Dolphin Heads QLD 4740
326 addresses · 5 streets
Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Dolphin Heads · 814 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Dolphin Heads is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 413 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,833 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Eimeo - Rural View statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dolphin Heads itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
3 beaches
1 Catholic church
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 playground
2 dog parks
1 hardware store
Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 14.7 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 36.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Dolphin Heads
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 47 |
| 15-19 | 25 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 53 |
| 45-54 | 81 |
| 55-64 | 88 |
| 65-74 | 48 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Dolphin Heads
| House | 95 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 59 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dolphin Heads
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 39 |
| $3,000+ | 61 |
Top ancestries in Dolphin Heads
| English | 160 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 122 |
| Scottish | 53 |
| Irish | 48 |
| Ancestry NS | 44 |
| German | 34 |
Housing tenure in Dolphin Heads
| Owned | 41 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 49 |
| Rented | 59 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Dolphin Heads
| 0 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 51 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 18 |
Commute to work in Dolphin Heads
| Car | 161 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 37 |
Top countries of birth in Dolphin Heads
| England | 20 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 19 |
| South Africa | 17 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Canada | 3 |
Languages used at home in Dolphin Heads
| Afrikaans | 6 |
|---|---|
| Russian | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,928 bird observations recorded near Dolphin Heads — most often seen:
- Torresian Crow (430)
- Masked Lapwing (400)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (393)
- Australian Magpie (348)
- Magpie-lark (345)
- Silver Gull (345)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (329)
- Australasian Figbird (326)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (312)
- Pied Butcherbird (306)
- Australian White Ibis (303)
- Peaceful Dove (290)
- Whimbrel (288)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dolphin Heads
- Spangled Drongo (249)
- Eastern Curlew (244)
- Helmeted Friarbird (242)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (237)
- Bush Stone-curlew (237)
- Willie Wagtail (230)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (229)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (209)
- Yellow Honeyeater (199)
- Rajah Shelduck (196)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (195)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (190)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (179)
- Laughing Kookaburra (177)
- Crested Pigeon (169)
- Red-capped Plover (167)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (164)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Dolphin Heads:
- Eimeo (1.3 km)
- Blacks Beach (2.2 km)
- Bucasia (3.1 km)
- Rural View (3.7 km)
- Shoal Point (4.4 km)
- Slade Point (5.7 km)
- Richmond (5.9 km)
- Andergrove (6.3 km)
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Streets
- Admiral Drive (57)
- Beach Road (183)
- Camilleri Street (4)
- Ian Wood Drive (76)
- Skudutis Place (6)