Mcilwraith QLD 4671
137 addresses · 17 streets
Flynn Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Mcilwraith · 294 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Mcilwraith is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 202 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $928 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. 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 Gin Gin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mcilwraith itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 vet
2 libraries
1 post office
3 service stations
1 golf club
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 34.8 km east.
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: 18.7% 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 | 18.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 30.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.3% · Labour-force participation 51.5%
Population by age in Mcilwraith
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 44 |
| 65-74 | 37 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Mcilwraith
| House | 83 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mcilwraith
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 19 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Mcilwraith
| Australian | 103 |
|---|---|
| English | 76 |
| German | 26 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| Irish | 15 |
| Aboriginal | 11 |
Housing tenure in Mcilwraith
| Owned | 45 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 23 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Mcilwraith
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Mcilwraith
| Car | 55 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Mcilwraith
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,016 bird observations recorded near Mcilwraith — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (57)
- Torresian Crow (56)
- Laughing Kookaburra (48)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (46)
- Magpie-lark (46)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (44)
- Noisy Miner (42)
- Apostlebird (38)
- Australian Magpie (38)
- Galah (38)
- Little Friarbird (37)
- White-throated Honeyeater (34)
- Australasian Figbird (33)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mcilwraith
- Brown Honeyeater (32)
- Pale-headed Rosella (31)
- Willie Wagtail (31)
- Australian Wood Duck (30)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (30)
- Crested Pigeon (30)
- Australian King-parrot (29)
- Striated Pardalote (29)
- Double-barred Finch (28)
- Peaceful Dove (27)
- Dollarbird (25)
- Forest Kingfisher (24)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (24)
- Mistletoebird (23)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (23)
- Pied Butcherbird (22)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (21)
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 Mcilwraith:
- Gin Gin (3.4 km)
- Maroondan (3.6 km)
- Redhill Farms (4.9 km)
- Drinan (5.3 km)
- Skyring Reserve (6 km)
- Delan (6.4 km)
- Damascus (6.6 km)
- Tirroan (6.7 km)
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Streets
- Aplins Road (2)
- Breen Court (26)
- Bruce Highway (3)
- Bundaberg - Gin Gin Road (8)
- Bundaberg Road (3)
- Burridges Road (2)
- Ellerays Road (8)
- Mandersons Road (4)
- Mcilwraith Road (20)
- Mcpherson Court (7)
- Mellvilles Road (3)
- Melvilles Road (3)
- Munro Court (16)
- Powells Road (10)
- Sondergelds Road (14)
- Uping Road (7)
- Weller Road (1)
