Mirani QLD 4754
744 addresses · 48 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Mirani · 818 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Mirani is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,806 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,872 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Pioneer Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mirani itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 park
2 Catholic churches
1 childcare centre
1 library
2 gyms & sports centres
1 hairdresser
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 32.1 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: 6.9% 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 | 6.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 28.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 55.2%
Population by age in Mirani
| 0-4 | 161 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 309 |
| 15-19 | 115 |
| 20-24 | 103 |
| 25-34 | 235 |
| 35-44 | 249 |
| 45-54 | 198 |
| 55-64 | 162 |
| 65-74 | 138 |
| 75-84 | 83 |
| 85+ | 43 |
Dwelling types in Mirani
| House | 493 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 18 |
| Apartment | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Mirani
| <$650 | 62 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 114 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 178 |
| $3,000+ | 94 |
Top ancestries in Mirani
| Australian | 833 |
|---|---|
| English | 597 |
| Ancestry NS | 314 |
| Scottish | 137 |
| Irish | 125 |
| German | 116 |
Housing tenure in Mirani
| Owned | 130 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 229 |
| Rented | 144 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Mirani
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 136 |
| 2 | 227 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4+ | 46 |
Commute to work in Mirani
| Car | 531 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 11 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Mirani
| New Zealand | 28 |
|---|---|
| England | 17 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Scotland | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| India | 4 |
Languages used at home in Mirani
| Afrikaans | 9 |
|---|---|
| Hindi | 4 |
| Punjabi | 4 |
| Polish | 4 |
| Russian | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,970 bird observations recorded near Mirani — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (307)
- Masked Lapwing (275)
- Australasian Darter (263)
- Black Kite (257)
- Australian White Ibis (247)
- Willie Wagtail (238)
- Little Black Cormorant (236)
- Whistling Kite (235)
- Little Pied Cormorant (234)
- Magpie-lark (232)
- Australasian Grebe (220)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (220)
- Torresian Crow (208)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mirani
- Peaceful Dove (193)
- Grey Teal (190)
- Straw-necked Ibis (179)
- Dusky Moorhen (178)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (174)
- Yellow Honeyeater (174)
- Great Egret (169)
- Intermediate Egret (169)
- Australian Wood Duck (164)
- Australian Magpie (161)
- Hardhead (155)
- Brown Honeyeater (153)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (152)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (151)
- Leaden Flycatcher (147)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (146)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (143)
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 Mirani:
- Devereux Creek (5.6 km)
- Benholme (6.6 km)
- Kinchant Dam (8.4 km)
- Mount Martin (8.4 km)
- Mia Mia (8.5 km)
- Marian (8.9 km)
- Brightly (10.7 km)
- North Eton (11.9 km)
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Streets
- Alberta Street (18)
- Alexandra Street (54)
- Alice Street (56)
- Amelia Drive (22)
- Anne Street (2)
- Augusta Street (12)
- Barbara Street (5)
- Brand Road (4)
- Caroline Street (9)
- Catherine Street (1)
- Cemetery Road (1)
- Clive Rogers Drive (2)
- Coralie Court (18)
- Deanna Street (3)
- Dorothy Place (28)
- Elizabeth Street (79)
- Heather Street (2)
- Helena Street (10)
- Isobel Avenue (24)
- Ivy Street (7)
- Katey Crescent (48)
- Leichhardt Road (16)
- Louise Street (8)
- Lucy Court (31)
- Mackay - Eungella Road (11)
- Margaret Street (3)
- Mary Street (25)
- Matilda Court (24)
- Maud Street (42)
- Mcgregor Creek Road (3)
- Mcgregors Road (1)
- Michelle Place (7)
- Mirani - Eton Road (13)
- Mirani Bolden Road (1)
- Mirani Boldon Road (10)
- Mirani Mt Ossa Road (6)
- Mirani-mount Ossa Road (6)
- Mount Martin Loop Road (9)
- N Walz Road (6)
- Nellie Court (11)
- Nicholsons Crossing Road (4)
- Nives Street (19)
- Otterburn Connors Road (1)
- Patricia Circuit (41)
- R Mcclures Road (1)
- Swans Road (8)
- Victoria Street (26)
- Walz Lane (6)
