Walkers Point QLD 4650
95 addresses · 8 streets
Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Walkers Point · 220 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Walkers Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 75 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,271 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Walkers Point itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
3 optometrists
1 library
1 service station
1 golf club
1 hardware store
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Maryborough, 5.7 km south-west · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 3.2 km west.
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: 13% 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 | 13.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 27.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 52.2%
Population by age in Walkers Point
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 5 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 13 |
| 65-74 | 19 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Walkers Point
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Walkers Point
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Walkers Point
| English | 43 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 30 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| German | 6 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
Housing tenure in Walkers Point
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Walkers Point
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Walkers Point
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Walkers Point
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,653 bird observations recorded near Walkers Point — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (217)
- Magpie-lark (216)
- Willie Wagtail (199)
- Torresian Crow (184)
- Pacific Black Duck (163)
- Brown Honeyeater (156)
- Dusky Moorhen (143)
- Little Black Cormorant (143)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (142)
- Crested Pigeon (127)
- Rufous Whistler (126)
- Australian Magpie (117)
- Australasian Grebe (115)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Walkers Point
- Comb-crested Jacana (113)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (113)
- Masked Lapwing (112)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (107)
- Australian Wood Duck (106)
- Little Pied Cormorant (100)
- Australasian Figbird (97)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (96)
- Laughing Kookaburra (95)
- Double-barred Finch (94)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (89)
- Welcome Swallow (87)
- Australasian Darter (83)
- Intermediate Egret (82)
- Royal Spoonbill (80)
- Silvereye (79)
- Australian Pelican (72)
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 Walkers Point:
- Island Plantation (2.2 km)
- Prawle (3.3 km)
- St Helens (4.1 km)
- Granville (4.5 km)
- Beaver Rock (4.6 km)
- Dundathu (4.9 km)
- Maryborough (5.4 km)
- Walliebum (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Beaver Rock Road (5)
- Clift Road (1)
- Eden Street (10)
- Esplanade (17)
- Manley-smith Drive (11)
- Nickols Road (1)
- Timber Cutters Drive (17)
- Walkers Point Road (33)
