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Lake Macdonald QLD 4563

763 addresses · 53 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Noosa LGA › Lake Macdonald · 121 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Lake Macdonald is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,352 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,771 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 10% 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.

1,352Population
49Median age
$1,771Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Noosa Hinterland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lake Macdonald itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cooroy, 4.4 km south-west · Airport: Noosa Airport, 14 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 66% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 56.1%

Population by age in Lake Macdonald
Population by age, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14177
15-1974
20-2444
25-3475
35-44154
45-54186
55-64274
65-74211
75-8476
85+22
Dwelling types in Lake Macdonald
Dwelling types, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House468
Townhouse0
Apartment7
Other4
Households by weekly income in Lake Macdonald
Households by weekly income, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65071
$650-1,499116
$1,500-2,999162
$3,000+85
Top ancestries in Lake Macdonald
Top ancestries, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English665
Australian495
Scottish193
Irish160
Ancestry NS72
German71
Housing tenure in Lake Macdonald
Housing tenure, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned223
Mortgage197
Rented49
Other8
Cars per household in Lake Macdonald
Cars per household, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
194
2213
394
4+78
Commute to work in Lake Macdonald
Commute to work, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car416
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home90
Top countries of birth in Lake Macdonald
Top countries of birth, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England79
New Zealand58
South Africa9
United States7
Germany5
Italy5
Languages used at home in Lake Macdonald
Languages used at home, Lake Macdonald QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Greek8
Australian Indigenous7
French7
Spanish3

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55,252 bird observations recorded near Lake Macdonald — most often seen:

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