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Suburb Insights · QLD 4742

Kemmis, QLD 4742 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Kemmis is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 6, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 804 km from the Brisbane CBD, Kemmis is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $221,000 per year.

Investment Score

57 / 100 Moderate

Above-average earnings in Kemmis support sustained property values. The coastal setting provides a lifestyle factor that underpins property values.

Location

Brisbane
Kemmis
Queensland · 4742
804 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4742

Official Australia Post postcode for Kemmis. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
6

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$221,000/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
804 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
N/A

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
50% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Kemmis is a smaller community of 6 — about 0% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $221,000/year runs 145% 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. Kemmis is 804 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 50% 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.

Kemmis vs Queensland Median

How Kemmis stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kemmis sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricKemmisQLD medianΔ vs state
Population65,474-100%
Median household income$221,000/yr$90,298/yr+145%
Distance to CBD804 km62 km+1197%
Separate houses50%77%-27pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Kemmis — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 6 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Kemmis. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

Renovation / Flip

Only 50% 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.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Kemmis are modest for 2026 — incomes 145% above the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 6 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Kemmis. The EquitySight investment score of 57/100 places Kemmis 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kemmis a good suburb for investment?

Kemmis scores 57/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 6, median household income of $221,000/year. 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.

What drives property demand in Kemmis?

The main demand drivers in Kemmis are an above-state-median household income of $221,000/year, a dwelling mix that is 50% 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.

What is the population of Kemmis?

Kemmis has a usual resident population of approximately 6, 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.

How far is Kemmis from the Brisbane CBD?

Kemmis sits 804 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.

What is the median rent in Kemmis?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Kemmis. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Kemmis?

A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Kemmis. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.

Is Kemmis cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Kemmis to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Kemmis?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (6 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Kemmis profile

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.

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