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Suburb profile ·Mount Isa LGA · QLD ·4828

Camooweal QLD 4828

Camooweal is in Mount Isa LGA, QLD, postcode 4828, with population 236.

The read

Verify-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

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
$147/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
18,585
19K via Mount Isa LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
58
0 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$307
Median rent · wk$147
Investor profile

Who invests in Camooweal

Owner-occupied 42%Rented 58%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.2%
2 of 5 landlords
Avg rental loss$1,324/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains3
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

26% of homes here are owner-occupied and 36% rented, with 2% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 26% owner-occupier / 36% renter mix.

What to check

Social housing is 26% 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

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $307/mo, while renters pay about $637/mo — renting runs $330/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$147
Owner mortgage · mo
$307

Household income

$70K household · yr-12.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$106K
Household
$70K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
19
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
3
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 19% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $490/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (69 households)26.1% social housing
Owned outright
22%
Owned with mortgage
4%
Rented
36%
Dwelling structure32.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
86%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 23% drive, 0% public transport, 48% walk or cycle, 19% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA723
Students32
Government1
  • Camooweal State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 723
Crime Year ending May 2026
20,801
20,801 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k20,801
Total incidents20,801· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault9,08651%
  • Break And Enter1,95911%
  • Drug Offences6,30535%
  • Fraud4302%

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

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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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

Population outlook

4,179 people · 20224,889 by 2032 (+17.0%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Mount Isa local government area, Camooweal is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4828). It is home to about 236 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Aboriginal Australian, English.

The median weekly rent is $147 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $307.

Camooweal is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 723, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mount Isa LGA is higher than average at 20,801 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.7% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$307
Rent · wk(Census)$147
Population growth · Mount Isa LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)18,585
5-year growth-0.8% CAGR
YoY change-0.7%
20012025
Development · Mount Isa LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mount Isa LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4828ATO
Negatively geared2.2%
2 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,324/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains3
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population236
Median age36
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,339
Personal income · wk$977
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,107 → $1,339
Change+21%
vs QLD median+3 pp
Median rent+17.6%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Mount Isa LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Mount Isa Base Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Mount Isa LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places45
The Laura Johnson Home33 places
Injilinji Aged Care Service12 places
Childcare · Mount Isa LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places635
Exceeding NQS1
GRO Early Learning96 places
PCYC Barkly Highway Fun Squad90 places
St Joseph's Outside School Hours Care90 places
Mount Isa Day Nursery and Kindergarten75 places
Goodstart Early Learning Mount Isa74 places
Happy Valley School Age Care60 places
+7 more in Mount Isa LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Camooweal 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 · 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.

Camooweal FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Camooweal in?

    Camooweal is in the Mount Isa Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4828. Council-level context for Mount Isa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Camooweal?

    The median weekly rent in Camooweal is $147/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Camooweal a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Camooweal?

    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 Camooweal 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.