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Suburb profile ·Isaac LGA · QLD ·4741

Coppabella QLD 4741

Coppabella is in Isaac LGA, QLD, postcode 4741, with population 594.

The read

Verify-first

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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
$60/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
594
594 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,005
154 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,004
Median rent · wk$60
Investor profile

Who invests in Coppabella

Owner-occupied 20%Rented 80%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.3%
187 of 483 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)483
Reported capital gains384
The read

Renter-heavy market

17% of homes here are owner-occupied and 70% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

70% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment.

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

Affordability

2%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,004/mo, while renters pay about $260/mo — owning runs $1,744/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$160K
Median rent · wk
$60
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,004

Household income

$160K household · yr+101.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$87K
Family
$169K
Household
$160K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
0
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $200/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (46 households)
Owned outright
11%
Owned with mortgage
7%
Rented
70%
Dwelling structure44.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
7%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 56% drive, 6% public transport, 17% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA823
Students19
Government1
  • Coppabella State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 823

Livability

15/ 100 livability index

Top 85% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 15% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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

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

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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

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
Coppabella QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Coppabella is a small community in Queensland within the Isaac local government area (postcode 4741). With a population of 594, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $160K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $60 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,004.

Coppabella is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 823, which is well 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$2,004
Rent · wk(Census)$60
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 4741ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
187 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)483
Reported capital gains384
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population594
Median age36
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$3,083
Personal income · wk$1,677
Persons / bedroom0.7
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,328 → $3,083
Change+32.4%
vs QLD median+14.4 pp
Median rent+0%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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

Coppabella 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.

Coppabella FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Coppabella in?

    Coppabella is in the Isaac Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4741. 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 Coppabella?

    The median weekly rent in Coppabella is $60/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Coppabella a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Coppabella 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 Coppabella?

    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 Coppabella 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.