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Suburb profile ·Southern Downs LGA · QLD ·4377

The Summit QLD 4377

The Summit is in Southern Downs LGA, QLD, postcode 4377, with population 436.

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
$270/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
38,064
38K via Southern Downs LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
195
29 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,062
Median rent · wk$270
Investor profile

Who invests in The Summit

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.6%
13 of 36 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,993/yr
Landlords (rental income)36
Reported capital gains34
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 13% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

77% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,062/mo, while renters pay about $1,170/mo — renting runs $108/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$58K
Median rent · wk
$270
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,062

Household income

$58K household · yr-27% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$69K
Household
$58K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
21
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
35
$1,500-1,999
20
$2,000-2,999
20
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 35% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $900/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (158 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
33%
Rented
13%
Dwelling structure10.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 78% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA967
Students15
Government1
  • The Summit State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 967
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,105
4,105 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,105
Total incidents4,105· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault87529%
  • Break And Enter38213%
  • Drug Offences1,33544%
  • Fraud45915%

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~66.7%
~66.7% 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

6,361 people · 20226,732 by 2032 (+5.8%)

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

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

The Summit (postcode 4377) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Southern Downs local government area. The area has roughly 436 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $270 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,062.

The Summit is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 967, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Southern Downs LGA is moderate at 4,105 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% 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+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,062
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Population growth · Southern Downs LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)38,064
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Southern Downs LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)236
Houses 70%Units 30%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Southern Downs LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change+1.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4377ATO
Negatively geared3.6%
13 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,993/yr
Landlords (rental income)36
Reported capital gains34
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population436
Median age51
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,117
Personal income · wk$537
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$942 → $1,117
Change+18.6%
vs QLD median+0.6 pp
Median rent+35%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Southern Downs LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Stanthorpe Hospitalpublic
Warwick Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Southern Downs LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places482
Churches of Christ Warwick Aged Care Service128 places
Churches of Christ Stanthorpe Aged Care Service103 places
Akooramak Care of Older Persons100 places
The Oaks Residential Aged Care Facility40 places
Kadimah Nursing Home31 places
Leslie Place Aged Persons Hostel30 places
+2 more in Southern Downs LGA
Childcare · Southern Downs LGAACECQA
Services19
Approved places915
Exceeding NQS2
Busy Bees at Warwick105 places
Kidszone Australia75 places
Little Tackers Childcare Centre75 places
Milestones Early Learning Stanthorpe75 places
Whispering Gully Rosenthal Heights75 places
Goodstart Early Learning Warwick - Wood Street74 places
+13 more in Southern Downs LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

The Summit 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 · 2 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.

The Summit FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is The Summit in?

    The Summit is in the Southern Downs Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4377. Council-level context for Southern Downs LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in The Summit?

    The median weekly rent in The Summit is $270/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is The Summit a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for The Summit 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 The Summit?

    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 The Summit 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.