Located in Queensland within the Burdekin local government area, Brandon is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4808). With a population of 1,088, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $78K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.
The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,149.
Brandon is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 858, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Burdekin LGA is moderate at 4,622 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.