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Suburb profile ·Fraser Coast LGA · QLD ·4659

Pacific Haven QLD 4659

Pacific Haven is in Fraser Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4659, with population 778.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

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
$270/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
778
778 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,446
187 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$270
Investor profile

Who invests in Pacific Haven

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.3%
115 of 282 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,327/yr
Landlords (rental income)282
Reported capital gains204
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

87% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

87% 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 $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,170/mo — owning runs $130/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$51K
Median rent · wk
$270
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$51K household · yr-36.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$57K
Household
$51K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
59
$650-999
60
$1,000-1,499
50
$1,500-1,999
29
$2,000-2,999
29
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
8

At the median asking rent, about 46% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $900/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (290 households)
Owned outright
56%
Owned with mortgage
31%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure19.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 77% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 12% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
5,526
5,526 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,526
Total incidents5,526· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault91330%
  • Break And Enter50817%
  • Drug Offences1,23441%
  • Fraud38313%

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

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

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

11,052 people · 202212,328 by 2032 (+11.5%)

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

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

Pacific Haven (postcode 4659) is a small community in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area. It is home to about 778 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $270 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,526 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Population growth · Fraser Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)122,924
5-year growth+2.3% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Fraser Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,500
Houses 87%Units 13%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Fraser Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.4%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4659ATO
Negatively geared4.3%
115 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,327/yr
Landlords (rental income)282
Reported capital gains204
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population778
Median age55
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$972
Personal income · wk$474
Persons / bedroom0.9
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$777 → $972
Change+25.1%
vs QLD median+7.1 pp
Median rent+22.7%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Fraser Coast LGAAIHW
Public2
Private2
Hervey Bay Hospitalpublic
Maryborough Hospitalpublic
Hervey Bay Surgical Hospitalprivate
St Stephen's Hospital [Hervey Bay]private
Aged care · Fraser Coast LGAGEN
Facilities14
Residential places1,434
Maryborough Community Aged Care185 places
Ozcare - Hervey Bay154 places
Estia Health Hervey Bay145 places
Torbay134 places
Bolton Clarke Baycrest101 places
Churches of Christ Fair Haven Aged Care Service Maryborough100 places
+8 more in Fraser Coast LGA
Childcare · Fraser Coast LGAACECQA
Services48
Approved places3,361
Exceeding NQS8
Little Gems Child Care and Early Learning Centre150 places
Helping Hands Kawungan120 places
Seedlings & Co. Eli Waters112 places
Bay Explorers Early Learning, Urraween109 places
Goodstart Early Learning Maryborough 2107 places
Helping Hands Tinana105 places
+42 more in Fraser Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Pacific Haven 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 Pacific Haven 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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Pacific Haven FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pacific Haven in?

    Pacific Haven is in the Fraser Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4659. Council-level context for Fraser Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pacific Haven?

    The median weekly rent in Pacific Haven is $270/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Pacific Haven a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pacific Haven show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pacific Haven?

    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 Pacific Haven 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.