Malanda QLD 4885

Living Here

Malanda is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,000 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,120 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Malanda itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Malanda State School
  • Malanda State High School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Malanda Collective
  • Malanda Falls Cafe
• 1 supermarket

  • Spar
• 2 parks

  • Dungavell Park
  • Eacham Memorial Park
• 1 library

  • Malanda Library
• 1 post office

  • Malanda Post Office
• 2 service stations

  • Mobil
  • Caltex
• 1 gym

  • TFIT Total Health & Fitness
• 1 bakery

  • Malanda bakery
• 2 places to stay

  • Malanda Falls Caravan Park
  • Mt Quincan Crater Retreat

Getting around. Airport: Mareeba Airport, 36.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 49.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,917 bird observations recorded near Malanda — most often seen:

• Australian Brush-turkey (1,795)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,555)
• Grey-headed Robin (1,235)
• Spotted Catbird (1,215)
• Macleay's Honeyeater (1,176)
• Victoria's Riflebird (1,124)
• Eastern Whipbird (1,110)
• Brown-capped Emerald-dove (923)
• Laughing Kookaburra (866)
• Orange-footed Scrubfowl (839)
• Brown Cuckoo-dove (832)
• Brown Gerygone (821)
• Central Queensland Coast Lewin's Honeyeater (773)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Malanda:

• Kureen (2.8 km)
• Peeramon (4.2 km)
• Jaggan (5.1 km)
• Upper Barron (6.4 km)
• Glen Allyn (6.8 km)
• North Johnstone (7 km)
• Lake Eacham (7.4 km)
• Tarzali (8.3 km)

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