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Macalister QLD 4406

128 addresses · 25 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › Macalister · 199 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Macalister is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 156 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,458 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 39% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

156Population
40Median age
$1,458Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wambo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Macalister itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 2.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macalister

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Macalister QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Macalister
Population by age, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1417
15-198
20-245
25-3420
35-4425
45-5416
55-6429
65-7412
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Macalister
Dwelling types, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House53
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macalister
Households by weekly income, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49922
$1,500-2,99915
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Macalister
Top ancestries, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian59
English59
German24
Ancestry NS19
Filipino11
Irish10
Housing tenure in Macalister
Housing tenure, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage10
Rented24
Other12
Cars per household in Macalister
Cars per household, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
215
310
4+14
Commute to work in Macalister
Commute to work, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car48
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Macalister
Top countries of birth, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines8
Languages used at home in Macalister
Languages used at home, Macalister QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino6
German5
Tagalog5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

173 bird observations recorded near Macalister — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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