Miriam Vale, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Miriam Vale is a rural town in the Gladstone Region of central Queensland, on the Bruce Highway about 464km north of Brisbane and 170km south of Rockhampton. It lies within the country of the Gureng Gureng people, whose language region takes in the surrounding district. The post office opened in 1877 and a school followed in 1897, the town growing as a centre for the cattle, timber and dairy industries. Today it also serves as a gateway to the coastal resorts of Agnes Water and the Town of 1770, a short drive to the east. Local landmarks include a heritage-listed giant fig tree, the 1921 war memorial and a nine-hole golf course.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Miriam Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 823, 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.
Is Miriam Vale a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Miriam Vale from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
3/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (3/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
79/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $195 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 79% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Miriam Vale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 493
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,114
- SEIFA score
- 823
- Local government area
- Gladstone
- Coordinates
- -24.3307, 151.5616
Map of Miriam Vale
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Housing & property in Miriam Vale
What it costs to live in Miriam Vale and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $195
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,200
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 19%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Miriam Vale demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Miriam Vale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Miriam Vale 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 mid-life (45–64) at 33% and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 74 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 42 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 83 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 165 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 133 | 27% |
Share of the 497 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 80 | 39% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 68 | 33% |
| Rented | 38 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 186 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 200 occupied private dwellings in Miriam Vale.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,431
- Median weekly personal income
- $578
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 47 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 129 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.6%
- Employed full-time
- 101
- Employed part-time
- 77
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.
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Common questions about Miriam Vale
Is Miriam Vale a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Miriam Vale rates 28/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Miriam Vale?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Miriam Vale was $195, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Miriam Vale?
Miriam Vale is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Gladstone local government area.
What is the population of Miriam Vale?
At the 2021 Census, Miriam Vale had a population of about 493.
Is Miriam Vale an advantaged area?
Miriam Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 823, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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