Hurricane (postcode 4871) is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Mareeba local government area. With a population of 4, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 1.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 crime rate in the Mareeba LGA is higher than average at 9,472 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.