Whitsundays is a compact suburb in Queensland within the Whitsunday local government area (postcode 4802). It is home to about 2,281 residents, with a younger, working-age population and a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Whitsundays is $750,000, having risen steeply by 11.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $400,000 (+12% YoY). The median weekly rent is $356 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,790.
Whitsundays is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1081, which is above the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Whitsunday LGA is moderate at 6,148 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($750K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +11.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.