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.