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Suburb profile ·Fraser Coast LGA · QLD ·4662

Torbanlea QLD 4662

Torbanlea is in Fraser Coast LGA, QLD, postcode 4662, with population 841.

The read

Verify-first

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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. 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
841
841 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
227
6 added 12mo · 1MW

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 Torbanlea

Owner-occupied 82%Rented 18%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.1%
13 of 25 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,543/yr
Landlords (rental income)25
Reported capital gains9
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% 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

24%
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
$59K
Median rent · wk
$270
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$59K household · yr-26.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$66K
Household
$59K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
5
$300-649
48
$650-999
52
$1,000-1,499
46
$1,500-1,999
34
$2,000-2,999
40
$3,000-3,999
18
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 37% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $900/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (283 households)
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
37%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure9.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 83% drive, 0% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA937
Students106
Government1
  • Torbanlea State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 937
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

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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

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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

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
Torbanlea QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Torbanlea is a small community in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area (postcode 4662). With a population of 841, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $59K 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 +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 community & personal service, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

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

Torbanlea is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 937, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,526 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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 4662ATO
Negatively geared3.1%
13 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,543/yr
Landlords (rental income)25
Reported capital gains9
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population841
Median age45
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$492
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$828 → $1,125
Change+35.9%
vs QLD median+17.9 pp
Median rent+16.4%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
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

Torbanlea 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.

Torbanlea FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Torbanlea in?

    Torbanlea is in the Fraser Coast Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4662. 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 Torbanlea?

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

  3. Is Torbanlea a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Torbanlea 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 Torbanlea?

    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 Torbanlea 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.