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Suburb profile ·Fraser Coast LGA · QLD ·4655

Dundowran Beach QLD 4655

Dundowran Beach is in Fraser Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4655, with population 2,299.

The read

Verify-first

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$418/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
2.0%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
2,299
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
22,943
1,516 added 12mo · 132MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$723/wk (-$37,622/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
12.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,764/mo, while renters pay about $1,811/mo — renting runs $47/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.10M
Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$418
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,764
Gross yield
2.0%

Household income

$86K household · yr+7.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$92K
Household
$86K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
5,491
5,491 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,491
Total incidents5,491· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault91131%
  • Break And Enter47616%
  • Drug Offences1,21241%
  • Fraud38513%

Full data detail

Dundowran Beach QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Dundowran Beach is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area (postcode 4655). The area has roughly 2,299 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Dundowran Beach is $1.1 million, broadly unchanged over the past year. The median weekly rent is $418 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,764.

The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,491 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Dundowran Beach shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield2.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability12.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,764
Rent · wk(Census)$418
Gross yield2.0%
Price / income12.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)125
Population growth · Fraser Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)122,924
5-year growth+2.3% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Fraser Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,214
Houses1,058
Units159
YoY change+0%
Employment · Fraser Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4655ATO
Negatively geared1,552 (4.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,571/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,009
Reported capital gains2,838
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,299
Median age51
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,651
Personal income · wk$696
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Dundowran Beach rests 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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 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.

Dundowran Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dundowran Beach in?

    Dundowran Beach is in the Fraser Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4655. Council-level context for Fraser Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Dundowran Beach?

    The current median house price in Dundowran Beach, QLD is $1.1M, 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 Dundowran Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Dundowran Beach is $418/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Dundowran Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dundowran Beach show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dundowran Beach?

    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 Dundowran Beach 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.