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Theodore QLD 4719

Theodore is in Banana LGA, QLD, postcode 4719, with population 451.

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
$195/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,144
15K via Banana LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
241
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$953
Median rent · wk$195
Investor profile

Who invests in Theodore

Owner-occupied 56%Rented 44%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.3%
28 of 62 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,770/yr
Landlords (rental income)62
Reported capital gains62
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

53% of homes here are owner-occupied and 41% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 53% owner-occupier / 41% 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

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $953/mo, while renters pay about $845/mo — owning runs $108/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$195
Owner mortgage · mo
$953

Household income

$64K household · yr-19.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$93K
Household
$64K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
7
$300-649
31
$650-999
29
$1,000-1,499
44
$1,500-1,999
7
$2,000-2,999
30
$3,000-3,999
21
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $650/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (194 households)4.1% social housing
Owned outright
29%
Owned with mortgage
24%
Rented
41%
Dwelling structure15.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
5%

Getting to work: 69% drive, 0% public transport, 19% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA947
Students150
Government1
  • Theodore State SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 947
Crime Year ending May 2026
5,088
5,088 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,088
Total incidents5,088· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,04232%
  • Break And Enter82525%
  • Drug Offences1,11534%
  • Fraud2829%

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

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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

Population outlook

8,991 people · 20228,647 by 2032 (-3.8%)

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

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

Theodore is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Banana local government area (postcode 4719). It is home to about 451 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, machinery operators & drivers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $195 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $953.

Theodore is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 947, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Banana LGA is moderate at 5,088 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$953
Rent · wk(Census)$195
Population growth · Banana LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,144
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Banana LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)28
Houses28
YoY change+0%
Employment · Banana LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.9%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4719ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
28 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,770/yr
Landlords (rental income)62
Reported capital gains62
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population451
Median age38
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,238
Personal income · wk$777
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,046 → $1,238
Change+18.4%
vs QLD median+0.4 pp
Median rent+14%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
iga1
Hospitals · Banana LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
Baralaba Hospitalpublic
Biloela Hospitalpublic
Moura Hospitalpublic
Taroom Hospitalpublic
Theodore Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Aged care · Banana LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places118
Lutheran Services - Wahroonga65 places
Southern Cross Care Taroom - Leichhardt Villa29 places
Theodore Multi-Purpose Service19 places · in suburb
Baralaba Multi-Purpose Service4 places
Moura Multi-Purpose Service1 places
Childcare · Banana LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places365
Exceeding NQS4
Biloela Early Learning Centre and Child Care75 places
PCYC Redeemer Fun Squad45 places
C&K Biloela Community Childcare Centre42 places
Taroom Kindergarten42 places
Nurture Early Learning28 places
Moura Community Kindergarten25 places
+6 more in Banana LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Theodore 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 · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Theodore FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Theodore in?

    Theodore is in the Banana Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4719. Council-level context for Banana LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Theodore?

    The median weekly rent in Theodore is $195/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Theodore a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Theodore 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 Theodore?

    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 Theodore 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.