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Suburb profile ·Isaac LGA · QLD ·4739

Carmila QLD 4739

Carmila is in Isaac LGA, QLD, postcode 4739, with population 340.

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
$175/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
23,186
23K via Isaac LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
105
9 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$1,300
Median rent · wk$175
Investor profile

Who invests in Carmila

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.6%
19 of 27 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,976/yr
Landlords (rental income)27
Reported capital gains21
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 9% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $758/mo — owning runs $542/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$175
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$50K household · yr-36.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$83K
Household
$50K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
24
$650-999
35
$1,000-1,499
14
$1,500-1,999
14
$2,000-2,999
12
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
5

At the median asking rent, about 22% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $583/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (135 households)
Owned outright
60%
Owned with mortgage
13%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure24.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 66% drive, 0% public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA931
Students27
Government1
  • Carmila State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 931
Crime Year ending May 2026
5,168
5,168 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,168
Total incidents5,168· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault98127%
  • Break And Enter54515%
  • Drug Offences1,93353%
  • Fraud1875%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 70.9% 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

Severe exposure ~70.9%
~70.9% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~23.8% Category 1 (highest hazard)

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

9,014 people · 20229,320 by 2032 (+3.4%)

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

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

Carmila (postcode 4739) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Isaac local government area. It is home to about 340 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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, machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $175 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Carmila is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 931, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Isaac LGA is moderate at 5,168 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$175
Population growth · Isaac LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)23,186
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Isaac LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)26
Houses 12%Units 88%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Isaac LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.3%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4739ATO
Negatively geared8.6%
19 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,976/yr
Landlords (rental income)27
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population340
Median age54
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$966
Personal income · wk$675
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$949 → $966
Change+1.8%
vs QLD median-16.2 pp
Median rent+150%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Isaac LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Clermont Hospitalpublic
Dysart Hospitalpublic
Moranbah Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Isaac LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places43
Clermont Multi-Purpose Service43 places
Childcare · Isaac LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places812
Exceeding NQS0
Moranbah Early Learning Centre102 places
Bright Kids Afterschool Care90 places
Simply Sunshine Early Education80 places
Clermont Kindergarten Day Care Centre75 places
C&K Middlemount Community Childcare Centre74 places
C&K Moranbah Community Kindergarten And Preschool73 places
+9 more in Isaac LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Carmila depends 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.

Carmila FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Carmila in?

    Carmila is in the Isaac Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4739. Council-level context for Isaac LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Carmila?

    The median weekly rent in Carmila is $175/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Carmila a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Carmila 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 Carmila?

    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 Carmila 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.