Finch Hatton QLD 4756
313 addresses · 35 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Finch Hatton · 834 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Finch Hatton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 531 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,279 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Pioneer Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Finch Hatton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 post office
1 hardware store
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 56.9 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: 66.4% 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 | 66.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 85.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 51.5%
Population by age in Finch Hatton
| 0-4 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 61 |
| 15-19 | 27 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 51 |
| 35-44 | 50 |
| 45-54 | 98 |
| 55-64 | 94 |
| 65-74 | 76 |
| 75-84 | 35 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Finch Hatton
| House | 189 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 8 |
Households by weekly income in Finch Hatton
| <$650 | 41 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 50 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 47 |
| $3,000+ | 21 |
Top ancestries in Finch Hatton
| English | 197 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 185 |
| Ancestry NS | 107 |
| Irish | 74 |
| Scottish | 45 |
| German | 37 |
Housing tenure in Finch Hatton
| Owned | 95 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 59 |
| Rented | 26 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Finch Hatton
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 71 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Finch Hatton
| Car | 143 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 16 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Finch Hatton
| England | 12 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Ireland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Finch Hatton
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,628 bird observations recorded near Finch Hatton — most often seen:
- Central Queensland Coast Lewin's Honeyeater (293)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (288)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (242)
- Australian Torresian Crow (236)
- Eastern Dusky Honeyeater (218)
- Green Figbird (210)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (210)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (203)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (198)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (191)
- Southern Spangled Drongo (188)
- Buff-breasted Scrubwren (161)
- Eastern Pheasant Coucal (158)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Finch Hatton
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (150)
- Black Kite (137)
- Little Pied Cormorant (137)
- Magpie-lark (134)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (134)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (121)
- Laughing Kookaburra (115)
- Australasian Figbird (103)
- Pacific Black Duck (102)
- Welcome Swallow (98)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (97)
- Peaceful Dove (90)
- Southern Fairy Gerygone (85)
- Pale-vented Bush-hen (84)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (83)
- Masked Lapwing (81)
- Willie Wagtail (81)
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 Finch Hatton:
- Pinnacle (8.2 km)
- Owens Creek (8.4 km)
- Netherdale (9.8 km)
- Dalrymple Heights (10.9 km)
- Gargett (12.4 km)
- Crediton (12.9 km)
- Dows Creek (13.8 km)
- Broken River (13.9 km)
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Streets
- Anzac Parade (49)
- Argents Road (3)
- Bagley Street (11)
- Barclay Street (5)
- Blines Road (2)
- Boulder Road (4)
- Comerford Street (4)
- Cook Street (16)
- Curran Street (3)
- Currans Gully Road (1)
- Drew Street (11)
- Gorge Road (43)
- Grechs Road (1)
- Hansen Street (3)
- Johnstons Road (3)
- Kowari Gorge Road (7)
- Kowari Road (7)
- Letchford Street (10)
- Lucas Paddock Road (1)
- Mackay - Eungella Road (42)
- Matthew Street (8)
- Mill Street (4)
- Okuloo Road (2)
- Olivers Road (2)
- Owens Creek Loop Road (8)
- Peoples Road (3)
- Peoples Street (17)
- Primroses Road (3)
- Seninis Road (4)
- Tannalo Galea Road (1)
- Thornes Road (4)
- Thurgoods Road (5)
- Trueman Depot Road (3)
- Van Houweninges Road (6)
- Zahmel Street (17)
