Machans Beach, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

41/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Machans Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 41% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 972, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Machans Beach at a glance

Population (2021): 943
Median age: 47
Median weekly household income: $1,610
SEIFA score: 972
Coordinates: -16.8576, 145.7446

Machans Beach demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Machans Beach using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 27% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	162	17%
Youth (15–24)	71	8%
Young adults (25–44)	204	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	327	35%
Seniors (65+)	181	19%

Share of the 945 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	115	31%
Owned with a mortgage	145	39%
Rented	102	27%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	340	91%
Townhouses & semis	29	8%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 374 occupied private dwellings in Machans Beach.

Median weekly rent: $370
Median monthly mortgage: $1,600
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $1,941
Median weekly personal income: $829

Community and culture

Born overseas: 186 (21%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 71 (8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 105 (11%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 406 (54%)
Labour-force participation: 63.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%
Employed full-time: 257
Employed part-time: 166

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Machans Beach

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Machans Beach is February (average daytime high around 30.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 24.3°C). The area receives roughly 1725 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.9°C	24.9°C	358 mm
Feb	30.3°C	25°C	296 mm
Mar	29.3°C	24.6°C	300 mm
Apr	28.1°C	23.7°C	176 mm
May	26.2°C	21.8°C	68 mm
Jun	24.8°C	20.3°C	50 mm
Jul	24.3°C	19.4°C	42 mm
Aug	24.9°C	19.5°C	27 mm
Sep	26.3°C	20.7°C	24 mm
Oct	28°C	22.2°C	42 mm
Nov	29.3°C	23.6°C	42 mm
Dec	29.8°C	24.7°C	300 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Machans Beach

Where is Machans Beach?

Machans Beach is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Machans Beach?

At the 2021 Census, Machans Beach had a population of about 943.

Is Machans Beach an advantaged area?

Machans Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 972, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 41 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 41% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Machans Beach?

Machans Beach has average daytime highs of about 27.6°C and overnight lows of about 22.5°C, with roughly 1,725 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).