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Mirani QLD 4754

Mirani is in Mackay LGA, QLD, postcode 4754, with population 1,806.

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$325/wk
-12.2% YoY
Sep 2017 → Sep 2023 · 13 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Sep 2023
$500
$280
Sep 2017Sep 2023
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$325/wk
Market rent signal
12.2%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,806
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
591
55 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,647
Median rent · wk$325

Affordability

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,647/mo, while renters pay about $1,408/mo — owning runs $239/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$97K
Median rent · wk
$325
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,647

Household income

$97K household · yr+22.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$106K
Household
$97K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA947
Students1,066
Government2
  • Mirani State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947
  • Mirani State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 947
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,570
6,570 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,570
Total incidents6,570· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,23432%
  • Break And Enter70018%
  • Drug Offences1,59842%
  • Fraud2657%

Full data detail

Mirani QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Mackay local government area, Mirani is a small locality (postcode 4754). The area has roughly 1,806 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $325 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.

Mirani is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 947, 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.

From an investment perspective, 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$1,647
Rent · wk(Census)$325
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)438
Houses402
Units36
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mackay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4754ATO
Negatively geared54 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,683/yr
Landlords (rental income)122
Reported capital gains83
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,806
Median age33
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,872
Personal income · wk$794
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Mirani rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Mirani FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mirani in?

    Mirani is in the Mackay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4754. 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 Mirani?

    The median weekly rent in Mirani is $325/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mirani a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mirani?

    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.

  5. How often is the Mirani 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.