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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Calliope is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,263, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 424 km from the Brisbane CBD, Calliope is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $97,968 per year.
Strong household incomes in Calliope underpin solid property demand. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Calliope. 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 Calliope on My School →Estimated 2 parks 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.
5,263 residents places Calliope squarely in the middle of the Queensland suburb size distribution (state median 5,474), with market depth comparable to most QLD localities. Households here earn $97,968/year on average — 8% above the QLD suburb median of $90,298 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Rent of $300/week (75% coverage of the $1,733/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $433/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Calliope is 424 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 16% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Calliope stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Calliope sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Calliope | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,263 | 5,474 | -4% |
| Median household income | $97,968/yr | $90,298/yr | +8% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $385 | -22% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,733 | $1,733 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 424 km | 62 km | +584% |
| Separate houses | 87% | 77% | +10pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Calliope — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 5,263 and household income close to the QLD median ($97,968 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $300/week covers 75% of a $1,733/month mortgage, leaving a $433/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (87% vs 77% QLD median) combined with a population of 5,263 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Calliope should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $97,968/year median household income (8% above the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~75% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 55/100 places Calliope in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Calliope scores 55/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,263, median household income of $97,968/year and median weekly rent of $300. 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 Calliope are an above-state-median household income of $97,968/year, a dwelling mix that is 87% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Calliope has a usual resident population of approximately 5,263, 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.
Calliope sits 424 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 $300 in Calliope, equating to approximately $15,600/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 Calliope is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/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 $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 75% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That leaves a $433/month shortfall (around $5,196/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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, 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.