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Suburb profile ·Ipswich LGA · QLD ·4304

Ebbw Vale QLD 4304

Ebbw Vale is in Ipswich LGA, QLD, postcode 4304, with population 540.

The read

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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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$290/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
540
540 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
3,870
176 added 12mo · 23MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,213
Median rent · wk$290

Affordability

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,213/mo, while renters pay about $1,257/mo — renting runs $44/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$65K
Median rent · wk
$290
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,213

Household income

$65K household · yr-18% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$75K
Household
$65K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,631
6,631 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,631
Total incidents6,631· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,27838%
  • Break And Enter49515%
  • Drug Offences1,20936%
  • Fraud35411%

Full data detail

Ebbw Vale QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Ebbw Vale is a small locality in Queensland within the Ipswich local government area (postcode 4304). With a population of 540, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.5% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $290 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,213.

Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Ipswich LGA is moderate at 6,631 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.5% 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+3.5% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,213
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Population growth · Ipswich LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)268,272
5-year growth+3.4% CAGR
YoY change+3.5%
20012025
Development · Ipswich LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,108
Houses1,470
Units638
YoY change+0%
Employment · Ipswich LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4304ATO
Negatively geared280 (2.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,535/yr
Landlords (rental income)609
Reported capital gains407
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population540
Median age43
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,255
Personal income · wk$665
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops1
Brisbane Rd at Ebbw Vale Station
Brisbane Rd at Railway Street
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Ebbw Vale leans 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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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 · 3 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.

Ebbw Vale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ebbw Vale in?

    Ebbw Vale is in the Ipswich Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4304. Council-level context for Ipswich LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ebbw Vale?

    The median weekly rent in Ebbw Vale is $290/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Ebbw Vale a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ebbw Vale?

    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 Ebbw Vale 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.