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Goovigen QLD 4702

Goovigen is in Banana LGA, QLD, postcode 4702, with population 349.

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
$125/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,144
15K via Banana LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6,685
399 added 12mo · 44MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,418
Median rent · wk$125
Investor profile

Who invests in Goovigen

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.3%
744 of 1,621 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,637/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,621
Reported capital gains1,143
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

74% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

74% 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

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,418/mo, while renters pay about $542/mo — owning runs $876/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$81K
Median rent · wk
$125
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,418

Household income

$81K household · yr+2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$96K
Household
$81K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
11
$650-999
15
$1,000-1,499
20
$1,500-1,999
4
$2,000-2,999
26
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
10

At the median asking rent, about 7% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $417/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (113 households)
Owned outright
51%
Owned with mortgage
23%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure18.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 50% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 33% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA986
Students7
Government1
  • Goovigen State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 986
Crime Year ending May 2026
5,088
5,088 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,088
Total incidents5,088· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,04232%
  • Break And Enter82525%
  • Drug Offences1,11534%
  • Fraud2829%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 29.7% 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

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

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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

Moderate exposure ~29.7%
~29.7% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~1.1% 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

8,991 people · 20228,647 by 2032 (-3.8%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Banana local government area, Goovigen is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4702). The area has roughly 349 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable 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 managers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and mining. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The median weekly rent is $125 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,418.

Goovigen is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Banana LGA is moderate at 5,088 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,418
Rent · wk(Census)$125
Population growth · Banana LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,144
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Banana LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)28
Houses28
YoY change+0%
Employment · Banana LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.9%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4702ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
744 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,637/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,621
Reported capital gains1,143
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population349
Median age46
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,562
Personal income · wk$686
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$924 → $1,562
Change+69%
vs QLD median+51 pp
Median rent+25%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Banana LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
Baralaba Hospitalpublic
Biloela Hospitalpublic
Moura Hospitalpublic
Taroom Hospitalpublic
Theodore Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Banana LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places118
Lutheran Services - Wahroonga65 places
Southern Cross Care Taroom - Leichhardt Villa29 places
Theodore Multi-Purpose Service19 places
Baralaba Multi-Purpose Service4 places
Moura Multi-Purpose Service1 places
Childcare · Banana LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places365
Exceeding NQS4
Biloela Early Learning Centre and Child Care75 places
PCYC Redeemer Fun Squad45 places
C&K Biloela Community Childcare Centre42 places
Taroom Kindergarten42 places
Nurture Early Learning28 places
Moura Community Kindergarten25 places
+6 more in Banana LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Goovigen 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.

Goovigen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Goovigen in?

    Goovigen is in the Banana Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4702. Council-level context for Banana LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Goovigen?

    The median weekly rent in Goovigen is $125/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Goovigen a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Goovigen 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 Goovigen?

    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 Goovigen 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.