Located in Queensland within the Scenic Rim local government area, Obum Obum is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4309). With a population of 129, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% 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 managers, professionals, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $360 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
The crime rate in the Scenic Rim LGA is below average at 3,425 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.