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Suburb profile ·Somerset LGA · QLD ·4306

Fairney View QLD 4306

Fairney View is in Somerset LGA, QLD, postcode 4306, with population 221.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$315/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
26,936
27K via Somerset LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
15,756
1,399 added 12mo · 108MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,916
Median rent · wk$315
Investor profile

Who invests in Fairney View

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.6%
1,669 of 3,106 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,460/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,106
Reported capital gains1,989
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

90% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

90% 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

19%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,916/mo, while renters pay about $1,365/mo — owning runs $551/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$315
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,916

Household income

$86K household · yr+7.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$85K
Household
$86K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
9
$650-999
14
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
10
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 38% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,050/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (77 households)
Owned outright
53%
Owned with mortgage
36%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure9.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,603
4,603 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,603
Total incidents4,603· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault84336%
  • Break And Enter29913%
  • Drug Offences96041%
  • Fraud2149%

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

Bushfire-prone land

Moderate broad-area context

About 33.7% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

Moderate exposure ~33.7%
~33.7% 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

14,666 people · 202216,254 by 2032 (+10.8%)

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

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

Fairney View (postcode 4306) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Somerset local government area. The area has roughly 221 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $315 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,916.

The crime rate in the Somerset LGA is moderate at 4,603 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,916
Rent · wk(Census)$315
Population growth · Somerset LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,936
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Somerset LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)204
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Somerset LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4306ATO
Negatively geared5.6%
1,669 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,460/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,106
Reported capital gains1,989
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population221
Median age50
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,645
Personal income · wk$619
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,274 → $1,645
Change+29.1%
vs QLD median+11.1 pp
Median rent+9.4%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Somerset LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Esk Hospitalpublic
Kilcoy Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Somerset LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places111
Blue Care Toogoolawah Alkira Aged Care Facility41 places
Aloaka Care Centre40 places
Blue Care Lowood Glenwood Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Somerset LGAACECQA
Services21
Approved places998
Exceeding NQS4
Lowood Early Education Centre and Preschool129 places
Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale100 places
Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning99 places
Somerset Kids OSHC80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale74 places
NCC early learners Kilcoy60 places
+15 more in Somerset LGA
Aircraft noiseANEF
In ANEF contourYes
Nearest airfieldRAAF Base Amberley
Distance~18.3 km
Within Defence ANEF noise zone
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Fairney View 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 · 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 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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Fairney View 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.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Mount Archer better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$5/wk

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

Rifle Range most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$15/wk

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

Mount Beppo most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$15/wk

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

Fairney View FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Fairney View in?

    Fairney View is in the Somerset Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4306. Council-level context for Somerset LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Fairney View?

    The median weekly rent in Fairney View is $315/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Fairney View a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Fairney View?

    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 Fairney View 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.