / person / wk
$925
Household income / wk
$2,750
Housing
Median rent / wk
$275
Mortgage / month
$2,167
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 37%
- Top language at home
- Afrikaans · 1%
- No religion
- 34%
- Born overseas
- 8%
- English only at home
- 99%
Local amenities
Amenity score
2/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
6.8 km
Nearest train
16.8 km
Nearest hospital
15.5 km
Distance to coast
13.8 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
15.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Mackay
- Council population
- 121,682
- Council area
- 7,613 km²
- Density
- 16/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.78M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $31/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Dawson
- Federal MP
- Andrew Willcox (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 62% 2PP
- State electorate
- Whitsunday
- State MP
- Amanda Camm (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.