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Suburb profile ·Moreton Bay LGA · QLD ·4510

Donnybrook QLD 4510

Donnybrook is in Moreton Bay LGA, QLD, postcode 4510, with population 664.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$480/wk
Falling
-17.2% YoY
Mar 2023 → Dec 2025 · 6 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$600
$450
Mar 2023Dec 2025
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$480/wk
Rent context available
17.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
664
664 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
15,424
920 added 12mo · 98MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$303
Investor profile

Who invests in Donnybrook

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.2%
1,051 of 2,206 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,781/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,206
Reported capital gains1,422
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

71% of homes here are owner-occupied and 24% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

71% 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

42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — renting runs $563/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

$59K household · yr-26.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$78K
Household
$59K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
22
$300-649
57
$650-999
44
$1,000-1,499
39
$1,500-1,999
29
$2,000-2,999
36
$3,000-3,999
17
$4,000+
16

At the median asking rent, about 65% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,600/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (291 households)
Owned outright
46%
Owned with mortgage
25%
Rented
24%
Dwelling structure16.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
92%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 16% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

1/ 100 livability index

Top 99% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 1% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals0

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
4,735
4,735 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,735
Total incidents4,735· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault64925%
  • Break And Enter36414%
  • Drug Offences1,31051%
  • Fraud26710%

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

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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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

Planning zones

Dominant zone Rural
Rural / Green wedge 53% Public / Open space 17% Industrial 7% Other 3% Residential 2%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

17,029 people · 202219,113 by 2032 (+12.2%)

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

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

Donnybrook (postcode 4510) is a small community in Queensland within the Moreton Bay local government area. It is home to about 664 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Moreton Bay LGA is moderate at 4,735 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$303
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$480
Population growth · Moreton Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)532,445
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Moreton Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,039
Houses 69%Units 31%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moreton Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4510ATO
Negatively geared3.2%
1,051 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,781/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,206
Reported capital gains1,422
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population664
Median age58
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,130
Personal income · wk$613
Persons / bedroom0.7
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$888 → $1,130
Change+27.3%
vs QLD median+9.3 pp
Median rent+6.3%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Moreton Bay LGAAIHW
Public2
Private8
Caboolture Hospitalpublic
Redcliffe Hospitalpublic
Caboolture Private Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre North Lakesprivate
Mackay Private Hospitalprivate
Mackay Specialist Day Hospitalprivate
+4 more in Moreton Bay LGA
Aged care · Moreton Bay LGAGEN
Facilities42
Residential places4,324
Regis Caboolture185 places
Sunnymeade Park Aged Care Community172 places
Bolton Clarke Fernhill164 places
Blue Care Rothwell Nazarene Aged Care Facility150 places
Rockpool RAC Morayfield150 places
North Lakes Terrace Care Community146 places
+36 more in Moreton Bay LGA
Childcare · Moreton Bay LGAACECQA
Services287
Approved places27,870
Exceeding NQS60
Eatons Hill OSHC Club305 places
Helping Hands Mango Hill280 places
Fundurba Kids Club250 places
Klub Kallangur Outside School Hours Care Centre250 places
Patricks Road State School OSHC250 places
Albany Hills State School Outside School Hours Care240 places
+281 more in Moreton Bay LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Donnybrook 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 · 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 · 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 · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Donnybrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Donnybrook in?

    Donnybrook is in the Moreton Bay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4510. Council-level context for Moreton Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Donnybrook?

    The median weekly rent in Donnybrook is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Donnybrook?

    Rent context available: Donnybrook 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. Is Donnybrook a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Donnybrook?

    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.

  6. How often is the Donnybrook 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.