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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Blairmore is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 8, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 216 km from the Brisbane CBD, Blairmore is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $84,500 per year.
Blairmore has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Blairmore. 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 Blairmore 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.
Blairmore is a smaller community of 8 — about 0% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $84,500/year is 6% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Blairmore is 216 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Blairmore stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Blairmore sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Blairmore | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8 | 5,474 | -100% |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $90,298/yr | -6% |
| Distance to CBD | 216 km | 62 km | +248% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Blairmore — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 8 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Blairmore. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With a population of 8, the resale market in Blairmore may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Blairmore are modest for 2026 — incomes 6% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 8 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Blairmore. The EquitySight investment score of 38/100 places Blairmore 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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Blairmore scores 38/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 8, median household income of $84,500/year. 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 Blairmore are a median household income of $84,500/year, 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.
Blairmore has a usual resident population of approximately 8, 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.
Blairmore sits 216 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Blairmore. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Blairmore. 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 Blairmore 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 (8 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, 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.