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Suburb profile ·Brisbane LGA · QLD ·4008

Pinkenba QLD 4008

Pinkenba is in Brisbane LGA, QLD, postcode 4008, with population 350.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $350/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 350 350 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Pinkenba depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals.

4
Available
1
Verify
3
Missing
Development momentum

6,357 latest-year approvals in Brisbane, +0.0% YoY; population +1.6% YoY (1.7% 5yr).

Open development signals
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Source & freshness

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.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 20 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Pinkenba depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals.

Next step

Verify fallback signals manually and compare against stronger nearby suburbs before treating this as a shortlist candidate.

Direct
4

Crime, Transport, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
3

Property prices, Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Pinkenba currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Schools

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,244 per 100k at the Brisbane LGA level.
Transport: 20 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,500
Median rent · wk$350

Full data detail

Pinkenba QLD

Postcode 4008 · Brisbane LGA

Pinkenba is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Brisbane local government area (postcode 4008). With a population of 350, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 20 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brisbane LGA is moderate at 6,244 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+1.6% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage4/10
Education1/10
Economic3/10
Disadvantage3/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$350
Population
350
Demographics
Median age40
Household size2.1
HH income /wk$1,666
Personal income /wk$848
Mortgage /mth$1,500
Crime (Brisbane LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)6,244
Total incidents6,244
Transport
Bus stops20
Population growth (Brisbane LGA)
Population (2025)1,375,301
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
Development (Brisbane LGA)
Approvals (2026)6,357
Houses2,020
Units4,338
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Dec 2026 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2026
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Pinkenba FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pinkenba in?

    Pinkenba is in the Brisbane Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4008. Council-level context for Brisbane LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pinkenba?

    The median weekly rent in Pinkenba is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Pinkenba a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pinkenba 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 Pinkenba?

    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 Pinkenba 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.