ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Everton Park is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,111, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 9 km from the Brisbane CBD, Everton Park is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $104,936 per year.
Above-average earnings in Everton Park support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Everton 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 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Everton Park on My School →Estimated 4 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 Park's population of 10,111 sits 85% 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 $104,936/year runs 16% 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 $420 equates to $1,820/month — about 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 9 km from the Brisbane CBD, Everton Park sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 56% 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.
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 Park stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Everton Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Everton Park | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,111 | 5,474 | +85% |
| Median household income | $104,936/yr | $90,298/yr | +16% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $420 | $385 | +9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,950 | $1,733 | +13% |
| Distance to CBD | 9 km | 62 km | -85% |
| Separate houses | 56% | 77% | -21pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Everton Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 16% above the Queensland suburb median ($104,936 vs $90,298), and the 9 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: $420/week (~$1,820/month) covers 93% of the $1,950/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $130/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 56% 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.
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Create free account →Everton Park enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 16% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 10,111 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~93% of the typical mortgage ($1,820/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 79/100 places Everton Park 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 Park scores 79/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 10,111, median household income of $104,936/year and median weekly rent of $420. 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 Park are proximity to Brisbane (9 km), an above-state-median household income of $104,936/year, a dwelling mix that is 56% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 4 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 Park has a usual resident population of approximately 10,111, 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 Park sits 9 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 $420 in Everton Park, equating to approximately $21,840/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 Park is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/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 $420 works out to $1,820/month, covering 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That leaves a $130/month shortfall (around $1,560/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. 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 $1,950 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.