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Mcewens Beach QLD 4740

108 addresses · 6 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Mcewens Beach · 793 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Mcewens Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 159 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,833 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

159Population
54Median age
$1,833Median household income / wk
$268Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerston - Eton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mcewens Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 9.6 km north-west · Airport: Mackay Airport, 9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 21.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mcewens Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Mcewens Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 60%

Population by age in Mcewens Beach
Population by age, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1410
15-194
20-243
25-346
35-4415
45-5439
55-6431
65-7432
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Mcewens Beach
Dwelling types, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House7
Townhouse62
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mcewens Beach
Households by weekly income, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Mcewens Beach
Top ancestries, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English76
Australian59
Scottish34
Irish22
Ancestry NS13
Other12
Housing tenure in Mcewens Beach
Housing tenure, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned31
Mortgage28
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Mcewens Beach
Cars per household, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
115
233
35
4+10
Commute to work in Mcewens Beach
Commute to work, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car65
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Mcewens Beach
Top countries of birth, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
France5
New Zealand5
Languages used at home in Mcewens Beach
Languages used at home, Mcewens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,238 bird observations recorded near Mcewens Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mcewens Beach

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.