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Suburb Insights · QLD 4285

Chinghee Creek, QLD 4285 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Chinghee Creek is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 35, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 91 km from the Brisbane CBD, Chinghee Creek is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $58,500 per year.

Investment Score

25 / 100 Weak

Lower income levels in Chinghee Creek typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.

Location

Brisbane
Chinghee Creek
Queensland · 4285
91 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4285

Official Australia Post postcode for Chinghee Creek. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
35

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$58,500/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
91 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,300/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
37% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Chinghee Creek is a smaller community of 35 — about 1% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Chinghee Creek's median household income of $58,500/year is 35% 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. Chinghee Creek is 91 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 37% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.

Chinghee Creek vs Queensland Median

How Chinghee Creek stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Chinghee Creek sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricChinghee CreekQLD medianΔ vs state
Population355,474-99%
Median household income$58,500/yr$90,298/yr-35%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,300$1,733-25%
Distance to CBD91 km62 km+47%
Separate houses37%77%-40pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Chinghee Creek — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 35 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Chinghee Creek. 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.

Renovation / Flip

Only 37% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Chinghee Creek are modest for 2026 — incomes 35% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 35 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 Chinghee Creek. The EquitySight investment score of 25/100 places Chinghee Creek 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chinghee Creek a good suburb for investment?

Chinghee Creek scores 25/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 35, median household income of $58,500/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.

What drives property demand in Chinghee Creek?

The main demand drivers in Chinghee Creek are a median household income of $58,500/year, a dwelling mix that is 37% separate houses, 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.

What is the population of Chinghee Creek?

Chinghee Creek has a usual resident population of approximately 35, 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.

How far is Chinghee Creek from the Brisbane CBD?

Chinghee Creek sits 91 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.

What is the median rent in Chinghee Creek?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Chinghee Creek. 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.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Chinghee Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Chinghee Creek is $1,300, or approximately $15,600/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 Chinghee Creek cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Chinghee Creek 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.

What are the main risks of investing in Chinghee Creek?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (35 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,300 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($58,500 vs $90,298 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (37% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, 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 Chinghee Creek profile

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.

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