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Suburb profile ·Tablelands LGA · QLD ·4885

North Johnstone QLD 4885

North Johnstone is in Tablelands LGA, QLD, postcode 4885, with population 67.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
27,902
28K via Tablelands LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
986
76 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,047
Median rent · wk

Household income

$86K household · yr+7.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$95K
Household
$86K
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,564
6,564 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,564
Total incidents6,564· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,11826%
  • Break And Enter1,10526%
  • Drug Offences1,63438%
  • Fraud3979%

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

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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

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

9,264 people · 20229,860 by 2032 (+6.4%)

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

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

North Johnstone is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Tablelands local government area (postcode 4885). With a population of 67, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $86K 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 +1.2% 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,047.

The crime rate in the Tablelands LGA is moderate at 6,564 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.2% 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+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,047
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Tablelands LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)27,902
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Tablelands LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)185
Houses 86%Units 14%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tablelands LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6%
YoY change+2.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4885ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
110 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,637/yr
Landlords (rental income)365
Reported capital gains282
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population67
Median age54
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,649
Personal income · wk$660
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,062 → $1,649
Change+55.3%
vs QLD median+37.3 pp
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Tablelands LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Atherton Hospitalpublic
Herberton Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Tablelands LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places230
Carinya Home For The Aged131 places
Ozcare Malanda99 places
Childcare · Tablelands LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places695
Exceeding NQS1
Great Beginnings Atherton94 places
Atherton Community Kindergarten88 places
First Steps Early Childhood Learning Centre80 places
Symphony Early Learning Centre71 places
Camp Australia - Tolga State School OSHC70 places
PCYC Atherton Fun Squad59 places
+10 more in Tablelands LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

North Johnstone is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 North Johnstone 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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 as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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 North Johnstone feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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

North Johnstone FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is North Johnstone in?

    North Johnstone is in the Tablelands Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4885. Council-level context for Tablelands LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is North Johnstone a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for North Johnstone?

    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.

  4. How often is the North Johnstone 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.