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Shoal Point QLD 4750

671 addresses · 39 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Shoal Point · 818 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Shoal Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,104 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,434 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,104Population
42Median age
$2,434Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 17.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
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: 29.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shoal Point

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

Tree cover measures, Shoal Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Shoal Point
Population by age, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-448
5-14176
15-1955
20-2448
25-34110
35-44148
45-54164
55-64202
65-74104
75-8430
85+5
Dwelling types in Shoal Point
Dwelling types, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House342
Townhouse27
Apartment24
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shoal Point
Households by weekly income, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65034
$650-1,49979
$1,500-2,999102
$3,000+130
Top ancestries in Shoal Point
Top ancestries, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English520
Australian343
Irish174
Scottish152
Other86
Ancestry NS69
Housing tenure in Shoal Point
Housing tenure, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned116
Mortgage190
Rented76
Other0
Cars per household in Shoal Point
Cars per household, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
190
2175
388
4+23
Commute to work in Shoal Point
Commute to work, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car461
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Shoal Point
Top countries of birth, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand56
England54
South Africa19
Ireland12
Zimbabwe6
Germany5
Languages used at home in Shoal Point
Languages used at home, Shoal Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Afrikaans5
French5
Arabic4
Croatian4
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,209 bird observations recorded near Shoal Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shoal 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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