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Suburb profile ·Etheridge LGA · QLD ·4871

Georgetown QLD 4871

Georgetown is in Etheridge LGA, QLD, postcode 4871, with population 254.

The read

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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
$200/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
254
254 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,038
140 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$758
Median rent · wk$200
Investor profile

Who invests in Georgetown

Owner-occupied 73%Rented 27%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.6%
219 of 633 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

51% of homes here are owner-occupied and 18% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 51% owner-occupier / 18% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $758/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — renting runs $109/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$74K
Median rent · wk
$200
Owner mortgage · mo
$758

Household income

$74K household · yr-7.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$102K
Household
$74K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
6
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
18
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
14
$3,000-3,999
11
$4,000+
8

At the median asking rent, about 17% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (93 households)
Owned outright
32%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
18%
Dwelling structure7.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
86%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 55% drive, 0% public transport, 18% walk or cycle, 19% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA930
Students47
Government1
  • Georgetown State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 930
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,941
4,941 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,941
Total incidents4,941· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault54917%
  • Break And Enter68521%
  • Drug Offences1,78454%
  • Fraud2748%

Population outlook

988 people · 2022959 by 2032 (-2.9%)

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

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

Georgetown is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Etheridge local government area (postcode 4871). The area has roughly 254 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $758.

Georgetown is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 930, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Etheridge LGA is moderate at 4,941 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$758
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Population growth · Etheridge LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)727
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Etheridge LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Etheridge LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4871ATO
Negatively geared3.6%
219 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population254
Median age39
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,420
Personal income · wk$919
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,023 → $1,420
Change+38.8%
vs QLD median+20.8 pp
Median rent+66.7%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining1
Childcare · Etheridge LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places27
Exceeding NQS0
Little Gems Children's Centre17 places · in suburb
Georgetown State School Kindergarten10 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Georgetown FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Georgetown in?

    Georgetown is in the Etheridge Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4871. Council-level context for Etheridge LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Georgetown?

    The median weekly rent in Georgetown is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Georgetown a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Georgetown 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 Georgetown?

    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 Georgetown 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.