North Maclean is in Logan LGA, QLD, postcode 4280, with population 1,581.
There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,820/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $130/mo higher on these medians.
Located in Queensland within the Logan local government area, North Maclean is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4280). The area has roughly 1,581 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.1% 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 technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in North Maclean sit at $920,000, little changed on a year ago. The median weekly rent is $450 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,820.
North Maclean is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 936, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Logan LGA is moderate at 7,987 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($920K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 10.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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North Maclean has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.
Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.
North Maclean is in the Logan Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4280. Council-level context for Logan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in North Maclean, QLD is $920K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in North Maclean is $450/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for North Maclean show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.