Nanum is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Weipa local government area (postcode 4874). With a population of 904, the suburb has a predominantly early-career demographic with a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $141K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 +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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The current median weekly rent is $700. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,100.
The crime rate in the Weipa LGA is moderate at 4,832 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.