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 +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, 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 6,570 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.