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Suburb profile ·Ipswich LGA · QLD ·4305

Moores Pocket QLD 4305

Moores Pocket is in Ipswich LGA, QLD, postcode 4305, with population 772.

The read

Verify-first

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$225/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
772
772 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
13,886
640 added 12mo · 78MW

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$225

Affordability

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $975/mo — owning runs $325/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$43K
Median rent · wk
$225
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$43K household · yr-45.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$62K
Household
$43K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,631
6,631 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,631
Total incidents6,631· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,27838%
  • Break And Enter49515%
  • Drug Offences1,20936%
  • Fraud35411%

Full data detail

Moores Pocket QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Moores Pocket is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Ipswich local government area (postcode 4305). It is home to about 772 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 65. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.5% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ipswich LGA is moderate at 6,631 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.5% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Population growth · Ipswich LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)268,272
5-year growth+3.4% CAGR
YoY change+3.5%
20012025
Development · Ipswich LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,108
Houses1,470
Units638
YoY change+0%
Employment · Ipswich LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4305ATO
Negatively geared1,405 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,583/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,705
Reported capital gains1,880
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population772
Median age65
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$829
Personal income · wk$564
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Moores Pocket depends 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 Apr 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 · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Moores Pocket FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Moores Pocket in?

    Moores Pocket is in the Ipswich Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4305. Council-level context for Ipswich LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Moores Pocket?

    The median weekly rent in Moores Pocket is $225/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Moores Pocket a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Moores Pocket?

    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 Moores Pocket 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.