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Suburb profile ·Rockhampton LGA · QLD ·4701

Koongal QLD 4701

Koongal is in Rockhampton LGA, QLD, postcode 4701, with population 4,252.

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$450/wk
-2.2% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$490
$300
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
2.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,252
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
9,374
508 added 12mo · 57MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$260

Affordability

34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $650/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$69K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$69K household · yr-13.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$83K
Household
$69K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA895
Students531
Government1
  • Mount Archer State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 895Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime Year ending Apr 2026
11,636
11,636 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k11,636
Total incidents11,636· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,25931%
  • Break And Enter1,52921%
  • Drug Offences2,76838%
  • Fraud6629%

Full data detail

Koongal QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Koongal is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Rockhampton local government area (postcode 4701). It is home to about 4,252 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Koongal is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 895, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Rockhampton LGA is higher than average at 11,636 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$260
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$450
Population growth · Rockhampton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)85,794
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Rockhampton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)234
Houses152
Units83
YoY change+0%
Employment · Rockhampton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4701ATO
Negatively geared1,101 (4.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,715/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,149
Reported capital gains1,621
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,252
Median age35
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,320
Personal income · wk$716
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Strong evidence

Koongal has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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.

Koongal FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Koongal in?

    Koongal is in the Rockhampton Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4701. Council-level context for Rockhampton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Koongal?

    The median weekly rent in Koongal is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Koongal?

    Rent context available: Koongal has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Koongal a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Koongal show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Koongal?

    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 Koongal 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.