Victoria Plains QLD 4751
163 addresses · 17 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Victoria Plains · 806 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Victoria Plains is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 338 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,131 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerston - Eton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Victoria Plains itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 18.1 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: 15% 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 | 15.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 64.7%
Population by age in Victoria Plains
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 48 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 32 |
| 35-44 | 45 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 60 |
| 65-74 | 36 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Victoria Plains
| House | 104 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Victoria Plains
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 37 |
| $3,000+ | 30 |
Top ancestries in Victoria Plains
| Australian | 152 |
|---|---|
| English | 123 |
| Maltese | 42 |
| Scottish | 40 |
| Ancestry NS | 39 |
| German | 30 |
Housing tenure in Victoria Plains
| Owned | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 47 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Victoria Plains
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 30 |
Commute to work in Victoria Plains
| Car | 125 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Victoria Plains
| New Zealand | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
122 bird observations recorded near Victoria Plains — most often seen:
- Black Kite (6)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6)
- Whistling Kite (6)
- Australasian Figbird (5)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (5)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (5)
- Magpie-lark (5)
- Peaceful Dove (5)
- Pied Butcherbird (5)
- Australian Magpie (4)
- Australian White Ibis (4)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (4)
- Bush Stone-curlew (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Victoria Plains
- Leaden Flycatcher (4)
- Pheasant Coucal (4)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (4)
- Welcome Swallow (4)
- White-faced Heron (4)
- White-necked Heron (4)
- Willie Wagtail (4)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (3)
- Brown Honeyeater (3)
- Eastern Barn Owl (3)
- Eastern Koel (3)
- Fairy Martin (3)
- Laughing Kookaburra (3)
- Nankeen Kestrel (3)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (3)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (3)
- Red-browed Finch (3)
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 Victoria Plains:
- Greenmount (4.4 km)
- North Eton (5.9 km)
- Palmyra (6.7 km)
- Pleystowe (7 km)
- Walkerston (7.2 km)
- Eton (8.2 km)
- Homebush (8.5 km)
- Marian (8.6 km)
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Streets
- Austin Road (7)
- Barrons Road (3)
- Caseys Road (2)
- Cook Drive (6)
- Ellen Casey Road (11)
- Gravinos Road (12)
- Greenmount Drive (6)
- Gum Tree Court (8)
- Mount Vince Road (2)
- Nielsen Drive (9)
- North Eton Road (6)
- Peak Downs Highway (46)
- Quattromanis Road (3)
- Rocky Waterholes Wollingford Road (4)
- Rollinson Drive (12)
- Tedfords Road (4)
- Victoria Plains Road (22)
