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Racecourse QLD 4740

128 addresses · 14 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Racecourse · 804 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Racecourse is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 181 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,850 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

181Population
42Median age
$1,850Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.9Avg 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: Racecourse itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 2.4 km south-east · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 1.6 km south-east · Airport: Mackay Airport, 4.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Racecourse

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

Tree cover measures, Racecourse QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 70.9%

Population by age in Racecourse
Population by age, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1424
15-1913
20-244
25-3418
35-4425
45-5424
55-6433
65-7413
75-843
85+9
Dwelling types in Racecourse
Dwelling types, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House60
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Racecourse
Households by weekly income, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49912
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Racecourse
Top ancestries, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian81
English66
Irish20
German16
Italian16
Scottish16
Housing tenure in Racecourse
Housing tenure, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned24
Mortgage16
Rented15
Other3
Cars per household in Racecourse
Cars per household, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
229
310
4+11
Commute to work in Racecourse
Commute to work, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car72
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Racecourse
Top countries of birth, Racecourse QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,112 bird observations recorded near Racecourse — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Racecourse

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.