Midgee QLD 4702
43 addresses · 13 streets
Flynn Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Midgee · 507 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Midgee is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 90 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Ancestry NS, English. 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 Bouldercombe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Midgee itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 15.2 km north-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: 7.5% 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 | 7.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 19.4% · Labour-force participation 43.4%
Population by age in Midgee
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 27 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Midgee
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 8 |
Households by weekly income in Midgee
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Midgee
| Australian | 34 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 32 |
| English | 29 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Scottish | 7 |
| Spanish | 4 |
Housing tenure in Midgee
| Owned | 14 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Midgee
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Midgee
| Car | 12 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
274 bird observations recorded near Midgee — most often seen:
- Welcome Swallow (18)
- Pied Butcherbird (17)
- Australian Magpie (15)
- Whistling Kite (15)
- Black Kite (14)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (14)
- Magpie-lark (14)
- Pale-headed Rosella (14)
- Red-winged Parrot (11)
- Striated Pardalote (10)
- Noisy Miner (9)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Midgee
- Laughing Kookaburra (8)
- Torresian Crow (8)
- White-throated Honeyeater (8)
- Great Egret (7)
- Pheasant Coucal (7)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (7)
- Double-barred Finch (6)
- Galah (6)
- Mistletoebird (6)
- Pacific Black Duck (6)
- Peaceful Dove (6)
- Tree Martin (6)
- Willie Wagtail (6)
- Black-shouldered Kite (5)
- Crested Pigeon (5)
- Magpie Goose (5)
- Australasian Figbird (4)
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 Midgee:
- Port Curtis (9.3 km)
- Nerimbera (10.8 km)
- Bouldercombe (11 km)
- Gracemere (11 km)
- Depot Hill (12 km)
- Lakes Creek (12.3 km)
- Allenstown (12.7 km)
- The Range (12.8 km)
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Streets
- Bruce Highway (11)
- Capricorn Highway (1)
- Casuarina Road (3)
- Gavial - Gracemere Road (1)
- Kime Road (9)
- Mclean Road (3)
- Miller Road (1)
- Mogilno Road (3)
- River Road (5)
- Roope Road (2)
- Spring Creek Road (1)
- Tipson Lane (2)
- Whyte Road (1)
