Blacks Beach
QLD 4740 · Mackay
4,153 (2021) → 4,510 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Blacks Beach is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4740, about 811km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Blacks Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Blacks Beach has an overall score of 27/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 76/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: South Africa (3.49%), New Zealand (3.15%), England (2.67%), Zimbabwe (0.77%), Philippines (0.72%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (2.05%), German (0.26%), Italian (0.24%), Tagalog (0.24%), Thai (0.22%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mackay local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 966 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- MacKillop Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 995
- Andergrove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 881
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 964
- Eimeo Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 942
- Slade Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 845
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1028
- Beaconsfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 933
- Pioneer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 893
- Mackay District Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 939
- Whitsunday Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1101
- Carlisle Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.7kmICSEA 987
- Bucasia State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 961
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Blacks Beach
Is Blacks Beach safe?
Blacks Beach has a residential safety score of 76/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Blacks Beach from Brisbane CBD?
Blacks Beach is about 811.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Blacks Beach?
Blacks Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Blacks Beach?
Blacks Beach has a transport score of 0/100.