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Suburb profile ·North Burnett LGA · QLD ·4671

Mount Perry QLD 4671

Mount Perry is in North Burnett LGA, QLD, postcode 4671, with population 487.

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
$196/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,562
11K via North Burnett LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,016
120 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$196
Investor profile

Who invests in Mount Perry

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3%
102 of 264 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,538/yr
Landlords (rental income)264
Reported capital gains208
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% 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

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $849/mo — owning runs $18/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$196
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$50K household · yr-37.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$60K
Household
$50K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
39
$650-999
36
$1,000-1,499
34
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
20
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
6

At the median asking rent, about 30% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $653/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (193 households)1.6% social housing
Owned outright
55%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure36.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
94%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 60% drive, 4% public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 17% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA910
Students52
Government1
  • Mount Perry State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 910
Crime Year ending May 2026
3,638
3,638 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,638
Total incidents3,638· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault66621%
  • Break And Enter60019%
  • Drug Offences1,77357%
  • Fraud843%

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

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% 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

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% 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

3,719 people · 20223,594 by 2032 (-3.4%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the North Burnett local government area, Mount Perry is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4671). It is home to about 487 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $50K 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 +1.1% 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, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $196 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Mount Perry is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 910, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the North Burnett LGA is below average at 3,638 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.1% 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+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$196
Population growth · North Burnett LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,562
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · North Burnett LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)33
Houses33
YoY change+0%
Employment · North Burnett LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4671ATO
Negatively geared3%
102 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,538/yr
Landlords (rental income)264
Reported capital gains208
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population487
Median age54
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$963
Personal income · wk$477
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$883 → $963
Change+9.1%
vs QLD median-8.9 pp
Median rent+50.8%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · North Burnett LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
Biggenden Hospitalpublic
Eidsvold Hospitalpublic
Gayndah Hospitalpublic
Monto Hospitalpublic
Mundubbera Hospitalpublic
Aged care · North Burnett LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places127
Central & Upper Burnett District Home for the Aged Nursing Home52 places
Ridgehaven Retirement Complex36 places
Mundubbera Multi-Purpose Service21 places
Biggenden Multi-Purpose Service11 places
Eidsvold Multi-Purpose Service7 places
Childcare · North Burnett LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places102
Exceeding NQS1
Biggenden and District Kindergarten22 places
C&K Gayndah Community Kindergarten22 places
C&K Monto Community Kindergarten22 places
Mundubbera Kindergarten21 places
Eidsvold State School Kindergarten15 places
Mundubbera Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Mount Perry 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.

Mount Perry FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Perry in?

    Mount Perry is in the North Burnett Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4671. Council-level context for North Burnett LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Perry?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Perry is $196/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Perry a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Perry 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 Mount Perry?

    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 Mount Perry 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.