Suburb profile
Paterson QLD 4570
Paterson is located in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, postcode 4570. It has 85 properties across 8 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Paterson, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Paterson
Paterson, QLD 4570, sits in the Wide Bay region and neighbours Gootchie, Gundiah, Miva and Munna Creek. Its 8 streets hold 85 properties, all of them houses.
At the 2021 Census the figures for Maryborough Surrounds - South, the statistical area covering Paterson, showed 9,548 residents, a median age of 55 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $959 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,170 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 3,777 dwellings, 3,675 were separate houses, 13 semi-detached, 11 flats and 55 other; 2,059 were owned outright, 1,154 owned with a mortgage and 376 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Paterson
- 9,548Peoplelive in the area
- 55Median ageyears
- $959Median household incomea week
- $250Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses3,675
- Townhouses and semis13
- Flats and apartments11
- Other55
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,170a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
Streets in Paterson
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.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.