Mount Gardiner is in Livingstone LGA, QLD, postcode 4705, with population 19.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
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.
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Rockhampton Surrounds - North SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Located in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area, Mount Gardiner is a quiet locality (postcode 4705). It is home to about 19 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, Scottish.
The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
Mount Gardiner is in the Livingstone Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4705. Council-level context for Livingstone LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Gardiner show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.