Howard is in Fraser Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4659, with population 1,394.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.
Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,062/mo, while renters pay about $1,075/mo — renting runs $13/mo higher on these medians.
Located in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area, Howard is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4659). The area has roughly 1,394 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are sales, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $248 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,062.
Howard is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 894, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,491 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, 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.
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Howard is in the Fraser Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4659. Council-level context for Fraser Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Howard is $248/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Howard show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.