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west mackay
Queensland · Census 2021
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West Mackay is an inner-city suburb of Mackay.
Median house price
No median price series for West Mackay yet.
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People
Population
6,536
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$838
Household income / wk
$1,696
Housing
Median rent / wk
$320
Mortgage / month
$1,595
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Catholic · 31%
- Top language at home
- Tagalog · 1%
- No religion
- 30%
- Born overseas
- 16%
- English only at home
- 90%
Local amenities
Amenity score
81/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
31
Libraries
0
GP clinics
3
Pharmacies
3
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
0.4 km
Nearest train
2.2 km
Nearest hospital
1.0 km
Distance to coast
2.3 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 IGA. 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
2
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
1.2 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
- Mackay
- State MP
- Nigel Dalton (LNP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.