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Julatten QLD 4871

Julatten is in Mareeba LGA, QLD, postcode 4871, with population 1,020.

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$275/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,020
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,022
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$1,327
Median rent · wk$275

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,327/mo, while renters pay about $1,192/mo — owning runs $135/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$275
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,327

Household income

$59K household · yr-25.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$72K
Household
$59K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA969
Students59
Government1
  • Julatten State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 969
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
9,472
9,472 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,472
Total incidents9,472· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,55542%
  • Break And Enter1,61727%
  • Drug Offences1,56526%
  • Fraud3195%

Full data detail

Julatten QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Julatten (postcode 4871) is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Mareeba local government area. It is home to about 1,020 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,327.

Julatten is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 969, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mareeba LGA is higher than average at 9,472 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.1% 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+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,327
Rent · wk(Census)$275
Population growth · Mareeba LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)24,205
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Mareeba LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)61
Houses52
Units9
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mareeba LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.4%
YoY change+2.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4871ATO
Negatively geared219 (3.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,020
Median age54
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,136
Personal income · wk$559
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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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 Apr 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.

Julatten FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Julatten in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Julatten?

    The median weekly rent in Julatten is $275/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Julatten a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Julatten 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 Julatten?

    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 Julatten 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.