Suburb overview
Banksia Beach is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 7,180, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 49 km from the Brisbane CBD, Banksia Beach is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $66,716 per year.
Location
Key indicators
Postcode
4507
Postcode for Banksia Beach, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
7,180
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$760/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (CC BY 4.0).
Distance to CBD
49 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
85% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why people like living in Banksia Beach
- Regional location about 49 km from Brisbane.
- Predominantly separate houses (85%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
- Country-town feel with lower density and slower pace of life.
Who Banksia Beach suits
Pros and cons
Pros
- Lower purchase prices and more land for the money.
- Established infrastructure and existing community base.
Cons
- Rent-to-income ratio is above comfortable thresholds — watch tenant affordability.
- Median mortgage sits above the Queensland state median — entry costs are stretched.
- Long distance to the CBD (49 km) — plan for commute time or local employment.
Investment insight
Banksia Beach's population of 7,180 sits 31% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Banksia Beach's median household income of $66,716/year is 26% 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. Median rent of $760/week (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)) equates to roughly $3,293/month — about 169% of the $1,950/month median mortgage repayment recorded at the 2021 Census. On those figures rental income covers most or all of the recorded repayment, but repayments on new loans have risen with interest rates since 2021, so re-run the coverage at today's rates before treating this as a cash-flow suburb. At 49 km from Brisbane, Banksia Beach is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Investment tip
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 34% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Banksia Beach vs Queensland median
How Banksia Beach stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Banksia Beach sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Banksia Beach | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,180 | 5,474 | +31% |
| Median household income | $66,716/yr | $90,298/yr | -26% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $440 | $385 | +14% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,950 | $1,733 | +13% |
| Distance to CBD | 49 km | 62 km | -21% |
| Separate houses | 85% | 77% | +8pp |
Investor checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Banksia Beach — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 7,180 residents — 131% of the QLD suburb median (5,474).
- Purchasing power: median household income $66,716/year (-26% vs Queensland suburb median of $90,298).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $440/week rent (≈ $1,907/month) covered ~98% of the $1,950/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 49 km straight-line from Brisbane (state suburb median 62 km).
- Dwelling mix: 85% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 77% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$195/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,950/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 34% of the median household income is spent on rent — within normal range.
Investment strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 26% below the QLD median ($66,716 vs $90,298) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $440/week (~$1,907/month) covered 98% of the $1,950/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $43/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
With 85% houses in a 7,180-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Risk factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,950/month median mortgage in Banksia Beach means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $195/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Banksia Beach are 26% below the Queensland median ($66,716 vs $90,298), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Commute distance: at 49 km from the nearest CBD, Banksia Beach depends on local employment rather than city-driven commuter demand, which amplifies the market's sensitivity to regional industry slowdowns.
- House-dominant stock: 85% of dwellings are separate houses, so value is concentrated in land — weather events, insurance repricing and land-tax changes hit investors here more directly than in a unit-heavy suburb.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Banksia Beach regardless of local market conditions.
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Capital-growth expectations for Banksia Beach are modest for 2026 — incomes 26% below the QLD median of $90,298 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~98% of the typical mortgage ($1,907/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Banksia Beach is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Queensland median.
Frequently asked questions
Is Banksia Beach a good suburb for investment?
Whether Banksia Beach suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 7,180, a median household income of $66,716/year and median weekly rent of $440. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Banksia Beach?
The main demand drivers in Banksia Beach are a median household income of $66,716/year, a dwelling mix that is 85% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Banksia Beach?
Banksia Beach has a usual resident population of approximately 7,180, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper 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.
How far is Banksia Beach from the Brisbane CBD?
Banksia Beach sits 49 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.
What is the median rent in Banksia Beach?
The median weekly rent in Banksia Beach is $760 (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)), equating to approximately $39,520/year in gross rental income. Confirm against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Banksia Beach?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Banksia Beach is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
Is Banksia Beach cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $440 works out to $1,907/month, covering 98% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That leaves a $43/month shortfall (around $516/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
What are the main risks of investing in Banksia Beach?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,950 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($66,716 vs $90,298 state median), the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Banksia Beach profile
The population figure on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census. The postcode comes from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. The dwelling mix is from the ABS 2021 Census. The median household income is the ABS 2021 Census median weekly household income, annualised. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage figures are 2021 figures and are labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. The current median weekly rent in Key indicators is a genuine recent figure from Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (Mar 2026), published under a Creative Commons licence and dated on the page. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.