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Fredericksfield QLD 4806

Fredericksfield is in Burdekin LGA, QLD, postcode 4806, with population 259.

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
$163/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
17,220
17K via Burdekin LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,252
55 added 12mo · 15MW

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$163
Investor profile

Who invests in Fredericksfield

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
112 of 249 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,629/yr
Landlords (rental income)249
Reported capital gains219
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

80% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

80% 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

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $706/mo — owning runs $811/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$163
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

$96K household · yr+20.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$105K
Household
$96K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
5
$300-649
0
$650-999
11
$1,000-1,499
8
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
11

At the median asking rent, about 8% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $543/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (86 households)
Owned outright
54%
Owned with mortgage
27%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure6.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 58% drive, 2% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 25% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,635
4,635 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,635
Total incidents4,635· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,07626%
  • Break And Enter70317%
  • Drug Offences2,11951%
  • Fraud2636%

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 19.5% 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 ~19.5%
~19.5% 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

7,747 people · 20227,650 by 2032 (-1.3%)

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

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

Fredericksfield (postcode 4806) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Burdekin local government area. It is home to about 259 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The median weekly rent is $163 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

The crime rate in the Burdekin LGA is moderate at 4,635 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.5% 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+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$163
Population growth · Burdekin LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,220
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Burdekin LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)22
Houses 82%Units 18%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Burdekin LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.4%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4806ATO
Negatively geared5%
112 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,629/yr
Landlords (rental income)249
Reported capital gains219
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population259
Median age45
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,850
Personal income · wk$784
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,362 → $1,850
Change+35.8%
vs QLD median+17.8 pp
Median rent+35.8%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Burdekin LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Ayr Hospitalpublic
Home Hill Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Burdekin LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places173
Regis Ayr92 places
Regis Home Hill81 places
Childcare · Burdekin LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places476
Exceeding NQS1
Lillie's Cubby House100 places
Mayfield Early Education Home Hill80 places
Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Ayr75 places
Big Birds Nest Child Care Centre58 places
Home Hill State School TheirCare50 places
Burdekin Christian College Early Learning Child Care Centre36 places
+3 more in Burdekin LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Fredericksfield 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 Fredericksfield 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.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

McDesme most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$37/wk

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

Osborne most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$27/wk

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

Clare most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent +$15/wk

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

Fredericksfield FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Fredericksfield in?

    Fredericksfield is in the Burdekin Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4806. Council-level context for Burdekin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Fredericksfield?

    The median weekly rent in Fredericksfield is $163/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Fredericksfield a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Fredericksfield 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 Fredericksfield?

    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 Fredericksfield 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.