Greenmount is in Toowoomba LGA, QLD, postcode 4359, with population 765.
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New-loan repayment $2,548/mo vs median rent $1,096/mo (+132% · +$335/wk)
At 4.2%: $2,034/mo (-514) · at 6.2% (current): $2,548/mo · at 8.2%: $3,111/mo (+563)
Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.
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This suburb 6.2x · QLD median 9.6x — more affordable than the QLD typical
Nationally · more affordable to buy than 86% of AU suburbs
This suburb 16% · QLD median 19%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 67% of AU suburbs
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,096/mo — owning runs $204/mo higher on these medians.
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Greenmount (postcode 4359) is a small locality in Queensland within the Toowoomba local government area. It is home to about 765 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 technicians & trades, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Greenmount has a median house price of $520,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $253 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Greenmount is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 977, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Toowoomba LGA is moderate at 5,730 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Greenmount shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($520K/$1.1M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% 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.
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Greenmount is in the Toowoomba Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4359. Council-level context for Toowoomba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Greenmount, QLD is $520K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Greenmount is $253/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Greenmount show: Low Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.