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The quick read on
Whitsundays
QLD 4802 · Whitsunday
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 2,281
- Postcode
- 4802
ABS 2021
Whitsundays, Queensland
Property market insights for Whitsundays
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Whitsundays QLD
Crime and safety
Is Whitsundays safe?
The overall rate for Whitsundays is 3,041 offences per 100,000 residents — 23% above 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 Whitsundays.
Overall crime rate
3,041
offences per 100,000 residents
23% aboveRest of Qld
WhitsundaysRest 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 Whitsundays?
Whitsundays QLD 4802 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
2,281 people call Whitsundays home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,902 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,281
- Median age
- 29 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,790 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $356 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 154.1%Below
15–3459.8%Above
35–5421.4%Below
55–7413.0%Below
75 and over1.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses20.9%Below
Townhouses4.5%Below
Apartments7.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.2%Below
Paying a mortgage8.4%Below
Renting66.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car56.6%Above
One car32.8%Below
Two cars10.7%Below
Three or more4.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home1.9%Below
Drove to work7.1%Below
Train, tram or bus7.3%Above
Walked or cycled44.8%Above
What stands out in Whitsundays
1.9% of workers in Whitsundays worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Qld.
4.0% of Whitsundays residents were born in New Zealand.
42.7% of people in Whitsundays described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Whitsundays
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Whitsundays QLD 4802.
Is Whitsundays family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.1% of Whitsundays's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
61 family households lived in Whitsundays; 32.8% were couple families and 6.6% were one-parent families.
26.2% 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 Whitsundays?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Whitsundays had 2,281 residents at the 2021 Census.
47.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
14.3% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Whitsundays?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 20.9% of occupied private dwellings in Whitsundays.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Whitsundays?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
8.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
66.4% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Whitsundays?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Whitsundays had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 37.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 35.1%, while 13.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Whitsundays?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
1.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
7.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
7.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 44.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Whitsundays?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
56.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 32.8% of the total.
14.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Whitsundays, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
22.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 78.0% reported a different address.
28.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Whitsundays?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
57.6% of residents used only English at home.
18.0% used a language other than English at home.
1.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Whitsundays residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.7% of Whitsundays's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.3% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 53.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Whitsundays?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.6% of ancestry responses in Whitsundays.
Australian ancestry made up 21.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Whitsundays?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Managers accounted for 13.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 5.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 1.4% of workers, and education and training employed 1.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Whitsundays?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
50.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.1%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Whitsundays show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.0% reported asthma, 1.7% arthritis and 1.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Whitsundays?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Whitsundays?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,902 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,790.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $356 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Whitsundays compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 1.9% in Whitsundays, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 25.2% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 66.4% in Whitsundays, 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 Whitsundays
Is Whitsundays good for families?
The Census counted 61 local families, and 4.1% 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 Whitsundays?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Whitsundays
20 streets in Whitsundays
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Dr
- Airport Dr
- Banksia Ct
- Coral Bay Place
- Coral Sea Ave
- Daydream
- Dent
- Eastview Ln
- Front St
- Great Northern Hwy
- Long
- Melaleuca Dr
- Melaleuca Way
- Olden Island
- Palm Terrace
- Palm Valley
- Plum Pudding Cl
- Resort Dr
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- Westview Ln
- Whitsunday Bvd
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