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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Broken River is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 18, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 837 km from the Brisbane CBD, Broken River is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $74,724 per year.
Broken River has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Broken River. 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 Broken River 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.
Broken River is a smaller community of 18 — 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 $74,724/year is 17% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Weekly rent of $84 covers just 4% of the median $9,999/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $9,635/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. Broken River is 837 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Broken River stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Broken River sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Broken River | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18 | 5,474 | -100% |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $90,298/yr | -17% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $84 | $385 | -78% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $9,999 | $1,733 | +477% |
| Distance to CBD | 837 km | 62 km | +1250% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Broken River — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 18 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $84/week rent covers only 4% of the $9,999/month median mortgage — a $9,635/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With a population of 18, the resale market in Broken River 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 Broken River are modest for 2026 — incomes 17% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 18 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~4% of the typical mortgage ($364/month rent vs $9,999/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 32/100 places Broken River 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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Broken River scores 32/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 18, median household income of $74,724/year and median weekly rent of $84. 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 Broken River are a median household income of $74,724/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.
Broken River has a usual resident population of approximately 18, 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.
Broken River sits 837 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $84 in Broken River, equating to approximately $4,368/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Broken River is $9,999, or approximately $119,988/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.
A median weekly rent of $84 works out to $364/month, covering 4% of the median mortgage repayment of $9,999/month. That leaves a $9,635/month shortfall (around $115,620/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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (18 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $9,999 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($74,724 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.
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.