Suburb profile

Calen QLD 4798

Calen is located in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region of Queensland, postcode 4798. It has 281 properties across 23 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Calen, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Calen

Calen, QLD 4798, sits in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region and neighbours Coral Sea, Eungella Hinterland, Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion. Its 23 streets hold 281 properties, 275 of them houses and 6 units.

Census figures are for the Seaforth - Calen area, which had 8,181 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $1,661 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,755 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 2,839 dwellings, 2,714 were separate houses, 45 semi-detached, 18 flats and 45 other; 1,239 were owned outright, 1,112 owned with a mortgage and 355 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Calen

  • 8,181Peoplelive in the area
  • 47Median ageyears
  • $1,661Median household incomea week
  • $250Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,714
  • Townhouses and semis45
  • Flats and apartments18
  • Other45

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,755a month
  • Household size2.6people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,239Owned with a mortgage 1,112Rented 355Other 133

Properties in Calen

Schools in Calen

  • Calen District State College

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Calen

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.