Mcdesme QLD 4807
202 addresses · 12 streets
Dawson Electorate › Burdekin LGA › Mcdesme · 1045 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Mcdesme is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 254 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,892 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ayr statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mcdesme itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
2 hospitals
2 libraries
3 service stations
1 gym
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Ayr, 4.4 km north · Airport: Ayr Airport, 7.3 km west.
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: 2.9% 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 | 2.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 0.8% · Labour-force participation 66.2%
Population by age in Mcdesme
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 41 |
| 15-19 | 21 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 29 |
| 45-54 | 38 |
| 55-64 | 49 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Mcdesme
| House | 87 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mcdesme
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 23 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 34 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Mcdesme
| Australian | 97 |
|---|---|
| English | 97 |
| Italian | 81 |
| Scottish | 37 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
Housing tenure in Mcdesme
| Owned | 38 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 30 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Mcdesme
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 36 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Mcdesme
| Car | 96 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Mcdesme
| Italy | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Mcdesme
| Italian | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,479 bird observations recorded near Mcdesme — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (232)
- Black Kite (228)
- Magpie-lark (216)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (207)
- Masked Lapwing (204)
- Peaceful Dove (182)
- Australasian Figbird (180)
- Australian Magpie (176)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (171)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (169)
- Willie Wagtail (168)
- Crested Pigeon (166)
- Whistling Kite (160)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mcdesme
- Pied Butcherbird (156)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (155)
- House Sparrow (152)
- Bush Stone-curlew (151)
- Rock Dove (149)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (141)
- Spangled Drongo (131)
- Straw-necked Ibis (130)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (126)
- Magpie Goose (124)
- Brown Honeyeater (113)
- Yellow Honeyeater (103)
- Torresian Crow (84)
- Nankeen Kestrel (79)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (76)
- Helmeted Friarbird (75)
- Welcome Swallow (75)
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 Mcdesme:
- Ayr (5.1 km)
- Airville (5.4 km)
- Home Hill (5.6 km)
- Jarvisfield (7.6 km)
- Carstairs (7.7 km)
- Brandon (7.7 km)
- Mount Kelly (9.6 km)
- Airdmillan (10.1 km)
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Streets
- Ayr - Dalbeg Road (33)
- Bruce Highway (15)
- Conlan Street (2)
- Giddy Road (19)
- Gillian Road (7)
- Gillians Road (2)
- Kilrie Road (32)
- Mcdesme Road (25)
- Old Clare Road (46)
- Old Home Hill Road (8)
- Robertson Road (2)
- Webber Road (11)
