Malu, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

19/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Malu is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 924, 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.

Malu at a glance

Population (2021): 18
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $1,625
SEIFA score: 924
Coordinates: -27.3061, 151.5843

Malu demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Malu 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 seniors (65+) at 55% and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	5	45%
Mid-life (45–64)	0	0%
Seniors (65+)	6	55%

Share of the 11 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	4	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4 occupied private dwellings in Malu.

Median weekly rent: $205
Median monthly mortgage: $9,999
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $1,687
Median weekly personal income: $687

Community and culture

Born overseas: 0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 7 (64%)
Labour-force participation: 68.8%
Employed full-time: 7
Employed part-time: 6

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 Malu

Where is Malu?

Malu is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Malu?

At the 2021 Census, Malu had a population of about 18.

Is Malu an advantaged area?

Malu has an ABS SEIFA score of 924, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.