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Suburb profile ·Mackay LGA · QLD ·4741

Kuttabul QLD 4741

Kuttabul is in Mackay LGA, QLD, postcode 4741, with population 707.

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
$200/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
707
707 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,005
154 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,780
Median rent · wk$200
Investor profile

Who invests in Kuttabul

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.3%
187 of 483 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)483
Reported capital gains384
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% 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

11%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,780/mo, while renters pay about $867/mo — owning runs $913/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$200
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,780

Household income

$98K household · yr+23.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$114K
Household
$98K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
21
$650-999
29
$1,000-1,499
36
$1,500-1,999
20
$2,000-2,999
35
$3,000-3,999
29
$4,000+
39

At the median asking rent, about 15% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (241 households)
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
49%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure10.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 82% drive, 1% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
6,627
6,627 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,627
Total incidents6,627· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,23232%
  • Break And Enter71619%
  • Drug Offences1,59141%
  • Fraud3068%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 79.9% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

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

Severe exposure ~79.9%
~79.9% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~27.2% 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

8,356 people · 20229,161 by 2032 (+9.6%)

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

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

Kuttabul is a small community in Queensland within the Mackay local government area (postcode 4741). It is home to about 707 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $98K 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 +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 technicians & trades, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,780.

The crime rate in the Mackay LGA is moderate at 6,627 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, 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$1,780
Rent · wk(Census)$200
Population growth · Mackay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)129,253
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Mackay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)525
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mackay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4741ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
187 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,180/yr
Landlords (rental income)483
Reported capital gains384
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population707
Median age46
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,887
Personal income · wk$849
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,614 → $1,887
Change+16.9%
vs QLD median-1.1 pp
Median rent-4.8%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Mackay LGAAIHW
Public2
Private3
Mackay Base Hospitalpublic
Sarina Hospitalpublic
Icon Cancer Centre Mackayprivate
Mater Misericordiae Day Unitprivate
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Mackayprivate
Aged care · Mackay LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places890
Good Shepherd Lodge168 places
Francis Of Assisi Home148 places
Ozcare Mackay120 places
Glenella Care108 places
Kerrisdale Gardens107 places
Blue Care Mackay Homefield Aged Care Facility74 places
+6 more in Mackay LGA
Childcare · Mackay LGAACECQA
Services85
Approved places5,364
Exceeding NQS8
Green Leaves Early Learning Mount Pleasant143 places
Moreton Drive Early Learning Centre134 places
PCYC Marian Fun Squad120 places
Eden Academy Beaconsfield108 places
Eden Academy Kerrisdale108 places
Goodstart Early Learning Mackay - Bridge Road 1105 places
+79 more in Mackay LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Kuttabul 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 · 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 Kuttabul 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent +$95/wk

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

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

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$90/wk

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

The Leap most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$50/wk

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

Kuttabul FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kuttabul in?

    Kuttabul is in the Mackay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4741. Council-level context for Mackay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kuttabul?

    The median weekly rent in Kuttabul is $200/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Kuttabul a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kuttabul 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 Kuttabul?

    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 Kuttabul 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.