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Jericho QLD 4728

Jericho is in Barcaldine LGA, QLD, postcode 4728, with population 229.

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
$100/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,937
3K via Barcaldine LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
66
4 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$542
Median rent · wk$100
Investor profile

Who invests in Jericho

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.8%
5 of 11 landlords
Avg rental loss$1,200/yr
Landlords (rental income)11
Reported capital gains16
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

65% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 65% owner-occupier / 22% renter mix.

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 $542/mo, while renters pay about $433/mo — owning runs $109/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$100
Owner mortgage · mo
$542

Household income

$67K household · yr-15.6% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$81K
Household
$67K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
14
$650-999
10
$1,000-1,499
17
$1,500-1,999
11
$2,000-2,999
5
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 12% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (78 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
17%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure43.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
8%

Getting to work: 30% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 47% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA858
Students21
Government1
  • Jericho State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 858
Crime Year ending May 2026
8,383
8,383 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,383
Total incidents8,383· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault60928%
  • Break And Enter44120%
  • Drug Offences91542%
  • Fraud2039%

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

4,799 people · 20225,295 by 2032 (+10.3%)

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

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

Jericho (postcode 4728) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Barcaldine local government area. It is home to about 229 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $542.

Jericho is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 858, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Barcaldine LGA is higher than average at 8,383 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% 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+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$542
Rent · wk(Census)$100
Population growth · Barcaldine LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,937
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Barcaldine LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Barcaldine LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4728ATO
Negatively geared3.8%
5 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,200/yr
Landlords (rental income)11
Reported capital gains16
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population229
Median age38
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,292
Personal income · wk$809
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$593 → $1,292
Change+117.9%
vs QLD median+99.9 pp
Median rent+25%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Barcaldine LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Alpha Hospitalpublic
Barcaldine Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Barcaldine LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places19
Barcaldine Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Alpha Multi-Purpose Service5 places
Childcare · Barcaldine LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places69
Exceeding NQS0
Barcaldine Early Years Service44 places
Barcaldine State School Kindergarten25 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Jericho 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.

Jericho FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Jericho in?

    Jericho is in the Barcaldine Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4728. Council-level context for Barcaldine LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Jericho?

    The median weekly rent in Jericho is $100/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Jericho a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Jericho 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 Jericho?

    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 Jericho 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.