Marian Growth Profile

Marian is part of the traditional lands of the Yuwibara people.

By the late 1870’s Marian was established as a sugar cane town. In 1883 the Marian Sugar Mill was built. The Pioneer Valley railway was opened from Mackay to Mirani (via Marian) in 1885, and Marian primary school was opened the next year.

Until the 1990’s, Marian had a small but stable population.

The population quadrupled as a result of the mining boom from 2002 until 2013, due to Marian’s proximity to the Peak Downs Highway out to the coal mines in the Bowen Basin.

Outlook

A small Mackay region town projected to growth by 24.1% out to 2036. If current demographic trends continue Marian will maintain a working families with children focus. Future housing will be predominately stand-alone houses. Growth is projected to be driven by increased mining employment and living on larger house lots in a rural setting in the Pioneer Valley.

Total Residents

Main Industries of Employment for Residents 2018

	Mining	16.2%
	Education	8.6%
	Retail	7.9%

Population by Age

Dwelling Types

Demographic Profile

A population of almost 3,000 people representing 2.5% of the total population of Mackay region.

A high proportion of children aged under 15 years (24.5%) relative to the Mackay region average of 20.7%.

80.2% are family oriented households. Reflective of the younger age composition of Marian.

Stand-alone housing is prominent, with 96.4% of dwellings. The Mackay region average is 85%.

The average household size is 2.8. This is above the Mackay region average of 2.5. This is reflective of the family oriented nature of the area.

64.9% of residents hold some form of qualification. With 13% a bachelor degree or higher (Mackay region average 19%) and 51.9% (Mackay region average 47.9%) a certificate level qualification.

93.4% of working age residents are employed above the Mackay region average of 91.4%.