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Suburb profile ·Paroo LGA · QLD ·4490

Linden QLD 4490

Linden is in Paroo LGA, QLD, postcode 4490, with population 5.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,724
2K via Paroo LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
379
22 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

$43K household · yr-46.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$43K
Household
$43K
Crime Year ending May 2026
12,048
12,048 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k12,048
Total incidents12,048· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault3,57324%
  • Break And Enter2,47917%
  • Drug Offences8,58857%
  • Fraud3452%

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.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

Population outlook

2,759 people · 20223,000 by 2032 (+8.7%)

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

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

Linden is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Paroo local government area (postcode 4490). It is home to about 5 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 crime rate in the Paroo LGA is higher than average at 12,048 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Paroo LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,724
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Paroo LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Paroo LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0.4pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4490ATO
Negatively geared5%
35 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,536/yr
Landlords (rental income)109
Reported capital gains46
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population5
Median age47
Household size1.5
HH income · wk$824
Personal income · wk$449
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,624 → $824
Change-68.6%
vs QLD median-86.6 pp
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Paroo LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cunnamulla Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Paroo LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places10
Cunnamulla Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Childcare · Paroo LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places53
Exceeding NQS0
Gidgee Kids ELC53 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Linden as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 Linden 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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 as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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 Linden feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Linden FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Linden in?

    Linden is in the Paroo Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4490. Council-level context for Paroo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Linden a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Linden?

    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.

  4. How often is the Linden 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.