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Suburb profile ·Goondiwindi LGA · QLD ·4385

Texas QLD 4385

Texas is in Goondiwindi LGA, QLD, postcode 4385, with population 790.

The read

Verify-first

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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
$200/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
790
790 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
287
13 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$200
Investor profile

Who invests in Texas

Owner-occupied 70%Rented 30%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.1%
26 of 73 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,319/yr
Landlords (rental income)73
Reported capital gains47
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

67% of homes here are owner-occupied and 28% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 67% owner-occupier / 28% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — owning runs $0/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$42K
Median rent · wk
$200
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$42K household · yr-47.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$57K
Household
$42K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
17
$300-649
86
$650-999
78
$1,000-1,499
58
$1,500-1,999
26
$2,000-2,999
36
$3,000-3,999
10
$4,000+
10

At the median asking rent, about 34% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (348 households)5.7% social housing
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
28%
Dwelling structure16.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
94%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 75% drive, 2% public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 3% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA874
Students141
Government1
  • Texas P-10 State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 874

Livability

53/ 100 livability index

Top 47% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 53% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access73
Public transport (1 stops)12
Schools & hospitals56

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
7,349
7,349 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,349
Total incidents7,349· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,23123%
  • Break And Enter1,64730%
  • Drug Offences2,39544%
  • Fraud1793%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

4,098 people · 20223,888 by 2032 (-5.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Inglewood - Waggamba SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Texas QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Texas is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Goondiwindi local government area (postcode 4385). With a population of 790, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $42K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 labourers, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Texas is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 874, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Goondiwindi LGA is moderate at 7,349 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Population growth · Goondiwindi LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,438
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Goondiwindi LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)14
Houses14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Goondiwindi LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4385ATO
Negatively geared4.1%
26 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,319/yr
Landlords (rental income)73
Reported capital gains47
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population790
Median age53
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$809
Personal income · wk$481
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$756 → $809
Change+7%
vs QLD median-11 pp
Median rent+23.5%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations4
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Goondiwindi LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Goondiwindi Hospitalpublic
Inglewood Hospitalpublic
Texas Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Goondiwindi LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places99
Kaloma Home for the Aged69 places
Texas Multi-Purpose Service16 places · in suburb
Inglewood Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Prompt Care STRC - Rural QueenslandShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Goondiwindi LGAACECQA
Services11
Approved places415
Exceeding NQS1
Lead Childcare - Goondiwindi85 places
NCC early learners Goondiwindi61 places
Goondiwindi and District Child Care Centre58 places
Inglewood Childcare & Kindergarten49 places
St Mary's Parish School Outside School Hours Care45 places
Goondiwindi Kindergarten30 places
+5 more in Goondiwindi LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 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.

Texas FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Texas in?

    Texas is in the Goondiwindi Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4385. Council-level context for Goondiwindi LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Texas?

    The median weekly rent in Texas is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Texas a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Texas?

    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 Texas 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.