Midge Point Growth Profile

Midge Point and surrounds are part of the traditional lands of the Yuwibara and Gia people.

In 1938 the first town land sites of Midgeton (later renamed Midge Point in 1973) were sold, intended to be the ‘principal seaside resort of Proserpine’, it was noted for its splendid fishing.

Today, Midge Point remains a beautiful seaside community with excellent boating and fishing opportunities.

Outlook

If current trends continue a mix of working families with children and empty nesters/retirees. Resident are anticipated to be employed across mining, agriculture and construction. Midge Point projected to maintain its focus of primarily stand-alone houses with growth anticipated to be driven by coastal retirement and rural residential living.

Total Residents

Main Industries of Employment for Residents 2018

	Mining	12.9%
	Agriculture	11.4%
	Construction	8.7%

Population by Age

Dwelling Types

Demographic Profile

A coastal town 100 km northwest of Mackay

A population of 400 people in 2018

The age composition of Midge Point features an older demographic with 17.2% of residents aged 65+. The Mackay region average is 13.1%. Residents aged 0-14 years represent 18.6% of the population and 64.3% for residents aged 15-64 years.

75.6% of households are family oriented. This is reflective of the age composition of the locality with a mix between empty nesters/retirees and working families with children.

The average household size of 2.6. This is above the Mackay region average of 2.5. This is reflective of the family oriented nature of the area.

Higher home ownership with only 15.3% of dwellings being rentals. The Mackay region average is 31.5% dwellings being rental.

63.7% of residents hold some form of qualification. With 14.3% a bachelor degree or higher (Mackay region average 19%) and 49.4% (Mackay region average 47.9%) a certificate level qualification.

92.8% of working age residents are employed, above the Mackay region average of 91.4%.