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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Carole Park is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 8, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 19 km from the Brisbane CBD, Carole Park is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $117,000 per year.
Above-average earnings in Carole Park support sustained property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Carole Park. 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 Carole Park 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.
Carole Park 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. Median household income of $117,000/year runs 30% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. The median weekly rent of $150 translates to approximately $7,800/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. 19 km from Brisbane places Carole Park in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Carole Park stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Carole Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Carole Park | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8 | 5,474 | -100% |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr | $90,298/yr | +30% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $150 | $385 | -61% |
| Distance to CBD | 19 km | 62 km | -69% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Carole Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 30% above the Queensland suburb median ($117,000 vs $90,298), and the 19 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Queensland, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Gross rent of $150/week (~$7,800/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.
With a population of 8, the resale market in Carole Park 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 →Carole Park enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 30% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 8 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rents sit around $150/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $7,800/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 59/100 places Carole Park 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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Carole Park scores 59/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 8, median household income of $117,000/year and median weekly rent of $150. 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 Carole Park are proximity to Brisbane (19 km), an above-state-median household income of $117,000/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.
Carole Park 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.
Carole Park sits 19 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $150 in Carole Park, equating to approximately $7,800/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 Carole Park. 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 Carole Park 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.