Dunnrock QLD 4740
40 addresses · 3 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Dunnrock · 792 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Dunnrock is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 58 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,468 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 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: Dunnrock itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 hospitals
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 11.2 km north · Airport: Mackay Airport, 11.2 km north.
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: 19.9% 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 | 19.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 62.3%
Population by age in Dunnrock
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 13 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Dunnrock
| House | 8 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 15 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dunnrock
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Dunnrock
| English | 29 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 23 |
| Scottish | 10 |
| German | 7 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| Irish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Dunnrock
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Dunnrock
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Dunnrock
| Car | 28 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Dunnrock
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,175 bird observations recorded near Dunnrock — most often seen:
- Masked Lapwing (202)
- Australian White Ibis (192)
- Great Egret (183)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (180)
- Pacific Black Duck (177)
- Magpie Goose (169)
- Torresian Crow (149)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (147)
- Brown Honeyeater (146)
- Peaceful Dove (143)
- Willie Wagtail (141)
- Mistletoebird (140)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (140)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dunnrock
- Yellow Honeyeater (139)
- Whistling Kite (138)
- Brahminy Kite (136)
- Royal Spoonbill (133)
- White-faced Heron (131)
- Magpie-lark (129)
- Rajah Shelduck (127)
- Australian Pelican (125)
- Intermediate Egret (125)
- Black Kite (119)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (112)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (111)
- Eastern Curlew (110)
- Little Pied Cormorant (110)
- Welcome Swallow (110)
- White-browed Robin (106)
- Black Swan (105)
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 Dunnrock:
- Mcewens Beach (3.2 km)
- Chelona (4.2 km)
- Balberra (4.4 km)
- Rosella (5.3 km)
- Alligator Creek (7.3 km)
- Bakers Creek (7.8 km)
- Sandiford (8.6 km)
- Munbura (10.2 km)
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Streets
- Dunnrock Road (38)
- Fenners Road (1)
- Old Mcewens Beach Road (1)
