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Suburb profile ·Mackay LGA · QLD ·4800

Laguna Quays QLD 4800

Laguna Quays is in Mackay LGA, QLD, postcode 4800, with population 89.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$370/wk
Rising
+54.2% YoY
Jun 2020 → Dec 2024 · 7 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Dec 2024
$370
$230
Jun 2020Dec 2024
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$370/wk
Rent context available
54.2%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
129,253
129K via Mackay LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,602
325 added 12mo · 28MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$628
Median rent · wk$210
Investor profile

Who invests in Laguna Quays

Owner-occupied 52%Rented 48%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
336 of 758 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,544/yr
Landlords (rental income)758
Reported capital gains573
The read

Renter-heavy market

54% of homes here are owner-occupied and 49% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

49% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

63%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $628/mo, while renters pay about $1,603/mo — renting runs $975/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$31K
Median rent · wk
$370
Owner mortgage · mo
$628

Household income

$31K household · yr-61.6% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$38K
Household
$31K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
5
$300-649
21
$650-999
3
$1,000-1,499
10
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
3
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 80% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,233/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (43 households)
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
16%
Rented
49%
Dwelling structure65.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
23%
Townhouse / semi
88%
Flat / apartment
7%
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,627
6,627 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,627
Total incidents6,627· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,23232%
  • Break And Enter71619%
  • Drug Offences1,59141%
  • Fraud3068%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 78.1% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~78.1%
~78.1% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~16.6% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

8,356 people · 20229,161 by 2032 (+9.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Seaforth - Calen SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Laguna Quays QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Laguna Quays (postcode 4800) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Mackay local government area. The area has roughly 89 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $31K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $370. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $628.

The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,627 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$628
Rent · wk(Census)$210
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$370
Population growth · Mackay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)129,253
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Mackay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)525
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mackay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4800ATO
Negatively geared5%
336 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,544/yr
Landlords (rental income)758
Reported capital gains573
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population89
Median age53
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$588
Personal income · wk$474
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$949 → $588
Change-38%
vs QLD median-56 pp
Median rent+14.8%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Mackay LGAAIHW
Public2
Private3
Mackay Base Hospitalpublic
Sarina Hospitalpublic
Icon Cancer Centre Mackayprivate
Mater Misericordiae Day Unitprivate
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Mackayprivate
Aged care · Mackay LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places890
Good Shepherd Lodge168 places
Francis Of Assisi Home148 places
Ozcare Mackay120 places
Glenella Care108 places
Kerrisdale Gardens107 places
Blue Care Mackay Homefield Aged Care Facility74 places
+6 more in Mackay LGA
Childcare · Mackay LGAACECQA
Services85
Approved places5,364
Exceeding NQS8
Green Leaves Early Learning Mount Pleasant143 places
Moreton Drive Early Learning Centre134 places
PCYC Marian Fun Squad120 places
Eden Academy Beaconsfield108 places
Eden Academy Kerrisdale108 places
Goodstart Early Learning Mackay - Bridge Road 1105 places
+79 more in Mackay LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Laguna Quays works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Laguna Quays is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Laguna Quays feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Munbura most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$145/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Pindi Pindi most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$170/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mount Pelion most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$120/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Laguna Quays FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Laguna Quays in?

    Laguna Quays is in the Mackay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4800. Council-level context for Mackay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Laguna Quays?

    The median weekly rent in Laguna Quays is $370/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Laguna Quays?

    Rent context available: Laguna Quays has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Laguna Quays a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Laguna Quays show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Laguna Quays?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Laguna Quays data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.