River Heads is in Fraser Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4655, with population 2,044.
The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.
Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,400/mo, while renters pay about $2,817/mo — renting runs $1,417/mo higher on these medians.
River Heads is a smaller residential area in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area (postcode 4655). The area has roughly 2,044 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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 community & personal service, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
River Heads has a median house price of $905,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.
The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,491 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($905K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% 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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River Heads carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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River Heads is in the Fraser Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4655. Council-level context for Fraser Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in River Heads, QLD is $905K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in River Heads is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: River Heads has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for River Heads show: Moderate 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.