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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Ebbw Vale is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 540, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 25 km from the Brisbane CBD, Ebbw Vale is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $65,260 per year.
Household earnings in Ebbw Vale are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth.
Official Australia Post postcode for Ebbw Vale. 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 Ebbw Vale 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.
Ebbw Vale is a smaller community of 540 — about 10% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Ebbw Vale's median household income of $65,260/year is 28% 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. Median weekly rent of $290 equates to $1,257/month — about 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,213/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 25 km from Brisbane places Ebbw Vale 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 Ebbw Vale stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Ebbw Vale sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Ebbw Vale | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 540 | 5,474 | -90% |
| Median household income | $65,260/yr | $90,298/yr | -28% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $290 | $385 | -25% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,213 | $1,733 | -30% |
| Distance to CBD | 25 km | 62 km | -60% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 77% | +9pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Ebbw Vale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 540 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $290/week (~$1,257/month) covers 104% of the $1,213/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 86% houses in a 540-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Ebbw Vale are modest for 2026 — incomes 28% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 540 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~104% of the typical mortgage ($1,257/month rent vs $1,213/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 41/100 places Ebbw Vale in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Ebbw Vale scores 41/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 540, median household income of $65,260/year and median weekly rent of $290. 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 Ebbw Vale are proximity to Brisbane (25 km), a median household income of $65,260/year, a dwelling mix that is 86% 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.
Ebbw Vale has a usual resident population of approximately 540, 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.
Ebbw Vale sits 25 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 $290 in Ebbw Vale, equating to approximately $15,080/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 Ebbw Vale is $1,213, or approximately $14,556/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 $290 works out to $1,257/month, covering 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,213/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $44/month, so on these numbers Ebbw Vale leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. 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 (540 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,213 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($65,260 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.