Average rent in West Mackay, QLD — 2026

West Mackay sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $320/week — 11% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 62% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 34% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (77%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 6,364, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 14% of residents were born overseas. West Mackay is 804km from Brisbane, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.