Daintree (postcode 4873) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Douglas local government area. With a population of 93, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $49K 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 +1.0% 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 community & personal service, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Daintree is $515,000, having risen by 4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $355,000 (-13.9% YoY). The median weekly rent is $220 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,409.
Daintree is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Douglas LGA is moderate at 5,875 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Daintree shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.2%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($515K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.