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Suburb Insights · QLD 4650

Duckinwilla, QLD 4650 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Duckinwilla is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 38, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 235 km from the Brisbane CBD, Duckinwilla is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $68,224 per year.

Investment Score

31 / 100 Weak

Duckinwilla's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.

Location

Brisbane
Duckinwilla
Queensland · 4650
235 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4650

Official Australia Post postcode for Duckinwilla. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
38

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
$68,224/yr

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

Distance to CBD
235 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
$1,083/mo

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

Home type
127% houses

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

Investment Insight

Duckinwilla is a smaller community of 38 — about 1% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Duckinwilla's median household income of $68,224/year is 24% 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. Duckinwilla is 235 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 127% of dwellings — 50 percentage points above the Queensland median of 77% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.

Duckinwilla vs Queensland Median

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

MetricDuckinwillaQLD medianΔ vs state
Population385,474-99%
Median household income$68,224/yr$90,298/yr-24%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,083$1,733-38%
Distance to CBD235 km62 km+279%
Separate houses127%77%+50pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Duckinwilla — 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 38 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 Duckinwilla. 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.

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Renovation / Flip

With 127% houses in a 38-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Duckinwilla are modest for 2026 — incomes 24% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 38 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 Duckinwilla. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places Duckinwilla 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 Duckinwilla a good suburb for investment?

Duckinwilla scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 38, median household income of $68,224/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 Duckinwilla?

The main demand drivers in Duckinwilla are a median household income of $68,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 127% 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 Duckinwilla?

Duckinwilla has a usual resident population of approximately 38, 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 Duckinwilla from the Brisbane CBD?

Duckinwilla sits 235 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 Duckinwilla?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Duckinwilla. 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 Duckinwilla?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Duckinwilla is $1,083, or approximately $12,996/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 Duckinwilla cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Duckinwilla 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 Duckinwilla?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (38 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,083 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($68,224 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.

How we built this Duckinwilla 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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