Dolphin Heads is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Mackay local government area (postcode 4740). It is home to about 413 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $147K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,627 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.