Yatala is in Gold Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4207, with population 1,405.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,200/mo, while renters pay about $2,145/mo — owning runs $55/mo higher on these medians.
Yatala (postcode 4207) is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Gold Coast local government area. With a population of 1,405, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $130K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 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 technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Yatala has a median house price of $1.0 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $495 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
Yatala is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1046, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Gold Coast LGA is moderate at 5,699 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% 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.
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Yatala is in the Gold Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4207. Council-level context for Gold Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Yatala, QLD is $1.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Yatala is $495/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Yatala show: Low 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.