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Suburb profile ·Diamantina LGA · QLD ·4482

Birdsville QLD 4482

Birdsville is in Diamantina LGA, QLD, postcode 4482, with population 110.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$113/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
110
110 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
35
1 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$953
Median rent · wk$113
Investor profile

Who invests in Birdsville

Owner-occupied 13%Rented 87%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.6%
5 of 10 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,734/yr
Landlords (rental income)10
Reported capital gains5
The read

Renter-heavy market

7% of homes here are owner-occupied and 49% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

49% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 24% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

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

Affordability

6%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $953/mo, while renters pay about $490/mo — owning runs $463/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$113
Owner mortgage · mo
$953

Household income

$93K household · yr+17% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$56K
Family
$133K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
3
$1,000-1,499
10
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
0
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
7

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $377/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (41 households)24.4% social housing
Owned outright
7%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
49%
Dwelling structure52.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
78%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 41% drive, 0% public transport, 46% walk or cycle, 19% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Students4
Government1
  • Birdsville State SchoolPrimary · Government
Crime Year ending May 2026
8,163
8,163 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,163
Total incidents8,163· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault2,22454%
  • Break And Enter1,11527%
  • Drug Offences74318%
  • Fraud00%

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 0.7% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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 ~0.7%
~0.7% 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

2,193 people · 20222,010 by 2032 (-8.3%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Diamantina local government area, Birdsville is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4482). It is home to about 110 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $93K 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 labourers, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $113 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $953.

Birdsville is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The crime rate in the Diamantina LGA is higher than average at 8,163 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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$953
Rent · wk(Census)$113
Population growth · Diamantina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)265
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Diamantina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Diamantina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.7%
YoY change+0.6pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4482ATO
Negatively geared5.6%
5 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,734/yr
Landlords (rental income)10
Reported capital gains5
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population110
Median age40
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,792
Personal income · wk$1,078
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,437 → $1,792
Change+24.7%
vs QLD median+6.7 pp
Median rent-5.8%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Birdsville leans 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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Birdsville is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Birdsville feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bedourie most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$29/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Birdsville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Birdsville in?

    Birdsville is in the Diamantina Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4482. Council-level context for Diamantina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Birdsville?

    The median weekly rent in Birdsville is $113/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Birdsville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Birdsville 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 Birdsville?

    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 Birdsville 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.