Waterford is in Logan LGA, QLD, postcode 4133, with population 5,796.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,700/mo, while renters pay about $2,687/mo — renting runs $987/mo higher on these medians.
2 of 2 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.
Located in Queensland within the Logan local government area, Waterford is a medium-sized suburb (postcode 4133). With a population of 5,796, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.1% 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 technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Waterford has a median house price of $829,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $620. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,700.
Waterford is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1016, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Logan LGA is moderate at 7,987 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.9%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($829K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Waterford carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Waterford is in the Logan Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4133. Council-level context for Logan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Waterford, QLD is $829K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Waterford is $620/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Waterford 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.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Waterford show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.