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Midge Point QLD 4799

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Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Midge Point · 877 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Midge Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 435 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,079 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% 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.

435Population
57Median age
$1,079Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Midge Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whitsunday Coast Airport, 22.7 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 33.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Midge Point

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

Tree cover measures, Midge Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 45%

Population by age in Midge Point
Population by age, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1436
15-1917
20-246
25-3418
35-4445
45-5457
55-64100
65-7489
75-8440
85+8
Dwelling types in Midge Point
Dwelling types, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House154
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other3
Households by weekly income in Midge Point
Households by weekly income, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49964
$1,500-2,99932
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Midge Point
Top ancestries, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian170
English158
Irish60
Ancestry NS55
Scottish52
Aboriginal24
Housing tenure in Midge Point
Housing tenure, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned89
Mortgage52
Rented20
Other3
Cars per household in Midge Point
Cars per household, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
08
158
267
331
4+7
Commute to work in Midge Point
Commute to work, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car112
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Midge Point
Top countries of birth, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand18
England15
China4
Netherlands3
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Midge Point
Languages used at home, Midge Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

606 bird observations recorded near Midge Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Midge Point

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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