Suburb profile

Chelona QLD 4740

Chelona is located in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region of Queensland, postcode 4740. It has 50 properties across 7 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Chelona, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Chelona

Chelona, QLD 4740, sits in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region and neighbours Balberra, McEwens Beach, Rosella and Dunnrock. Its 7 streets hold 50 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Walkerston - Eton area, which covers the whole suburb. The area had 8,457 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $2,105 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month and the median rent $330 a week. Of 2,811 dwellings, 2,469 were separate houses, 329 semi-detached, 10 flats and 9 other; 1,031 were owned outright, 1,198 owned with a mortgage and 480 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Chelona

  • 8,457Peoplelive in the area
  • 38Median ageyears
  • $2,105Median household incomea week
  • $330Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,469
  • Townhouses and semis329
  • Flats and apartments10
  • Other9

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,733a month
  • Household size2.8people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,031Owned with a mortgage 1,198Rented 480Other 102

Schools in Chelona

  • Chelona State School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Chelona

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.