Miriam Vale
QLD 4677 • Queensland
About Miriam Vale
Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region of Queensland, situated on the Bruce Highway approximately 464 kilometres north of Brisbane and 68 kilometres south-south-east of Gladstone. The locality covers 43.6 square kilometres and had a population of 493 at the 2021 Census, making it a small but historically significant highway town in the Wide Bay–Burnett hinterland. It falls under the Gladstone Regional Council and is served by the state electorate of Burnett and federal division of Flynn.
Miriam Vale has long been a traditional cattle-growing area and was once home to thriving tobacco and dairy industries. Today it serves primarily as a service stop and gateway community for travellers on the Bruce Highway, with the town offering basic amenities including a service station and local pub. Its most notable role is as the turning-off point for Agnes Water and the Town of 1770 — two increasingly popular coastal tourism destinations on the Southern Great Barrier Reef coast, roughly 70 kilometres to the east. The surrounding landscape of open pastoral country, dry eucalypt woodland, and coastal hinterland gives Miriam Vale a distinctly Queensland outback–meets–coast character.
Miriam Vale falls under postcode 4677 and is governed by the Gladstone Council (Local Government Area). For federal elections, residents vote in the electorate of Flynn, while state elections fall under the Burnett electorate.
Location
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Income
ATO taxable income Postcode 4677
Median taxable income for individual taxpayers in postcode 4677, comparing the 2019–20 and 2023–24 financial years.
Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (median & average taxable income by postcode). Covers all individuals who lodged a return in postcode 4677; postcodes with fewer than 200 lodgments are suppressed by the ATO.
Transport & Commute
Bus Services
- Greyhound Australia / Queensland Rail coach — Brisbane / Rockhampton Varies (highway stop)
Commute to Brisbane CBD
🛣️ Located on the Bruce Highway (A1); gateway to Agnes Water and Town of 1770 (70 km east)
A small highway town with minimal local services; a car is essential for all daily needs
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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1 Donohue Drive
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2873 Round Hill Road
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15 Roe Street
Demographics
Population Growth
Gender Distribution (Census 2021)
Crime Statistics LGA-wide
These are the latest rates for the Gladstone Local Government Area, which contains Miriam Vale. Rates are per 100,000 residents for calendar year 2025; trends compare 2 and 10 year periods.