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Suburb profile ·Tablelands LGA · QLD ·4884

Yungaburra QLD 4884

Yungaburra is in Tablelands LGA, QLD, postcode 4884, with population 1,272.

The read

Verify-first

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What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$750K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$290/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
2.0%
Low yield band
D5 vs AU
Population
1,272
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
610
47 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$486/wk (-$25,290/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
11.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,495/mo, while renters pay about $1,257/mo — owning runs $238/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$750K
Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$290
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,495
Gross yield
2.0%

Household income

$67K household · yr-15.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$85K
Household
$67K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1025
Students217
Government1
  • Yungaburra State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
6,629
6,629 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,629
Total incidents6,629· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault1,18028%
  • Break And Enter1,17728%
  • Drug Offences1,54636%
  • Fraud3598%

Full data detail

Yungaburra QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Yungaburra is a small community in Queensland within the Tablelands local government area (postcode 4884). The area has roughly 1,272 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Yungaburra has a median house price of $750,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $290 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,495.

Yungaburra is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1025, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Tablelands LGA is moderate at 6,629 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($750K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 11.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.0% Low Yield
Price vs State$750K/$1.1M Below Median
Affordability11.1x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,495
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Gross yield2.0%
Price / income11.1x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)168
Population growth · Tablelands LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)27,902
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Tablelands LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)151
Houses131
Units20
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tablelands LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6%
YoY change+2.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4884ATO
Negatively geared73 (5.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,604/yr
Landlords (rental income)232
Reported capital gains184
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,272
Median age53
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,296
Personal income · wk$722
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Yungaburra has 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.

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 · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 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.

Yungaburra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yungaburra in?

    Yungaburra is in the Tablelands Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4884. Council-level context for Tablelands LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Yungaburra?

    The current median house price in Yungaburra, QLD is $750K, 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 Yungaburra?

    The median weekly rent in Yungaburra is $290/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Yungaburra a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yungaburra?

    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.

  6. How often is the Yungaburra 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.