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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Inskip is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 22, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 180 km from the Brisbane CBD, Inskip is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $37,648 per year.
Lower income levels in Inskip typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.
Official Australia Post postcode for Inskip. 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 Inskip 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.
Inskip is a smaller community of 22 — about 0% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Inskip's median household income of $37,648/year is 58% 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. Weekly rent of $133 covers just 41% of the median $1,400/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $824/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. Inskip is 180 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Inskip stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Inskip sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Inskip | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 22 | 5,474 | -100% |
| Median household income | $37,648/yr | $90,298/yr | -58% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $133 | $385 | -65% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,400 | $1,733 | -19% |
| Distance to CBD | 180 km | 62 km | +190% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Inskip — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 22 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $133/week rent covers only 41% of the $1,400/month median mortgage — a $824/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With a population of 22, the resale market in Inskip may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Inskip are modest for 2026 — incomes 58% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 22 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~41% of the typical mortgage ($576/month rent vs $1,400/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places Inskip 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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Inskip scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 22, median household income of $37,648/year and median weekly rent of $133. 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 Inskip are a median household income of $37,648/year, 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.
Inskip has a usual resident population of approximately 22, 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.
Inskip sits 180 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $133 in Inskip, equating to approximately $6,916/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 Inskip is $1,400, or approximately $16,800/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 $133 works out to $576/month, covering 41% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,400/month. That leaves a $824/month shortfall (around $9,888/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 a thin buyer pool (22 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,400 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($37,648 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.