193,813
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 5.8% since 2021 defines the current trajectory for Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday. This region's population now stands at 193,813 people, though it remains smaller than about 69% of similar areas across the country.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 5.8% since the last census, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. This is a little below the Queensland growth rate of 8.7%.
5.8%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/312/mackay-isaac-whitsunday/topic/economy-advantage