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Suburb profile ·Mackay LGA · QLD ·4750

Bucasia QLD 4750

Bucasia is in Mackay LGA, QLD, postcode 4750, with population 4,915.

The read

Income-first

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$700/wk
+7.7% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$700
$440
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 5.3%.

Median house
$683K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$700/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
7.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
5.3%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
4,915
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,466
72 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$116/wk (-$6,035/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
6.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,666/mo, while renters pay about $3,033/mo — renting runs $1,367/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$683K
Household income · yr
$104K
Median rent · wk
$700
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,666
Gross yield
5.3%

Household income

$104K household · yr+31% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$115K
Household
$104K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA962
Students476
Government1
  • Bucasia State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 962
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,570
6,570 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,570
Total incidents6,570· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,23432%
  • Break And Enter70018%
  • Drug Offences1,59842%
  • Fraud2657%

Full data detail

Bucasia QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Bucasia is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Mackay local government area (postcode 4750). It is home to about 4,915 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $104K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Bucasia has a median house price of $683,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,666.

Bucasia is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 962, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,570 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Bucasia shows a gross rental yield of approximately 5.3%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($683K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield5.3% High Yield
Price vs State$683K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability6.6x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,666
Rent · wk(Census)$380
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$700
Gross yield2.9%
Price / income6.6x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)184
Population growth · Mackay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)129,253
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Mackay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)438
Houses402
Units36
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mackay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4750ATO
Negatively geared182 (4.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,451/yr
Landlords (rental income)358
Reported capital gains226
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,915
Median age35
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,005
Personal income · wk$904
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bucasia has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Bucasia FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bucasia in?

    Bucasia is in the Mackay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4750. Council-level context for Mackay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bucasia?

    The current median house price in Bucasia, QLD is $683K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Bucasia?

    The median weekly rent in Bucasia is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bucasia?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.3%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Bucasia a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bucasia show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bucasia?

    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.

  7. How often is the Bucasia 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.