Chelona (postcode 4740) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Mackay local government area. The area has roughly 120 residents and a mix of young professionals and families, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are clerical & administrative, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Maltese.
The median weekly rent is $346 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,818.
Chelona is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 949, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,570 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.