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Suburb profile ·Somerset LGA · QLD ·4313

Biarra QLD 4313

Biarra is in Somerset LGA, QLD, postcode 4313, with population 270.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
26,936
27K via Somerset LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
807
34 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,647
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Biarra

Owner-occupied 80%Rented 20%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
63 of 163 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,960/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains89
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 20% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

81% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,647/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $564/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,647

Household income

$55K household · yr-31.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$59K
Household
$55K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
18
$650-999
25
$1,000-1,499
21
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
15
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 35% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (100 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
20%
Dwelling structure12.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 64% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 27% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,603
4,603 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,603
Total incidents4,603· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault84336%
  • Break And Enter29913%
  • Drug Offences96041%
  • Fraud2149%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 72.2% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~72.2%
~72.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~22.2% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

5,132 people · 20225,458 by 2032 (+6.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Esk SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Biarra QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Biarra is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Somerset local government area (postcode 4313). With a population of 270, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.

The crime rate in the Somerset LGA is moderate at 4,603 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,647
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Population growth · Somerset LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,936
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Somerset LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)204
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Somerset LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4313ATO
Negatively geared5%
63 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,960/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains89
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population270
Median age54
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,050
Personal income · wk$494
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$891 → $1,050
Change+17.8%
vs QLD median-0.2 pp
Median rent+47.1%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Somerset LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Esk Hospitalpublic
Kilcoy Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Somerset LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places111
Blue Care Toogoolawah Alkira Aged Care Facility41 places
Aloaka Care Centre40 places
Blue Care Lowood Glenwood Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Somerset LGAACECQA
Services21
Approved places998
Exceeding NQS4
Lowood Early Education Centre and Preschool129 places
Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale100 places
Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning99 places
Somerset Kids OSHC80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale74 places
NCC early learners Kilcoy60 places
+15 more in Somerset LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Biarra depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Biarra is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Biarra feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Mount Archer better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$70/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Tarampa most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$33/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Clarendon most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Biarra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Biarra in?

    Biarra is in the Somerset Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4313. Council-level context for Somerset LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Biarra?

    The median weekly rent in Biarra is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Biarra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Biarra show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Biarra?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Biarra data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.