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walkerston
Queensland · Census 2021
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Walkerston is a leafy residential suburb of Mackay.
Median house price
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People
Population
3,615
Median age
35 yrs
Income / person / wk
$929
Household income / wk
$2,142
Housing
Median rent / wk
$360
Mortgage / month
$1,733
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 35%
- Top language at home
- Afrikaans · 0%
- No religion
- 35%
- Born overseas
- 7%
- English only at home
- 98%
Local amenities
Amenity score
44/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
9
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.2 km
Nearest train
10.0 km
Nearest hospital
9.4 km
Distance to coast
11.4 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths. 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
1
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
9.8 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
- Capricornia
- Federal MP
- Michelle Landry (LNP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 56% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mirani
- State MP
- Glen Kelly (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.