Mitchell (Qld), QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mitchell is an outback town in the Maranoa region of southern Queensland, set on the Warrego Highway about 590 kilometres west of Brisbane, where the Maranoa River loops around its northern and eastern edges. The Mandandanji and Gunggari peoples occupied this country long before Europeans arrived. The town is named after Sir Thomas Mitchell, the surveyor and explorer who travelled through the area in 1846, and grew from the Mitchell Downs pastoral run taken up in the 1860s. Sitting above the vast Great Artesian Basin, it has drawn on artesian bores for its water since the 1920s. The town's best-loved attraction is the Great Artesian Spa, where naturally heated mineral water fills a set of public pools beside the river.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mitchell (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 890, 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.
Mitchell (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 995
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $955
- SEIFA score
- 890
- Coordinates
- -26.4620, 147.9680
Mitchell (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mitchell (Qld) 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 26%, 27% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 187 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 106 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 197 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 255 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 250 | 25% |
Share of the 995 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 169 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 82 | 22% |
| Rented | 104 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 366 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 6 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 390 occupied private dwellings in Mitchell (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $997
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,583
- Median weekly personal income
- $609
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 52 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 22 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 123 (12%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 253 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 258
- Employed part-time
- 130
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.
Common questions about Mitchell (Qld)
Where is Mitchell (Qld)?
Mitchell (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mitchell (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Mitchell (Qld) had a population of about 995.
Is Mitchell (Qld) an advantaged area?
Mitchell (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 890, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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