Suburb in Mackay

Midge Point, QLD

Midge Point had a population of 435 at the 2021 Census (−6.3% since 2016). Median age 57.0. Median weekly household income $1,079. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Midge Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Midge Point's population shrank by 6.3% to 435, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 57.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 21.1%.

12.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 167 households.

The median household earns $1,079 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $235 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

11.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 40.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Midge Point beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMidge PointQLDAustralia
Population4355,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age57.038.238.2
Households1671,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,079$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$235$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,740$1,866
Born overseas11.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.6%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−6.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4292011
  2. 4642016
  3. 4352021

Age

Median age 57.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Midge Point Queensland
Share of people by age, Midge Point and Queensland
0–97.1%
10–199.0%
20–293.9%
30–399.7%
40–4912.6%
50–5917.0%
60–6921.4%
70–7917.9%
80+3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Midge Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian44.7%
  2. English41.6%
  3. Irish15.8%
  4. Scottish13.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.6%
  2. England3.8%
  3. China1.0%
  4. the Netherlands0.8%
  5. the Philippines0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Midge Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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