Carpentaria is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Carpentaria local government area (postcode 4823). With a population of 25, the suburb has a young demographic with a median age of 22. Households earn a median income of $110K per year, with an average household size of 4.3 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 +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, technicians & trades, managers. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Carpentaria is $163,000, having fallen sharply by 33.6% over the past year.
The crime rate in the Carpentaria LGA is higher than average at 23,944 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Property prices sit below the state median ($163K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 1.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -33.6% 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.