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Tarampa QLD 4311

Tarampa is in Somerset LGA, QLD, postcode 4311, with population 287.

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
$283/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
26,936
27K via Somerset LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,651
173 added 12mo · 24MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,977
Median rent · wk$283
Investor profile

Who invests in Tarampa

Owner-occupied 83%Rented 17%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.7%
219 of 488 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,167/yr
Landlords (rental income)488
Reported capital gains262
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

79% of homes here are owner-occupied and 16% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

79% 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

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,977/mo, while renters pay about $1,226/mo — owning runs $751/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$283
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,977

Household income

$86K household · yr+7.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$93K
Household
$86K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
5
$650-999
17
$1,000-1,499
14
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
10
$3,000-3,999
11
$4,000+
10

At the median asking rent, about 25% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $943/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (82 households)
Owned outright
48%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
16%
Dwelling structure3.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 70% drive, 0% public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 19% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA961
Students93
Government1
  • Tarampa State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 961
Crime Year ending May 2026
4,603
4,603 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,603
Total incidents4,603· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault84336%
  • Break And Enter29913%
  • Drug Offences96041%
  • Fraud2149%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 26.4% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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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

Bushfire exposure

Moderate exposure ~26.4%
~26.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~0.7% 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.

Population outlook

14,666 people · 202216,254 by 2032 (+10.8%)

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

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

Located in Queensland within the Somerset local government area, Tarampa is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4311). With a population of 287, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +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, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $283 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,977.

Tarampa is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 961, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Somerset LGA is moderate at 4,603 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.6% 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+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,977
Rent · wk(Census)$283
Population growth · Somerset LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,936
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Somerset LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)204
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Somerset LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4311ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
219 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,167/yr
Landlords (rental income)488
Reported capital gains262
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population287
Median age52
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,649
Personal income · wk$611
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,261 → $1,649
Change+30.8%
vs QLD median+12.8 pp
Median rent-11.6%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Somerset LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Esk Hospitalpublic
Kilcoy Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Somerset LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places111
Blue Care Toogoolawah Alkira Aged Care Facility41 places
Aloaka Care Centre40 places
Blue Care Lowood Glenwood Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Somerset LGAACECQA
Services21
Approved places998
Exceeding NQS4
Lowood Early Education Centre and Preschool129 places
Journey Early Learning Centre Fernvale100 places
Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning99 places
Somerset Kids OSHC80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Fernvale74 places
NCC early learners Kilcoy60 places
+15 more in Somerset LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Tarampa leans 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.

Tarampa FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tarampa in?

    Tarampa is in the Somerset Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4311. Council-level context for Somerset LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Tarampa?

    The median weekly rent in Tarampa is $283/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Tarampa a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Tarampa 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 Tarampa?

    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 Tarampa 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.