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Maleny QLD 4552

2,766 addresses · 123 streets

Fisher Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Maleny · 81 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Maleny is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,959 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,144 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,959Population
59Median age
$1,144Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mooloolah, 11.3 km east · Airport: Caloundra Airport, 25.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 28.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maleny

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

Tree cover measures, Maleny QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 43.2%

Population by age in Maleny
Population by age, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4108
5-14358
15-19180
20-2491
25-34219
35-44328
45-54466
55-64638
65-74835
75-84532
85+200
Dwelling types in Maleny
Dwelling types, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,560
Townhouse111
Apartment23
Other0
Households by weekly income in Maleny
Households by weekly income, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650379
$650-1,499637
$1,500-2,999364
$3,000+223
Top ancestries in Maleny
Top ancestries, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,933
Australian1,296
Irish627
Scottish593
Other323
German316
Housing tenure in Maleny
Housing tenure, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned945
Mortgage383
Rented312
Other52
Cars per household in Maleny
Cars per household, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
078
1779
2573
3162
4+100
Commute to work in Maleny
Commute to work, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car789
Train3
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked75
Bicycle0
Home318
Top countries of birth in Maleny
Top countries of birth, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England295
New Zealand124
Germany45
United States41
India28
Scotland28
Languages used at home in Maleny
Languages used at home, Maleny QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German39
Japanese19
Vietnamese18
Spanish16
Malayalam15
Portuguese14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53,697 bird observations recorded near Maleny — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maleny

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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