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Paget QLD 4740

1,180 addresses · 50 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Paget · 802 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Paget is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 339 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,199 a week, with median rent near $263 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

339Population
45Median age
$1,199Median household income / wk
$263Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ooralea - Bakers Creek statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Paget itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 800 m north-west · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 1.5 km west · Airport: Mackay Airport, 2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 10.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paget

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

Tree cover measures, Paget QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Paget
Population by age, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1427
15-199
20-2431
25-3455
35-4428
45-5460
55-6463
65-7436
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Paget
Dwelling types, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House70
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other36
Households by weekly income in Paget
Households by weekly income, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49951
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Paget
Top ancestries, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian129
English124
Ancestry NS56
Other27
Aboriginal20
Scottish20
Housing tenure in Paget
Housing tenure, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned37
Mortgage19
Rented42
Other5
Cars per household in Paget
Cars per household, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
09
145
233
313
4+4
Commute to work in Paget
Commute to work, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car116
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle3
Home3
Top countries of birth in Paget
Top countries of birth, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
Philippines10
England4
Pakistan4
Taiwan3
Languages used at home in Paget
Languages used at home, Paget QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Urdu4
Mandarin3
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,034 bird observations recorded near Paget — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paget

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.