Whetstone is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Goondiwindi local government area (postcode 4387). It is home to about 70 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 managers, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $69 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
The crime rate in the Goondiwindi LGA is moderate at 7,152 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.