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Suburb profile ·North Burnett LGA · QLD ·4626

Mundubbera QLD 4626

Mundubbera is in North Burnett LGA, QLD, postcode 4626, with population 1,120.

The read

Affordability-first

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Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

Median house
$350K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$220/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
3.3%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,120
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
491
26 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$163/wk (-$8,500/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
5.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,029/mo, while renters pay about $953/mo — owning runs $76/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$350K
Household income · yr
$65K
Median rent · wk
$220
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,029
Gross yield
3.3%

Household income

$65K household · yr-18.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$79K
Household
$65K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA933
Students193
Government1
  • Mundubbera State CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 933
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
3,680
3,680 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,680
Total incidents3,680· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault72323%
  • Break And Enter53517%
  • Drug Offences1,79457%
  • Fraud1033%

Full data detail

Mundubbera QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Mundubbera is a small community in Queensland within the North Burnett local government area (postcode 4626). It is home to about 1,120 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

Median house prices in Mundubbera sit at $350,000, little changed on a year ago. The median weekly rent is $220 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,029.

Mundubbera is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 933, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the North Burnett LGA is below average at 3,680 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($350K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.4x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$350K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability5.4x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,029
Rent · wk(Census)$220
Gross yield3.3%
Price / income5.4x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)121
Population growth · North Burnett LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,562
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · North Burnett LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)27
Houses27
YoY change+0%
Employment · North Burnett LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4626ATO
Negatively geared39 (2.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,183/yr
Landlords (rental income)122
Reported capital gains91
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,120
Median age39
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,241
Personal income · wk$742
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Mundubbera Hospitalpublic
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Mundubbera 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 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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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 · 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.

Mundubbera FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mundubbera in?

    Mundubbera is in the North Burnett Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4626. Council-level context for North Burnett LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Mundubbera?

    The current median house price in Mundubbera, QLD is $350K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Mundubbera?

    The median weekly rent in Mundubbera is $220/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Mundubbera a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mundubbera show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mundubbera?

    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 Mundubbera 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.