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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Amberley is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 619, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 37 km from the Brisbane CBD, Amberley is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $65,832 per year.
Lower income levels in Amberley typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. The outer location offers affordability but may see slower price appreciation.
Official Australia Post postcode for Amberley. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Amberley on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Amberley is a smaller community of 619 — about 11% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Amberley's median household income of $65,832/year is 27% below the Queensland suburb median ($90,298) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. The median weekly rent of $107 translates to approximately $5,564/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. At 37 km from Brisbane, Amberley is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 37% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Amberley stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Amberley sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Amberley | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 619 | 5,474 | -89% |
| Median household income | $65,832/yr | $90,298/yr | -27% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $107 | $385 | -72% |
| Distance to CBD | 37 km | 62 km | -40% |
| Separate houses | 37% | 77% | -40pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Amberley — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 619 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $107/week (~$5,564/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
Only 37% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Amberley are modest for 2026 — incomes 27% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 619 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $107/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $5,564/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 39/100 places Amberley in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Amberley scores 39/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 619, median household income of $65,832/year and median weekly rent of $107. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Amberley are a median household income of $65,832/year, a dwelling mix that is 37% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Amberley has a usual resident population of approximately 619, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Amberley sits 37 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $107 in Amberley, equating to approximately $5,564/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Amberley. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Amberley to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (619 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($65,832 vs $90,298 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (37% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.