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Suburb profile ·Redland LGA · QLD ·4184

Lamb Island QLD 4184

Lamb Island is in Redland LGA, QLD, postcode 4184, with population 504.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$240/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
504
504 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,568
234 added 12mo · 18MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$874
Median rent · wk$240
Investor profile

Who invests in Lamb Island

Owner-occupied 77%Rented 23%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.8%
147 of 415 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,027/yr
Landlords (rental income)415
Reported capital gains271
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

72% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

72% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $874/mo, while renters pay about $1,040/mo — renting runs $166/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$35K
Median rent · wk
$240
Owner mortgage · mo
$874

Household income

$35K household · yr-56.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$46K
Household
$35K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
26
$300-649
98
$650-999
63
$1,000-1,499
28
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
14
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 63% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $800/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (268 households)
Owned outright
52%
Owned with mortgage
19%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure25.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 18% drive, 15% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 26% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
3,511
3,511 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,511
Total incidents3,511· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault59425%
  • Break And Enter27411%
  • Drug Offences1,31155%
  • Fraud2239%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Moderate broad-area context

About 32.1% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Moderate exposure ~32.1%
~32.1% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

9,064 people · 202212,127 by 2032 (+33.8%)

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

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

Lamb Island is a small community in Queensland within the Redland local government area (postcode 4184). It is home to about 504 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 63. Households earn a median income of $35K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% 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 professionals, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $240 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $874.

The crime rate in the Redland LGA is below average at 3,511 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.7% 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+1.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$874
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Population growth · Redland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)172,831
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.7%
20012025
Development · Redland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,451
Houses 81%Units 19%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Redland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4184ATO
Negatively geared3.8%
147 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,027/yr
Landlords (rental income)415
Reported capital gains271
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population504
Median age63
Household size1.7
HH income · wk$667
Personal income · wk$433
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$510 → $667
Change+30.8%
vs QLD median+12.8 pp
Median rent+20%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Redland LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Redland Hospitalpublic
Eastern Endoscopy Centreprivate
Mater Private Hospital Redlandprivate
Aged care · Redland LGAGEN
Facilities17
Residential places1,726
MiCare Prins Willem Alexander Lodge189 places
Adventist Retirement Village - Victoria Pt179 places
Marebello138 places
Bolton Clarke Seaton Place137 places
Bolton Clarke Capella Bay133 places
Redland Residential Care Facility128 places
+11 more in Redland LGA
Childcare · Redland LGAACECQA
Services88
Approved places7,630
Exceeding NQS11
Helping Hands Ormiston180 places
Jabiru Bay View165 places
St Mary MacKillop Outside School Hours Care164 places
Story House Early Learning Thornlands154 places
Little Scholars School of Early Learning Redland Bay South152 places
Capalaba Kids Early Learning Centre150 places
+82 more in Redland LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Lamb Island leans 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.

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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Lamb Island is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Lamb Island feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Lamb Island FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lamb Island in?

    Lamb Island is in the Redland Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4184. Council-level context for Redland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lamb Island?

    The median weekly rent in Lamb Island is $240/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Lamb Island a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lamb Island 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 Lamb Island?

    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 Lamb Island 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.