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Suburb profile ·Murweh LGA · QLD ·4477

Augathella QLD 4477

Augathella is in Murweh LGA, QLD, postcode 4477, with population 393.

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
$100/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,004
4K via Murweh LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
129
10 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$479
Median rent · wk$100
Investor profile

Who invests in Augathella

Owner-occupied 82%Rented 18%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.4%
12 of 31 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,145/yr
Landlords (rental income)31
Reported capital gains26
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

70% of homes here are owner-occupied and 16% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 70% owner-occupier / 16% 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

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $479/mo, while renters pay about $433/mo — owning runs $46/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$100
Owner mortgage · mo
$479

Household income

$55K household · yr-31.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$70K
Household
$55K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
7
$300-649
28
$650-999
22
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
16
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
6

At the median asking rent, about 7% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (159 households)3.1% social housing
Owned outright
59%
Owned with mortgage
11%
Rented
16%
Dwelling structure9.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 56% drive, 0% public transport, 17% walk or cycle, 23% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA912
Students36
Government1
  • Augathella State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 912
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,824
6,824 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,824
Total incidents6,824· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault2,73035%
  • Break And Enter4215%
  • Drug Offences4,32155%
  • Fraud3725%

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

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% 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

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% 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

3,961 people · 20223,635 by 2032 (-8.2%)

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

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

Augathella (postcode 4477) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Murweh local government area. The area has roughly 393 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $55K 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 +0.4% 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 managers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $479.

Augathella is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 912, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Murweh LGA is moderate at 6,824 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$479
Rent · wk(Census)$100
Population growth · Murweh LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)4,004
5-year growth-0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Murweh LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3
Houses3
YoY change+0%
Employment · Murweh LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4477ATO
Negatively geared4.4%
12 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,145/yr
Landlords (rental income)31
Reported capital gains26
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population393
Median age47
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,053
Personal income · wk$660
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$789 → $1,053
Change+33.5%
vs QLD median+15.5 pp
Median rent+42.9%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Murweh LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Augathella Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Charleville Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Murweh LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places55
Waroona Multipurpose Centre45 places
Augathella Multi-Purpose Service10 places · in suburb
Childcare · Murweh LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places135
Exceeding NQS0
Charleville Early Learning Centre58 places
St Mary's Outside School Hours Care Charleville45 places
C&K Charleville Community Kindergarten20 places
Augathella State School Kindergarten12 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Augathella rests 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 · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Augathella FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Augathella in?

    Augathella is in the Murweh Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4477. Council-level context for Murweh LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Augathella?

    The median weekly rent in Augathella is $100/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Augathella a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Augathella?

    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 Augathella 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.