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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Oakwood QLD 4670

Oakwood is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 364.

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
$215/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
107,297
107K via Bundaberg LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
24,396
1,383 added 12mo · 150MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,222
Median rent · wk$215
Investor profile

Who invests in Oakwood

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4%
1,934 of 4,774 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

84% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

84% 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

28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,222/mo, while renters pay about $932/mo — owning runs $290/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$41K
Median rent · wk
$215
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,222

Household income

$41K household · yr-49.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$61K
Household
$41K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
11
$300-649
61
$650-999
39
$1,000-1,499
26
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
12
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
11

At the median asking rent, about 47% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $717/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (170 households)
Owned outright
68%
Owned with mortgage
16%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure2.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
61%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 0% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA949
Students200
Government1
  • Oakwood State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 949
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,902
4,902 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,902
Total incidents4,902· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault65122%
  • Break And Enter51918%
  • Drug Offences1,47050%
  • Fraud2729%

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

7,625 people · 20228,345 by 2032 (+9.4%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area, Oakwood is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4670). The area has roughly 364 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $41K 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 +1.3% 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, technicians & trades, sales. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $215 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,222.

Oakwood is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 949, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,902 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.3% 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+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,222
Rent · wk(Census)$215
Population growth · Bundaberg LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)107,297
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Bundaberg LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,039
Houses 80%Units 20%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bundaberg LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4670ATO
Negatively geared4%
1,934 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population364
Median age60
Household size2
HH income · wk$780
Personal income · wk$502
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$771 → $780
Change+1.2%
vs QLD median-16.8 pp
Median rent-17.3%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Bundaberg LGAAIHW
Public3
Private2
Bundaberg Base Hospitalpublic
Childers Hospitalpublic
Gin Gin Hospitalpublic
Friendly Society Private Hospitalprivate
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Bundabergprivate
Aged care · Bundaberg LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places915
Palm Lake Care Bargara160 places
Blue Care Bundaberg Riverlea Aged Care Facility122 places
Churches of Christ Gracehaven Aged Care Service115 places
Bolton Clarke Fairways113 places
Blue Care Bundaberg Pioneer Aged Care Facility111 places
TriCare Bundaberg Aged Care Residence98 places
+6 more in Bundaberg LGA
Childcare · Bundaberg LGAACECQA
Services34
Approved places2,209
Exceeding NQS3
Acorn East197 places
Above and Beyond Early Learning184 places
Acorn Child Care Centre140 places
Children First Early Education Walkervale110 places
Green Leaves Early Learning Bundaberg98 places
PCYC Bundaberg Fun Squad90 places
+28 more in Bundaberg LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Oakwood 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.

Oakwood FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Oakwood in?

    Oakwood is in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4670. Council-level context for Bundaberg LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Oakwood?

    The median weekly rent in Oakwood is $215/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Oakwood a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Oakwood 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 Oakwood?

    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 Oakwood 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.