Australian Demographic Profile
Maleny, QLD 4552
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~3,963
Median age
57
Median income
Mid
$500-$649/wk
Top profile
Retired
43%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired43%
- Young singles and non-workers20%
- Established partnered households15%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~3,963
- Sex split
- F 54% / M 46%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 36%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)12%
- Young adults (15-24)6.4%
- Early career (25-39)9.4%
- Mid career (40-59)24%
- Senior (60+)48%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Maleny: Mid ($500-$649/wk).
- No / not stated24%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)28%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)36%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)10%
- Very high ($3k+)2.4%
Top occupations
- Professionals26%
- Managers18%
- Community and Personal Service Workers14%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to QLD and Australia
| Maleny | QLD avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 36% | 15% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →