Shorted

Queensland council

Mackay

129,253 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,613 km², 102 suburbs. Council website: mackay.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

129,253

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

17/km²

7,613 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$490k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$29

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.5 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to Aug 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

102

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-08
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
38
Median household income
$1,853/week
Median rent
$340/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,733/month
Households renting
28.6%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

102 suburbs where Mackay holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Andergrove9,924All– / 33%3
South Mackay6,918All– / 10%2
West Mackay6,536All– / 11%4
North Mackay6,194All– / 3%2
Beaconsfield (Qld)5,899All– / 13%3
Rural View5,657All– / 43%7
Sarina5,619All– / 56%2
Bucasia4,915All– / 19%4
Mount Pleasant (Mackay - Qld)4,694All– / 9%5
Glenella4,545All– / 33%8
Marian4,224All– / 9%6
Blacks Beach4,153All– / 42%4
Mackay4,026All– / 2%2
East Mackay3,725All– / 7%4
Ooralea3,691All– / 5%7
Walkerston3,615All– / 6%4
Slade Point3,450All– / 34%2
Eimeo3,285All– / 22%7
Mirani1,806All– / 5%3
Bakers Creek (Qld)1,590All– / 13%4
Hay Point1,306All– / 41%3
Shoal Point1,104All– / 26%8
Habana1,022All– / 45%8
Armstrong Beach903All– / 56%3
Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld)897All– / 42%6
Richmond (Mackay - Qld)852All– / 25%10
Farleigh814All– / 17%6
Seaforth (Qld)800All– / 68%2
Koumala772All– / 63%3
Erakala763All– / 21%9
Eton728All– / 76%3
Grasstree Beach717All– / 78%4
Kuttabul707All– / 77%4
Mackay Harbour686All– / 36%7
The Leap664All– / 58%7
Sarina Beach661All– / 39%5
Hampden (Qld)598All– / 78%5
Bloomsbury539All– / 73%2
Finch Hatton531All– / 75%2
Campwin Beach511All– / 48%3
Greenmount (Mackay - Qld)488All– / 40%7
Balnagowan438All– / 41%8
Midge Point435All– / 75%2
Calen427All– / 55%1
Balberra425All– / 10%4
Oakenden424All– / 64%6
Pleystowe418All– / 6%6
Dolphin Heads413All– / 6%10
Devereux Creek406All– / 76%4
Ball Bay384All– / 69%3
Mount Jukes373All– / 63%4
Paget339All– / 15%1
Victoria Plains338All– / 42%6
Sarina Range277All– / 66%4
Homebush (Qld)262All– / 24%4
Nindaroo255All– / 48%10
Mount Ossa250All– / 59%4
Palmyra (Qld)250All– / 26%4
Dumbleton242All– / 31%7
Te Kowai227All– / 2%5
Pinnacle (Qld)211All– / 76%4
Owens Creek193All– / 49%4
Gargett191All– / 47%4
Mount Martin191All– / 52%4
Eungella (Qld)190All– / 63%1
Alexandra (Qld)189All– / <1%4
North Eton189All– / 17%5
Kinchant Dam183All– / 41%5
Racecourse181All– / 6%7
St Helens Beach175All– / 32%1
Freshwater Point174All– / 41%2
Haliday Bay172All– / 73%2
Sandiford168All– / 3%5
McEwens Beach159All– / 18%4
Mount Charlton151All– / 77%4
Dows Creek146All– / 52%4
Yalboroo146All– / 74%2
Sunnyside (Qld)127All– / 54%4
Netherdale121All– / 84%1
Chelona120All– / 15%7
Septimus120All– / 86%4
Mia Mia (Qld)118All– / 62%5
Crediton109All– / 80%1
Mount Pelion90All– / 63%4
Laguna Quays89All– / 80%1
Munbura89All– / 14%4
Pindi Pindi86All– / 38%2
Benholme81All– / 33%4
Coral Sea7823%– / 75%
Rosella78All– / 0%6
Dunnrock58All– / 5%7
Brightly52All– / 54%5
Pinevale51All– / 91%5
Dalrymple Heights46All– / 61%1
Cape Hillsborough39All– / 81%5
Hazledean27All– / 98%5
Cremorne (Qld)19All– / 0%1
Broken River18All– / 70%1
Foulden9All– / <1%9
Belmunda6All– / 50%5
Eungella Dam4All– / 90%
Eungella Hinterland4All– / 96%
MentmoreAll– / 34%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

26%

Over 103 of 103 member suburbs

Show the layer on the map →

Observed surface water (1986–present)

6%

Over 103 of 103 member suburbs

Show the layer on the map →

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Dawson · Andrew WILLCOX (LNP)72%
  • Capricornia · Michelle LANDRY (LNP)28%

State districts

  • Mackay · Nigel Dalton (LNP)38%
  • Whitsunday · Amanda Camm (LNP)33%
  • Mirani · Glen Kelly (LNP)29%
  • Burdekin · Dale Last (LNP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.