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Suburb profile ·Wujal Wujal LGA · QLD ·4895

Wujal Wujal QLD 4895

Wujal Wujal is in Wujal Wujal LGA, QLD, postcode 4895, with population 276.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$70/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
276
276 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
627
51 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$70
Investor profile

Who invests in Wujal Wujal

Owner-occupied 0%Rented 100%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.9%
94 of 238 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,436/yr
Landlords (rental income)238
Reported capital gains103
The read

Renter-heavy market

0% of homes here are owner-occupied and 92% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

92% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 85% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$44K
Median rent · wk
$70

Household income

$44K household · yr-45.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$17K
Family
$43K
Household
$44K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
18
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
9
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
4
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 3% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $233/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (79 households)84.8% social housing
Owned outright
0%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
92%
Dwelling structure10.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
80%
Townhouse / semi
13%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 49% drive, 0% public transport, 39% walk or cycle, 0% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
16,950
16,950 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k16,950
Total incidents16,950· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault10,54373%
  • Break And Enter1,61611%
  • Drug Offences1,61611%
  • Fraud6384%

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

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 97.9% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~97.9%
~97.9% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~15.8% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

8,070 people · 20229,013 by 2032 (+11.7%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Wujal Wujal local government area, Wujal Wujal is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4895). With a population of 276, the suburb has a younger, working-age population with a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% 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 professionals, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and arts & recreation. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $70 (Census 2021).

The crime rate in the Wujal Wujal LGA is higher than average at 16,950 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.3% 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+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$70
Population growth · Wujal Wujal LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)301
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Wujal Wujal LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2
Houses2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wujal Wujal LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)9.7%
YoY change-1.2pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4895ATO
Negatively geared3.9%
94 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,436/yr
Landlords (rental income)238
Reported capital gains103
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population276
Median age29
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$840
Personal income · wk$332
Persons / bedroom1.2
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$811 → $840
Change+3.6%
vs QLD median-14.4 pp
Median rent-30%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Childcare · Wujal Wujal LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places21
Exceeding NQS0
Wujal Wujal Community Kindergarten21 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Wujal Wujal depends 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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Wujal Wujal is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Wujal Wujal FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wujal Wujal in?

    Wujal Wujal is in the Wujal Wujal Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4895. Council-level context for Wujal Wujal LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wujal Wujal?

    The median weekly rent in Wujal Wujal is $70/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Wujal Wujal a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wujal Wujal 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 Wujal Wujal?

    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 Wujal Wujal 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.