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
Properties in Calen
Schools in Calen
Calen District State College
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Calen District State College
GovernmentPrimary and secondary
Streets in Calen
- Ambrym Street3 properties
- Barren Creek Road3 properties
- Barron Pocket Road13 properties
- Bruce Highway21 properties
- Calen Mount Charlton Road35 properties
- Camerons Pocket Road2 properties
- Church Street8 properties
- Coalmine Road7 properties
- Dittons Road1 property
- Ferris Road10 properties
- Johansens Road3 properties
- Jorgensens Road1 property
- Kilcullens Road1 property
- Kolijo Mount Pelion Road1 property
- Mackenzies Road30 properties
- Mcdermotts Road15 properties
- Mcintyre Street86 properties
- Old Bowen Road10 properties
- Pratts Road16 properties
- Red Hill Road4 properties
- Rise & Shine Road5 properties
- Watson And Boyds Road3 properties
- Zamparuttis Road3 properties
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.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.
