Calen QLD 4798
Calen is in Mackay LGA, QLD, postcode 4798, with population 427.
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438 latest-year approvals in Mackay, +0.0% YoY; population +0.9% YoY (1.3% 5yr).
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Calen depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.
The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Hospitals, and Transport.
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Crime, Schools, Population growth, Building approvals
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Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
Calen currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Calen QLD
Calen is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Mackay local government area (postcode 4798). With a population of 427, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Calen is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 926, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,509 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Calen is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Mackay local government area (postcode 4798). With a population of 427, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Calen is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 926, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,509 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Calen FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Calen in?
Calen is in the Mackay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4798. Council-level context for Mackay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Calen?
The median weekly rent in Calen is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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Is Calen a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Calen show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Calen?
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.
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How often is the Calen 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.