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Wandal QLD 4700

Wandal is in Rockhampton LGA, QLD, postcode 4700, with population 3,949.

The read

Livability-led

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$510/wk
+2.0% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$510
$330
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$510/wk
Rent context available
2.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,949
4K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
3
Matched school context
D9 vs AU
Solar
3,279
150 added 12mo · 23MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$270

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,210/mo — renting runs $910/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$75K
Median rent · wk
$510
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$75K household · yr-5.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$103K
Household
$75K

Schools

Total3
Avg ICSEA957
Students1,931
Catholic1
Government2
  • The Hall State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 936
  • Rockhampton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 910
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1026
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
11,636
11,636 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k11,636
Total incidents11,636· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault2,25931%
  • Break And Enter1,52921%
  • Drug Offences2,76838%
  • Fraud6629%

Full data detail

Wandal QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Rockhampton local government area, Wandal is a smaller residential area (postcode 4700). It is home to about 3,949 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 +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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $510. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Wandal is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 957, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Rockhampton LGA is higher than average at 11,636 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, 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$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$510
Population growth · Rockhampton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)85,794
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Rockhampton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)234
Houses152
Units83
YoY change+0%
Employment · Rockhampton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4700ATO
Negatively geared514 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,431/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,096
Reported capital gains790
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,949
Median age40
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,447
Personal income · wk$803
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
iga1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Wandal for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 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.

Wandal FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wandal in?

    Wandal is in the Rockhampton Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4700. Council-level context for Rockhampton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wandal?

    The median weekly rent in Wandal is $510/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Wandal?

    Rent context available: Wandal 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.

  4. Is Wandal a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wandal?

    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.

  6. How often is the Wandal 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.