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Suburb profile ·Livingstone LGA · QLD ·4703

Yeppoon QLD 4703

Yeppoon is in Livingstone LGA, QLD, postcode 4703, with population 7,037.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$600/wk
Rising
+9.1% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$380
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 4.6%. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led read.

Median house
$680K
House median, latest period
8.8%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Income-stretched rent market
9.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.6%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
7,037
7K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
6
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
9h 5m
681.3 km to Brisbane CBD · free-flow
Solar
7,044
406 added 12mo · 43MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$199/wk (-$10,328/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitytypical — rents vary ±6.7% around trend
Value vs advantage+17% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 2)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Agrade · 90/100 · top 10% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 90% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth75
Rental yield88
Stability81
Volatility-6.6ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Yeppoon

Owner-occupied 64%Rented 36%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.2%
816 of 1,830 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,210/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,830
Reported capital gains1,433
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

59% of homes here are owner-occupied and 33% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 59% owner-occupier / 33% renter mix.

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

Mortgage affordability

62%
of household income to service a new loan
14.3 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,262/mo vs median rent $2,600/mo (+25% · +$153/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $2,597/mo (-664) · at 6.0% (current): $3,262/mo · at 8.0%: $3,992/mo (+730)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
10.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
49%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,553/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $1,047/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$680K
Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,553
Gross yield
4.6%

Household income

$63K household · yr-20.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$87K
Household
$63K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)21% could service the median house
Under $300
124
$300-649
542
$650-999
404
$1,000-1,499
397
$1,500-1,999
266
$2,000-2,999
392
$3,000-3,999
204
$4,000+
183

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,509/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 69% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$52K → $60K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (2,805 households)6.0% social housing
Owned outright
30%
Owned with mortgage
30%
Rented
33%
Dwelling structure15.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
72%
Townhouse / semi
14%
Flat / apartment
12%

Getting to work: 84% drive, 2% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total6
Avg ICSEA998
Students3,925
Catholic4
Government2
  • Yeppoon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 945
  • Yeppoon State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 958
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1025
  • St Brendan's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 994
  • St Ursula's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1014
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1052

Livability

82/ 100 livability index

Top 18% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 82% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access86
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals92

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,149
4,149 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,149
Total incidents4,149· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault95538%
  • Break And Enter38415%
  • Drug Offences86635%
  • Fraud28712%

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~41.5%
~41.5% 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

21,178 people · 202224,241 by 2032 (+14.5%)

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

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

Yeppoon is a moderately sized suburb in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area (postcode 4703). With a population of 7,037, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Yeppoon has a median house price of $680,000, which has grown strongly by 8.8% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $462,000 (+24.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,553.

Yeppoon is served by 6 schools, including 3 primary, 3 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 998, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.6%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($680K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +8.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.6%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$680K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability10.7x Stretched
Price Momentum+8.8% Rising
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,553
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$600
Gross yield2.3%
Price / income10.7x
Population growth · Livingstone LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)43,668
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Livingstone LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)193
Houses 84%Units 16%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Livingstone LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4703ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
816 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,210/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,830
Reported capital gains1,433
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population7,037
Median age47
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,221
Personal income · wk$671
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$60,112
Mean income$75,520
Earners13,796
YoY change+2.7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,006 → $1,221
Change+21.4%
vs QLD median+3.4 pp
Median rent+7.1%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining26
coles1
woolworths1
Hospitals · Livingstone LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Capricorn Coast Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Livingstone LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places252
Bolton Clarke Sunset Ridge120 places
Blue Care Capricorn Aged Care Facility66 places · in suburb
Capricorn Adventist Retirement Village66 places · in suburb
Childcare · Livingstone LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places1,260
Exceeding NQS5
Coastal Kids Yeppoon199 places
Taranganba Early Learning191 places
Skippy's Early Learning Yeppoon129 places · in suburb
Cedar Avenue Early Learning114 places · in suburb
Coastal Kids Kindergarten100 places
Coastal Kids Childcare96 places
+9 more in Livingstone LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Yeppoon carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass 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.

Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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 / ABS Data by Region · 2024 · Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Verify
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 6 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.

Yeppoon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yeppoon in?

    Yeppoon is in the Livingstone Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4703. Council-level context for Livingstone LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Yeppoon?

    The current median house price in Yeppoon, QLD is $680K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Yeppoon?

    The median weekly rent in Yeppoon is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Yeppoon?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 52% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Yeppoon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Yeppoon show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yeppoon?

    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.

  7. How often is the Yeppoon 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.