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Suburb profile ·Flinders (Qld) LGA · QLD ·4816

Torrens Creek QLD 4816

Torrens Creek is in Flinders (Qld) LGA, QLD, postcode 4816, with population 46.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
46
46 local footprint
D3 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,938
240 added 12mo · 21MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$542
Median rent · wk

Household income

$59K household · yr-26.5% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$59K
Household
$59K
Crime Year ending May 2026
3,961
3,961 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,961
Total incidents3,961· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,72344%
  • Break And Enter44811%
  • Drug Offences1,72544%
  • Fraud642%

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.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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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

Population outlook

3,158 people · 20222,985 by 2032 (-5.5%)

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

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

Torrens Creek (postcode 4816) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Flinders (Qld) local government area. It is home to about 46 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. 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 managers, labourers, professionals. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $542.

The crime rate in the Flinders (Qld) LGA is below average at 3,961 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$542
Rent · wk(Census)
Employment · Flinders (Qld) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4816ATO
Negatively geared5.9%
317 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,537/yr
Landlords (rental income)624
Reported capital gains374
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population46
Median age57
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$525
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$820 → $1,125
Change+37.2%
vs QLD median+19.2 pp
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Flinders (Qld) LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Hughenden Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Flinders (Qld) LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places6
Hughenden Multi-Purpose Service6 places
Childcare · Flinders (Qld) LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places41
Exceeding NQS0
C&K Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre41 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Torrens Creek is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Torrens 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Lean on nearby suburbs, rankings, and the state hub for stronger comparables before treating this as a shortlist call.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Tangorin most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Dutton River better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Porcupine most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Torrens Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Torrens Creek in?

    Torrens Creek is in the Flinders (Qld) Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4816. Council-level context for Flinders (Qld) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Torrens 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.

  3. How often is the Torrens 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.