Surat QLD 4417
Surat is in Maranoa LGA, QLD, postcode 4417, with population 402.
Verify-heavy evidence
Surat 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 and Transport.
7 latest-year approvals in Maranoa, +0.0% YoY; population +0.3% YoY (0.7% 5yr).
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Surat 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 and Transport.
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Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth
Market rent
Property prices, Transport
Surat currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Surat QLD
Surat is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Maranoa local government area (postcode 4417). With a population of 402, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $55K 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 +0.3% 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 community & personal service, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $780.
Surat is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 922, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Maranoa LGA is moderate at 4,169 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Surat is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Maranoa local government area (postcode 4417). With a population of 402, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $55K 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 +0.3% 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 community & personal service, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $780.
Surat is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 922, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Maranoa LGA is moderate at 4,169 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Surat FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Surat in?
Surat is in the Maranoa Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4417. Council-level context for Maranoa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Surat?
The median weekly rent in Surat is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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Is Surat a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Surat show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Surat?
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.
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How often is the Surat 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.