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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mackenzie River is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 84, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 644 km from the Brisbane CBD, Mackenzie River is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $94,224 per year.
Strong household incomes in Mackenzie River underpin solid property demand. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mackenzie River. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Mackenzie River on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Mackenzie River is a smaller community of 84 — about 2% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $94,224/year, household income in Mackenzie River is within 4% of the Queensland median ($90,298), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Mackenzie River is 644 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 62% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Mackenzie River stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mackenzie River sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mackenzie River | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 5,474 | -98% |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr | $90,298/yr | +4% |
| Distance to CBD | 644 km | 62 km | +939% |
| Separate houses | 62% | 77% | -15pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mackenzie River — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 84 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Mackenzie River. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
Only 62% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Mackenzie River are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 84 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Mackenzie River. The EquitySight investment score of 47/100 places Mackenzie River in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Mackenzie River scores 47/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 84, median household income of $94,224/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Mackenzie River are an above-state-median household income of $94,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 62% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Mackenzie River has a usual resident population of approximately 84, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Mackenzie River sits 644 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Mackenzie River. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Mackenzie River. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Mackenzie River to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (84 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.