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.