Alexandra QLD 4740
93 addresses · 7 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Alexandra · 807 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Alexandra is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 189 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,974 a week, with median rent near $263 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerston - Eton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alexandra itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 medical clinic
1 vet
1 library
1 post office
2 service stations
3 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 6.9 km east · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 5.9 km east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 9 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 7.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 29.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 70.1%
Population by age in Alexandra
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 37 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 28 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Alexandra
| House | 74 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Alexandra
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 26 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Alexandra
| Australian | 88 |
|---|---|
| English | 80 |
| Scottish | 28 |
| Irish | 23 |
| German | 16 |
| Italian | 13 |
Housing tenure in Alexandra
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 34 |
| Rented | 14 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Alexandra
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Alexandra
| Car | 76 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Alexandra
| Malta | 4 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 |
Languages used at home in Alexandra
| Afrikaans | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,645 bird observations recorded near Alexandra — most often seen:
- Black Kite (158)
- Bush Stone-curlew (148)
- Mistletoebird (146)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (142)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (139)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (138)
- Australian Brush-turkey (135)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (132)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (131)
- Eastern Leaden Flycatcher (131)
- Southern Spangled Drongo (131)
- Eastern White-throated Honeyeater (128)
- Eastern Dusky Honeyeater (124)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Alexandra
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (120)
- Australian Torresian Crow (119)
- Southern Magpie-lark (119)
- Olive-backed Sunbird (116)
- Eastern Varied Triller (115)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (115)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (111)
- Green Figbird (108)
- Eastern Red-backed Fairy-wren (107)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (107)
- White-faced Heron (107)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (104)
- Pacific Black Duck (104)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (104)
- Pale-vented Bush-hen (103)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (102)
- Eastern Forest Kingfisher (101)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Alexandra:
- Te Kowai (2.9 km)
- Walkerston (3.7 km)
- Dumbleton (3.9 km)
- Erakala (4.5 km)
- Palmyra (4.6 km)
- Racecourse (4.8 km)
- Ooralea (5.8 km)
- Foulden (6 km)
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Streets
- Alexandria Road (18)
- Lambrook Court (22)
- Mackay - Eungella Road (21)
- Palms Road (3)
- Peak Downs Highway (17)
- Walkerston Homebush Road (2)
- Weigands Road (10)
