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Pinkenba QLD 4008

Pinkenba is in Brisbane LGA, QLD, postcode 4008, with population 350.

The read

Verify-first

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,375,301
1.4M via Brisbane LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
133
9 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,500
Median rent · wk$350

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — renting runs $17/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$87K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500

Household income

$87K household · yr+8.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$101K
Household
$87K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,340
6,340 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,340
Total incidents6,340· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault70721%
  • Break And Enter73722%
  • Drug Offences1,47444%
  • Fraud41312%

Full data detail

Pinkenba QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Pinkenba (postcode 4008) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Brisbane local government area. The area has roughly 350 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brisbane LGA is moderate at 6,340 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% 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+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Population growth · Brisbane LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,375,301
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Brisbane LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,357
Houses2,020
Units4,338
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brisbane LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4008ATO
Negatively geared6 (2.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,948/yr
Landlords (rental income)14
Reported capital gains15
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population350
Median age40
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,666
Personal income · wk$848
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops20
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Pinkenba depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 20 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Pinkenba FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pinkenba in?

    Pinkenba is in the Brisbane Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4008. Council-level context for Brisbane LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pinkenba?

    The median weekly rent in Pinkenba is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Pinkenba a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pinkenba?

    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.

  5. How often is the Pinkenba 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.