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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Flinders View is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,816, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 32 km from the Brisbane CBD, Flinders View is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $96,200 per year.
Flinders View benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Greater distance from the CBD may temper short-term capital growth.
Official Australia Post postcode for Flinders View. 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 Flinders View on My School →Estimated 2 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.
5,816 residents places Flinders View squarely in the middle of the Queensland suburb size distribution (state median 5,474), with market depth comparable to most QLD localities. Households here earn $96,200/year on average — 7% above the QLD suburb median of $90,298 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Rent of $300/week (86% coverage of the $1,517/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $217/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 32 km from Brisbane, Flinders View is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 16% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Flinders View stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Flinders View sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Flinders View | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,816 | 5,474 | +6% |
| Median household income | $96,200/yr | $90,298/yr | +7% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $385 | -22% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,517 | $1,733 | -12% |
| Distance to CBD | 32 km | 62 km | -48% |
| Separate houses | 90% | 77% | +13pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Flinders View — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 5,816 and household income close to the QLD median ($96,200 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $300/week (~$1,300/month) covers 86% of the $1,517/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $217/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (90% vs 77% QLD median) combined with a population of 5,816 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Flinders View should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $96,200/year median household income (7% above the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~86% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,517/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 58/100 places Flinders View in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Flinders View scores 58/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,816, median household income of $96,200/year and median weekly rent of $300. 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 Flinders View are an above-state-median household income of $96,200/year, a dwelling mix that is 90% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Flinders View has a usual resident population of approximately 5,816, 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.
Flinders View sits 32 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Flinders View, equating to approximately $15,600/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 Flinders View is $1,517, or approximately $18,204/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 $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 86% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,517/month. That leaves a $217/month shortfall (around $2,604/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 $1,517 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.