Median price trend for houses
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$700,000
Up 16.7% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $712k
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The quick read on
Ball Bay
QLD 4741 · Mackay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $700,000
- Population
- 384
- Postcode
- 4741
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Ball Bay, Queensland
Property market insights for Ball Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ball Bay QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 5 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 29.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ball Bay, QLD is currently $700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ball Bay has a 12-month growth rate of 16.7% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $712,000 in Ball Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ball Bay is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 29.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ball Bay safe?
The overall rate for Ball Bay is 1,960 offences per 100,000 residents — 20% below the Rest of Qld benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Ball Bay.
Overall crime rate
1,960
offences per 100,000 residents
20% belowRest of Qld
Ball BayRest of Qld: 2,462
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Ball Bay?
Ball Bay QLD 4741 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
384 people call Ball Bay home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,346 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 384
- Median age
- 56 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,560 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.0%Below
15–3412.5%Below
35–5421.6%Below
55–7446.6%Above
75 and over8.1%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.8%Above
Townhouses1.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.2%Above
Paying a mortgage39.1%Above
Renting16.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.2%Below
One car22.6%Below
Two cars56.1%Above
Three or more25.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.7%Below
Drove to work71.3%Above
Train, tram or bus1.8%Above
Walked or cycled1.8%Below
What stands out in Ball Bay
6.7% of workers in Ball Bay worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Qld.
4.7% of Ball Bay residents were born in England.
32.3% of people in Ball Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ball Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ball Bay QLD 4741.
Is Ball Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.0% of Ball Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
111 family households lived in Ball Bay; 26.1% were couple families and 6.3% were one-parent families.
23.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Ball Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ball Bay had 384 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
54.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Ball Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.8% of occupied private dwellings in Ball Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Ball Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
39.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.7% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Ball Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ball Bay had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 25.2% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
Two-person households represented 56.1%, while 12.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ball Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
71.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Ball Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
One-car households formed 22.6% of the total.
81.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ball Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.7% reported a different address.
14.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ball Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.8% of residents used only English at home.
1.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ball Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.6% of Ball Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ball Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.4% of ancestry responses in Ball Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 34.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ball Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Managers accounted for 7.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.0% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ball Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.1%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
26.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ball Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.0% reported asthma, 14.3% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ball Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ball Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,346 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,560.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Ball Bay compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.7% in Ball Bay, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 44.2% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 16.7% in Ball Bay, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Ball Bay
Is Ball Bay expensive?
The median house price is $700,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ball Bay good for families?
The Census counted 111 local families, and 12.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Ball Bay?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $712,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Ball Bay
19 streets in Ball Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ball Bay Rd
- Buoro St
- Cape Hillsborough Rd
- Coconut Gr
- Dunwoody Rd
- Everett St
- Gela Rd
- Kippen Dr
- Mason St
- Miers Rd
- Milkins St
- Nobblers Creek Rd
- Old Hillsborough Rd
- Oliver St
- Said Rd
- Sivyer St
- Smith St
- Sturgeon St
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