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Suburb profile ·Somerset LGA · QLD ·4311

Mount Tarampa QLD 4311

Mount Tarampa is in Somerset LGA, QLD, postcode 4311, with population 501.

The read

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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
$340/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
501
501 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,651
173 added 12mo · 24MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,706
Median rent · wk$340
Investor profile

Who invests in Mount Tarampa

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.7%
219 of 488 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,167/yr
Landlords (rental income)488
Reported capital gains262
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

82% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

82% 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

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,706/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — owning runs $233/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$74K
Median rent · wk
$340
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,706

Household income

$74K household · yr-7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$80K
Household
$74K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
9
$650-999
23
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
18
$3,000-3,999
11
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 36% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,133/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (159 households)
Owned outright
35%
Owned with mortgage
47%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure10.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA871
Students60
Government1
  • Mount Tarampa State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 871
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,603
4,603 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,603
Total incidents4,603· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault84336%
  • Break And Enter29913%
  • Drug Offences96041%
  • Fraud2149%

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

Low broad-area context

About 13.8% 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

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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

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~13.8%
~13.8% 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

14,666 people · 202216,254 by 2032 (+10.8%)

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

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

Mount Tarampa is a small locality in Queensland within the Somerset local government area (postcode 4311). The area has roughly 501 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 labourers, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $340 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,706.

Mount Tarampa is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 871, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Somerset LGA is moderate at 4,603 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% 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+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,706
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Population growth · Somerset LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,936
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Somerset LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)204
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Somerset LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4311ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
219 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,167/yr
Landlords (rental income)488
Reported capital gains262
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population501
Median age42
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,424
Personal income · wk$609
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,234 → $1,424
Change+15.4%
vs QLD median-2.6 pp
Median rent+21.4%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Somerset LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Esk Hospitalpublic
Kilcoy Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Somerset LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places111
Blue Care Toogoolawah Alkira Aged Care Facility41 places
Aloaka Care Centre40 places
Blue Care Lowood Glenwood Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Somerset LGAACECQA
Services21
Approved places998
Exceeding NQS4
Lowood Early Education Centre and Preschool129 places
Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale100 places
Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning99 places
Somerset Kids OSHC80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale74 places
NCC early learners Kilcoy60 places
+15 more in Somerset LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Tarampa 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 May 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 Tarampa FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Tarampa in?

    Mount Tarampa is in the Somerset Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4311. Council-level context for Somerset LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The median weekly rent in Mount Tarampa is $340/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Tarampa a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Tarampa 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 Mount Tarampa?

    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 Tarampa 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.