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Suburb profile ·Cassowary Coast LGA · QLD ·4871

Kurrimine Beach QLD 4871

Kurrimine Beach is in Cassowary Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4871, with population 742.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$260/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
742
742 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,038
140 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,200
Median rent · wk$260
Investor profile

Who invests in Kurrimine Beach

Owner-occupied 74%Rented 26%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.6%
219 of 633 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

69% of homes here are owner-occupied and 24% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 69% owner-occupier / 24% 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

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,200/mo, while renters pay about $1,127/mo — owning runs $73/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$260
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,200

Household income

$49K household · yr-38.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$67K
Household
$49K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
23
$300-649
60
$650-999
66
$1,000-1,499
47
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
22
$3,000-3,999
18
$4,000+
17

At the median asking rent, about 47% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $867/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (307 households)
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
24%
Dwelling structure36.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
94%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 75% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

3/ 100 livability index

Top 97% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 3% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access32
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
5,853
5,853 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,853
Total incidents5,853· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,39031%
  • Break And Enter58013%
  • Drug Offences2,06346%
  • Fraud4179%

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

High broad-area context

About 61.2% 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

High exposure ~61.2%
~61.2% 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

8,098 people · 20227,974 by 2032 (-1.5%)

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

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

Kurrimine Beach is a small locality in Queensland within the Cassowary Coast local government area (postcode 4871). With a population of 742, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $260 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.

The crime rate in the Cassowary Coast LGA is moderate at 5,853 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,200
Rent · wk(Census)$260
Population growth · Cassowary Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)30,666
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Cassowary Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)169
Houses 71%Units 29%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cassowary Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.2%
YoY change+3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4871ATO
Negatively geared3.6%
219 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,356/yr
Landlords (rental income)633
Reported capital gains427
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population742
Median age56
Household size2
HH income · wk$946
Personal income · wk$577
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$886 → $946
Change+6.8%
vs QLD median-11.2 pp
Median rent+2%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
Hospitals · Cassowary Coast LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Innisfail Hospitalpublic
Tully Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Cassowary Coast LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places294
Ozcare Innisfail160 places
Tully & District Nursing Home72 places
Churches of Christ Rockingham Aged Care Service62 places
Childcare · Cassowary Coast LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places528
Exceeding NQS2
Community Kids Innisfail Early Education Centre75 places
Goodstart Early Learning South Innisfail - Mourilyan Road58 places
Goodstart Early Learning Innisfail57 places
Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Wongaling45 places
Cardwell Early Learning45 places
Discoveries Child Care45 places
+7 more in Cassowary Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Kurrimine Beach 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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Kurrimine Beach is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Kurrimine Beach feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Innisfail better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$30/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Wangan most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$5/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Goondi Bend most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Kurrimine Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kurrimine Beach in?

    Kurrimine Beach is in the Cassowary Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4871. Council-level context for Cassowary Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kurrimine Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Kurrimine Beach is $260/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Kurrimine Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kurrimine Beach 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 Kurrimine Beach?

    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 Kurrimine Beach 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.