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Suburb profile ·Livingstone LGA · QLD ·4711

Glenlee QLD 4711

Glenlee is in Livingstone LGA, QLD, postcode 4711, with population 1,193.

The read

Verify-first

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$730K
+12.0% YoY
2019 → 2024 · 6 periods
ABS + state medians
$730K
$457K
2019 2024
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$730K
House median, latest period
12.0%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
1,193
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
8h 26m
649.7 km to Brisbane CBD · free-flow
Solar
565
29 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$434/wk (-$22,558/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-37% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 8)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Cgrade · 55/100 · top 45% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 55% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth60
Rental yield33
Stability75
Volatility-7.2ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Glenlee

Owner-occupied 93%Rented 7%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7%
77 of 145 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,235/yr
Landlords (rental income)145
Reported capital gains88
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

93% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

93% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.5% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

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

Mortgage affordability

36%
of household income to service a new loan
8.2 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,501/mo vs median rent $1,517/mo (+131% · +$458/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $2,788/mo (-713) · at 6.0% (current): $3,501/mo · at 8.0%: $4,285/mo (+784)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
6.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,933/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — owning runs $416/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$730K
Household income · yr
$118K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,933
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$118K household · yr+48.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$121K
Household
$118K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)41% could service the median house
Under $300
3
$300-649
19
$650-999
32
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
28
$2,000-2,999
87
$3,000-3,999
51
$4,000+
54

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,693/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,167/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$62K → $71K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (376 households)
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
52%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure3.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 90% drive, 1% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 7% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA872
Students269
Independent1
  • Carinity Education - RockhamptonSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 872
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,149
4,149 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,149
Total incidents4,149· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault95538%
  • Break And Enter38415%
  • Drug Offences86635%
  • Fraud28712%

Population outlook

5,454 people · 20226,117 by 2032 (+12.2%)

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

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

Glenlee is a small community in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area (postcode 4711). The area has roughly 1,193 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $118K per year, with an average household size of 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, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Glenlee stand at $730,000, having climbed sharply by 12% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,933.

Glenlee is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 872, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($730K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +12.0% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$730K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability6.2x· Moderate
Price Momentum+12.0% Rising
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,933
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Gross yield2.5%
Price / income6.2x
Population growth · Livingstone LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)43,668
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Livingstone LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)193
Houses 84%Units 16%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Livingstone LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4711ATO
Negatively geared7%
77 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,235/yr
Landlords (rental income)145
Reported capital gains88
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,193
Median age44
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,274
Personal income · wk$858
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$71,297
Mean income$82,743
Earners3,122
YoY change+4.4%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,005 → $2,274
Change+13.4%
vs QLD median-4.6 pp
Median rent+0%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Livingstone LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Capricorn Coast Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Livingstone LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places252
Bolton Clarke Sunset Ridge120 places
Blue Care Capricorn Aged Care Facility66 places
Capricorn Adventist Retirement Village66 places
Childcare · Livingstone LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places1,260
Exceeding NQS5
Coastal Kids Yeppoon199 places
Taranganba Early Learning191 places
Skippy's Early Learning Yeppoon129 places
Cedar Avenue Early Learning114 places
Coastal Kids Kindergarten100 places
Coastal Kids Childcare96 places
+9 more in Livingstone LGA
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Verify-heavy evidence

Glenlee depends 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.

Annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

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
ABS Data by Region · 2024 · Annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Verify
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.

Glenlee FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Glenlee in?

    Glenlee is in the Livingstone Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4711. Council-level context for Livingstone LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Glenlee?

    The current median house price in Glenlee, QLD is $730K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Glenlee?

    The median weekly rent in Glenlee is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Glenlee a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Glenlee show: Low Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Glenlee?

    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.

  6. How often is the Glenlee 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.