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Suburb profile ·Goondiwindi LGA · QLD ·4388

Yelarbon QLD 4388

Yelarbon is in Goondiwindi LGA, QLD, postcode 4388, with population 313.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,438
10K via Goondiwindi LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
88
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$650
Median rent · wk$150
Investor profile

Who invests in Yelarbon

Owner-occupied 74%Rented 26%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.1%
12 of 24 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains19
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

66% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 66% owner-occupier / 23% renter mix.

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

Affordability

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $650/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — owning runs $0/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$650

Household income

$50K household · yr-37.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$60K
Household
$50K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
21
$650-999
31
$1,000-1,499
25
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
15
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (121 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
17%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure11.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
102%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 62% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 17% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA861
Students19
Government1
  • Yelarbon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 861
Crime Year ending May 2026
7,349
7,349 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,349
Total incidents7,349· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,23123%
  • Break And Enter1,64730%
  • Drug Offences2,39544%
  • Fraud1793%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 28.7% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

Moderate exposure ~28.7%
~28.7% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

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

4,098 people · 20223,888 by 2032 (-5.1%)

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

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

Yelarbon is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Goondiwindi local government area (postcode 4388). With a population of 313, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 +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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.

Yelarbon is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 861, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Goondiwindi LGA is moderate at 7,349 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$650
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Population growth · Goondiwindi LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,438
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Goondiwindi LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)14
Houses14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Goondiwindi LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4388ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
12 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains19
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population313
Median age48
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$954
Personal income · wk$487
Persons / bedroom0.9
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$776 → $954
Change+22.9%
vs QLD median+4.9 pp
Median rent+3.4%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Goondiwindi LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Goondiwindi Hospitalpublic
Inglewood Hospitalpublic
Texas Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Goondiwindi LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places99
Kaloma Home for the Aged69 places
Texas Multi-Purpose Service16 places
Inglewood Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Prompt Care STRC - Rural QueenslandShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Goondiwindi LGAACECQA
Services11
Approved places415
Exceeding NQS1
Lead Childcare - Goondiwindi85 places
NCC early learners Goondiwindi61 places
Goondiwindi and District Child Care Centre58 places
Inglewood Childcare & Kindergarten49 places
St Mary's Parish School Outside School Hours Care45 places
Goondiwindi Kindergarten30 places
+5 more in Goondiwindi LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Yelarbon 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Yelarbon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yelarbon in?

    Yelarbon is in the Goondiwindi Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4388. Council-level context for Goondiwindi LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Yelarbon?

    The median weekly rent in Yelarbon is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Yelarbon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Yelarbon show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yelarbon?

    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 Yelarbon 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.