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Thallon QLD 4497

Thallon is in Balonne LGA, QLD, postcode 4497, with population 231.

The read

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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
$125/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,350
4K via Balonne LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
66
2 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$800
Median rent · wk$125
Investor profile

Who invests in Thallon

Owner-occupied 70%Rented 30%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.8%
8 of 33 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,177/yr
Landlords (rental income)33
Reported capital gains21
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

53% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 53% owner-occupier / 23% 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

10%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $800/mo, while renters pay about $542/mo — owning runs $258/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$125
Owner mortgage · mo
$800

Household income

$64K household · yr-19.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$93K
Household
$64K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
5
$650-999
9
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
7
$2,000-2,999
15
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 2% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $417/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (75 households)
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
11%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure21.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
11%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 50% drive, 0% public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 40% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA993
Students16
Government1
  • Thallon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 993
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,860
6,860 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,860
Total incidents6,860· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,53228%
  • Break And Enter82315%
  • Drug Offences2,83652%
  • Fraud2515%

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

Bushfire-prone land

Moderate broad-area context

About 21.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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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

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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

Bushfire exposure

Moderate exposure ~21.6%
~21.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

4,353 people · 20224,269 by 2032 (-1.9%)

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

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

Thallon is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Balonne local government area (postcode 4497). The area has roughly 231 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 managers, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $125 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $800.

Thallon is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 993, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Balonne LGA is moderate at 6,860 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$800
Rent · wk(Census)$125
Population growth · Balonne LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)4,350
5-year growth-0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Balonne LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)9
Houses 78%Units 22%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Balonne LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.4%
YoY change+2.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4497ATO
Negatively geared3.8%
8 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,177/yr
Landlords (rental income)33
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population231
Median age42
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,239
Personal income · wk$787
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,390 → $1,239
Change-10.9%
vs QLD median-28.9 pp
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Balonne LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Dirranbandi Hospitalpublic
Mungindi Hospitalpublic
St George Hospital Qldpublic
Aged care · Balonne LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places43
Churches of Christ Warrawee Aged Care Service25 places
Mungindi Multi-Purpose Service12 places
Dirranbandi Multi-Purpose Service6 places
Childcare · Balonne LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places183
Exceeding NQS0
NCC early learners St George59 places
St Patrick's Outside School Hours Care, St George45 places
Lady Gowrie Balonne Kindergarten30 places
King's Outside School Hours Care St George29 places
C&K Dirranbandi Community Kindergarten20 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Thallon leans 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 May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Thallon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Thallon in?

    Thallon is in the Balonne Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4497. Council-level context for Balonne LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Thallon?

    The median weekly rent in Thallon is $125/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Thallon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Thallon 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 Thallon?

    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 Thallon 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.