Emu Park is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area (postcode 4710). With a population of 2,281, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $62K 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 +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% 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, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Emu Park stand at $568,000, having climbed sharply by 14.2% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $400,000 (+12.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $465. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Emu Park is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 950, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($568K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +14.2% 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.