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Suburb profile ·Noosa LGA · QLD ·4565

Ringtail Creek QLD 4565

Ringtail Creek is in Noosa LGA, QLD, postcode 4565, with population 203.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality 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
$363/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
59,551
60K via Noosa LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
4,684
232 added 12mo · 27MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,566
Median rent · wk$363
Investor profile

Who invests in Ringtail Creek

Owner-occupied 81%Rented 19%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.1%
378 of 1,146 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,632/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,146
Reported capital gains946
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)69.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

88% of homes here are owner-occupied and 21% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

88% 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

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,566/mo, while renters pay about $1,573/mo — renting runs $7/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$83K
Median rent · wk
$363
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,566

Household income

$83K household · yr+4.6% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$92K
Household
$83K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
10
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
8
$3,000-3,999
3
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 32% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,210/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (73 households)
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
48%
Rented
21%
Dwelling structure11.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 73% 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
3,085
3,085 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,085
Total incidents3,085· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault33721%
  • Break And Enter28018%
  • Drug Offences67343%
  • Fraud28518%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 91.5% 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

Severe exposure ~91.5%
~91.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~22.2% Category 1 (highest hazard)

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.

Short-term rentals

5
active listings · ~24.6 per 1,000 residents
60%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
80%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

25,023 people · 202227,218 by 2032 (+8.8%)

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

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

Ringtail Creek (postcode 4565) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Noosa local government area. With a population of 203, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $363 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,566.

The crime rate in the Noosa LGA is below average at 3,085 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% 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+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,566
Rent · wk(Census)$363
Population growth · Noosa LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)59,551
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Noosa LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)211
Houses 56%Units 44%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Noosa LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4565ATO
Negatively geared4.1%
378 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,632/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,146
Reported capital gains946
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population203
Median age51
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,602
Personal income · wk$654
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,125 → $1,602
Change+42.4%
vs QLD median+24.4 pp
Median rent-2.7%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Noosa LGAAIHW
Public0
Private3
Eden Private Hospitalprivate
Noosa Hospitalprivate
Noosa Surgical and Endoscopy Centreprivate
Aged care · Noosa LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places770
Estia Health Noosa180 places
Carramar Aged Care175 places
Ozcare Noosa Heads130 places
Sunrise Beach Aged Care102 places
Kabara Aged Care92 places
Arcare Noosa91 places
Childcare · Noosa LGAACECQA
Services28
Approved places1,596
Exceeding NQS8
AppleBerries Early Education Service Noosa150 places
St Thomas More Outside School Hours Care90 places
Jellybabies Early Learning Centre86 places
Pomona Kindergarten & Early Years Learning83 places
Tewantin State School P & C Out Of School Hours Care80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Noosaville75 places
+22 more in Noosa LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Ringtail Creek 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 · 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 Ringtail Creek 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.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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

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Ridgewood most similar
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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Ringtail Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ringtail Creek in?

    Ringtail Creek is in the Noosa Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4565. Council-level context for Noosa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ringtail Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Ringtail Creek is $363/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Ringtail Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ringtail Creek 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 Ringtail Creek?

    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 Ringtail Creek 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.