MAROOCHYDORE QLD 4558

    Bushfire Risk:None
    Crime Risk:High(88/100)
    Erosion Risk:High(91/100)
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    Population

    20,629

    22.8% since 2016

    Median Age

    47

    2.2% since 2016

    Median Household Income

    $70,720/yr

    27.7% since 2016

    Median Weekly Rent

    $410/wk

    20.6% since 2016

    Median Monthly Mortgage

    $1,733/mo

    8.1% since 2016

    Avg Household Size

    2.1

    5.0% since 2016

    Median Personal Income

    $40,092/yr

    24.4% since 2016

    Unemployment Rate

    4.6%

    Unoccupied Dwellings

    15.3%

    Dwelling Types

    Flats / Apartments3,395 (38.3%)
    Houses3,322 (37.5%)
    Townhouses2,137 (24.1%)

    Property Ownership

    Renting3,731 (44.2%)
    Owned Outright2,791 (33.1%)
    Mortgage1,920 (22.7%)

    Demographics

    Born in Australia
    67.7%
    English Spoken at Home
    80.9%
    Employment Rate
    51.8%
    2.8% since 2016
    Completed Year 12
    47.5%

    Occupations

    Professionals1,951 (20.5%)
    Community & Personal Service1,385 (14.5%)
    Technicians & Trades1,372 (14.4%)
    Managers1,197 (12.6%)
    Clerical & Administrative1,169 (12.3%)
    Labourers929 (9.8%)
    Sales912 (9.6%)
    Machinery Operators & Drivers450 (4.7%)

    Religion

    Christianity8,887 (43.1%)
    No Religion8,450 (41.0%)
    Hinduism399 (1.9%)
    Buddhism241 (1.2%)
    Other Religions167 (0.8%)
    Sikhism115 (0.6%)
    Islam103 (0.5%)
    Judaism18 (0.1%)

    Age Distribution

    25-343,182 (15.4%)
    65-742,921 (14.2%)
    55-642,881 (14.0%)
    35-442,341 (11.3%)
    45-542,278 (11.0%)
    75-841,849 (9.0%)
    5-141,426 (6.9%)
    20-241,349 (6.5%)
    85+818 (4.0%)
    0-4801 (3.9%)
    15-19784 (3.8%)

    Family & Household Composition

    Lone Person3,039 (51.0%)
    Couple Families1,303 (21.9%)
    One Parent Families889 (14.9%)
    Group Household620 (10.4%)
    Other Families102 (1.7%)

    Commute to Work

    Car (driver)5,735 (70.7%)
    Worked from Home1,301 (16.0%)
    Walked Only418 (5.1%)
    Car (passenger)377 (4.6%)
    Bus138 (1.7%)
    Bicycle133 (1.6%)
    Train15 (0.2%)

    Education

    Certificate III & IV3,236 (15.7%)
    Bachelor Degree2,776 (13.5%)
    Advanced Diploma / Diploma1,915 (9.3%)
    Postgraduate Degree776 (3.8%)
    Graduate Diploma / Certificate381 (1.8%)

    Cars per Dwelling

    1 car4,187 (48.1%)
    2 cars2,750 (31.6%)
    3 cars732 (8.4%)
    0 cars681 (7.8%)
    4+ cars354 (4.1%)

    Crime Statistics

    2025

    731 offences

    19.2% since 2024
    Drug Offences488
    Assault199
    Other Offences Against Person22
    Robbery17
    Arson5

    Crime Trend

    2025731
    2024613
    2023618
    2022589
    2021409

    Coastal Erosion

    100
    monitoring points
    within 5 km
    59
    actively eroding
    > 0.1 m/yr retreat
    -1.27
    worst rate (m/yr)
    Significant
    859 m
    nearest coastline
    monitoring point

    Shoreline Change Summary

    1988–2024
    Stable or accreting55 (55%)
    Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr)22 (22%)
    Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr)23 (23%)

    Average rate: -0.17 m/yr across 100 points. Negative values indicate the shoreline is retreating (eroding).

    Nearest Eroding Coastline

    Distance
    859 m
    Rate
    -0.06 m/yr
    Net Movement
    -93.5 m
    Certainty
    baseline outlier

    Data Quality

    High certainty: 93 of 100 points (93%)

    Based on DEA Coastlines satellite observations (1988–2024). Points marked "likely rocky coastline" may have lower measurement accuracy.

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