Hideaway Bay is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Whitsunday local government area (postcode 4800). It is home to about 232 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 63. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $370 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,613.
The crime rate in the Whitsunday LGA is moderate at 6,148 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.