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Suburb profile ·Central Highlands (Qld) LGA · QLD ·4723

Capella QLD 4723

Capella is in Central Highlands (Qld) LGA, QLD, postcode 4723, with population 974.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$370/wk
Flat
+0.0% YoY
Dec 2019 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$420
$200
Dec 2019Mar 2026
What to check

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$370/wk
Rent context available
→0.0%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
974
974 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
281
16 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$220

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±9.3% around trend

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Capella

Owner-occupied 55%Rented 45%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.8%
53 of 111 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,544/yr
Landlords (rental income)111
Reported capital gains71
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

49% of homes here are owner-occupied and 41% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 49% owner-occupier / 41% renter mix.

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

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,603/mo — renting runs $303/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$370
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$96K household · yr+20.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$116K
Household
$96K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
37
$650-999
32
$1,000-1,499
46
$1,500-1,999
35
$2,000-2,999
68
$3,000-3,999
26
$4,000+
32

At the median asking rent, about 35% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,233/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (321 households)5.0% social housing
Owned outright
22%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
41%
Dwelling structure23.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
90%
Townhouse / semi
5%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 77% drive, 2% public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total2
Avg ICSEA932
Students328
Government2
  • Capella State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 938
  • Capella State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 925

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
38/ 100 livability index

Top 62% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 38% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access38
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals56

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
6,557
6,557 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k6,557
Total incidents6,557· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,32831%
  • Break And Enter81319%
  • Drug Offences1,73141%
  • Fraud3458%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

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

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
No mapped exposure ~0.5%
~0.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

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

ABS projection · Central Highlands - West SA2 area · 2022 base
7,599 people · 20227,214 by 2032 (-5.1%)

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

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

Capella (postcode 4723) is a small locality in Queensland within the Central Highlands (Qld) local government area. It is home to about 974 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $370. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Capella is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 932, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Central Highlands (Qld) LGA is moderate at 6,557 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$220
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$370
Employment · Central Highlands (Qld) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change-0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4723ATO
Negatively geared5.8%
53 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,544/yr
Landlords (rental income)111
Reported capital gains71
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population974
Median age32
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,838
Personal income · wk$981
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,673 → $1,838
Change+9.9%
vs QLD median-8.1 pp
Median rent+25.7%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Technicians & Trades94Machinery Operators & Drivers88Labourers74Managers44Clerical & Administrative39
Top industriesCensus
Mining95Construction47Education37Accommodation & Food28Manufacturing26
Top ancestryCensus
Australian413English335Irish96Scottish85German72
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
Hospitals · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Blackwater Hospitalpublic
Emerald Hospitalpublic
Springsure Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places81
Blue Care Emerald Avalon Aged Care Facility60 places
Springsure Multi-Purpose Service17 places
Blackwater Multi-Purpose Service4 places
Childcare · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAACECQA
Services18
Approved places830
Exceeding NQS5
First 5 Years93 places
Emerald Outside School Hours Care83 places
Borilla Community Kindergarten (Emerald)75 places
C&K Emerald South Community Childcare Centre75 places
Emerald Community Kindergarten75 places
Goodstart Early Learning Emerald75 places
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Capella is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 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 · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Capella 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals, 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

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Stronger nearby reads

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

Springsure most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$170/wk

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

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Sapphire Central most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +200 · rent -$210/wk

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

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Emerald better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +13900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$70/wk

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

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Capella FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Capella in?

    Capella is in the Central Highlands (Qld) Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4723. Council-level context for Central Highlands (Qld) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Capella?

    The median weekly rent in Capella is $370/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Capella?

    Rent context available: Capella has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Capella?

    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 Capella 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.