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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Everton Hills is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 6,673, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 10 km from the Brisbane CBD, Everton Hills is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $121,420 per year.
Strong household incomes in Everton Hills underpin solid property demand. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Everton Hills. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Everton Hills on My School →Estimated 3 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.
Everton Hills's population of 6,673 sits 22% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Median household income of $121,420/year runs 34% 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. Median weekly rent of $480 equates to $2,080/month — about 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 10 km from the Brisbane CBD, Everton Hills sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Everton Hills stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Everton Hills sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Everton Hills | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,673 | 5,474 | +22% |
| Median household income | $121,420/yr | $90,298/yr | +34% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $480 | $385 | +25% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,000 | $1,733 | +15% |
| Distance to CBD | 10 km | 62 km | -84% |
| Separate houses | 78% | 77% | +1pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Everton Hills — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 34% above the Queensland suburb median ($121,420 vs $90,298), and the 10 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.
Strong rental coverage: $480/week (~$2,080/month) covers 104% of the $2,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 78% houses in a 6,673-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 →Everton Hills enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 34% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 6,673 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~104% of the typical mortgage ($2,080/month rent vs $2,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 80/100 places Everton Hills in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Everton Hills scores 80/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 6,673, median household income of $121,420/year and median weekly rent of $480. 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 Everton Hills are proximity to Brisbane (10 km), an above-state-median household income of $121,420/year, a dwelling mix that is 78% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Everton Hills has a usual resident population of approximately 6,673, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper 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.
Everton Hills sits 10 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Brisbane employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $480 in Everton Hills, equating to approximately $24,960/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 Everton Hills is $2,000, or approximately $24,000/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 $480 works out to $2,080/month, covering 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $80/month, so on these numbers Everton Hills 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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,000 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.