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Suburb profile ·Banana LGA · QLD ·4718

Moura QLD 4718

Moura is in Banana LGA, QLD, postcode 4718, with population 1,993.

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$380/wk
-2.6% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$400
$260
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$380/wk
Rent context available
2.6%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,993
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
523
44 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,062
Median rent · wk$225

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,062/mo, while renters pay about $1,647/mo — renting runs $585/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$380
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,062

Household income

$93K household · yr+16.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$114K
Household
$93K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA901
Students415
Government2
  • Moura State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 909
  • Moura State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 893
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,914
4,914 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,914
Total incidents4,914· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,02333%
  • Break And Enter79225%
  • Drug Offences1,04433%
  • Fraud2829%

Full data detail

Moura QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Banana local government area, Moura is a small locality (postcode 4718). It is home to about 1,993 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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 machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $380. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,062.

Moura is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 901, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Banana LGA is moderate at 4,914 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,062
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$380
Population growth · Banana LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,144
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Banana LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)24
Houses24
YoY change+0%
Employment · Banana LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.9%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4718ATO
Negatively geared70 (5.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,666/yr
Landlords (rental income)139
Reported capital gains109
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,993
Median age34
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,787
Personal income · wk$882
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining5
iga1
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Moura Hospitalpublic
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Moura for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Moura FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Moura in?

    Moura is in the Banana Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4718. Council-level context for Banana LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Moura?

    The median weekly rent in Moura is $380/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Moura?

    Rent context available: Moura has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Moura a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Moura?

    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.

  6. How often is the Moura 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.