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Suburb profile ·Longreach LGA · QLD ·4731

Isisford QLD 4731

Isisford is in Longreach LGA, QLD, postcode 4731, with population 218.

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
$95/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,741
4K via Longreach LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
57
4 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$521
Median rent · wk$95
Investor profile

Who invests in Isisford

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared1%
1 of 5 landlords
Avg rental loss$1,134/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains7
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 1% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% 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

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $521/mo, while renters pay about $412/mo — owning runs $109/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$95
Owner mortgage · mo
$521

Household income

$54K household · yr-32.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$67K
Household
$54K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
13
$650-999
18
$1,000-1,499
6
$1,500-1,999
7
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
3
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 13% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $317/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (88 households)
Owned outright
56%
Owned with mortgage
17%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure29.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
96%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 46% drive, 0% public transport, 25% walk or cycle, 30% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA899
Students14
Government1
  • Isisford State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 899
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,172
4,172 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,172
Total incidents4,172· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,10921%
  • Break And Enter58111%
  • Drug Offences3,43166%
  • Fraud1052%

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

Low broad-area context

About 13.3% 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

Check the property

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

Low exposure ~13.3%
~13.3% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

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

3,721 people · 20224,053 by 2032 (+8.9%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Longreach local government area, Isisford is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4731). It is home to about 218 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $54K 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 -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 managers, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $95 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $521.

Isisford is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 899, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Longreach LGA is moderate at 4,172 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$521
Rent · wk(Census)$95
Population growth · Longreach LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,741
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Longreach LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)7
Houses7
YoY change+0%
Employment · Longreach LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.2%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4731ATO
Negatively geared1%
1 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,134/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains7
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population218
Median age54
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,036
Personal income · wk$663
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$766 → $1,036
Change+35.2%
vs QLD median+17.2 pp
Median rent+21.8%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Longreach LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Longreach Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Longreach LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places59
Bolton Clarke Pioneers59 places
Anglicare SQ Longreach Community Aged CareShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Longreach LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places160
Exceeding NQS0
Longreach Child Care Centre135 places
C&K Longreach Community Kindergarten25 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Isisford depends 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.

Isisford FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Isisford in?

    Isisford is in the Longreach Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4731. Council-level context for Longreach LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Isisford?

    The median weekly rent in Isisford is $95/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Isisford a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Isisford show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Isisford?

    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 Isisford 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.