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Suburb profile ·Moreton Bay LGA · QLD ·4520

Mount Nebo QLD 4520

Mount Nebo is in Moreton Bay LGA, QLD, postcode 4520, with population 430.

The read

Verify-first

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$288/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
532,445
532K via Moreton Bay LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
4,592
264 added 12mo · 32MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,929
Median rent · wk$288

Affordability

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,929/mo, while renters pay about $1,248/mo — owning runs $681/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$92K
Median rent · wk
$288
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,929

Household income

$92K household · yr+15.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$118K
Household
$92K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1044
Students36
Government1
  • Mount Nebo State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1044
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,728
4,728 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,728
Total incidents4,728· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault64725%
  • Break And Enter37014%
  • Drug Offences1,30950%
  • Fraud26810%

Full data detail

Mount Nebo QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Nebo is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Moreton Bay local government area (postcode 4520). The area has roughly 430 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $92K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 +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 professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $288 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,929.

Mount Nebo is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1044, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Moreton Bay LGA is moderate at 4,728 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,929
Rent · wk(Census)$288
Population growth · Moreton Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)532,445
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Moreton Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4,773
Houses3,293
Units1,480
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moreton Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4520ATO
Negatively geared767 (8.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,037/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,678
Reported capital gains1,277
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population430
Median age48
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,771
Personal income · wk$896
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Nebo 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 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.

Mount Nebo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Nebo in?

    Mount Nebo is in the Moreton Bay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4520. Council-level context for Moreton Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Nebo?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Nebo is $288/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Nebo a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Nebo 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 Mount Nebo?

    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 Mount Nebo 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.