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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Kholo is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 374, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 24 km from the Brisbane CBD, Kholo is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $118,716 per year.
Strong household incomes in Kholo underpin solid property demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Kholo. 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 Kholo 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.
Kholo is a smaller community of 374 — about 7% 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 $118,716/year runs 31% 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. Rent of $323/week (70% coverage of the $2,000/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $600/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. 24 km from Brisbane places Kholo in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 94% of dwellings — 17 percentage points above the Queensland median of 77% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Kholo stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kholo sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Kholo | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 374 | 5,474 | -93% |
| Median household income | $118,716/yr | $90,298/yr | +31% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $323 | $385 | -16% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,000 | $1,733 | +15% |
| Distance to CBD | 24 km | 62 km | -61% |
| Separate houses | 94% | 77% | +17pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Kholo — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 31% above the Queensland suburb median ($118,716 vs $90,298), and the 24 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.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $323/week covers 70% of a $2,000/month mortgage, leaving a $600/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 94% houses in a 374-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 →Kholo enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 31% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 374 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~70% of the typical mortgage ($1,400/month rent vs $2,000/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 65/100 places Kholo in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Kholo scores 65/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 374, median household income of $118,716/year and median weekly rent of $323. 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 Kholo are proximity to Brisbane (24 km), an above-state-median household income of $118,716/year, a dwelling mix that is 94% 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.
Kholo has a usual resident population of approximately 374, 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.
Kholo sits 24 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $323 in Kholo, equating to approximately $16,796/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 Kholo 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 $323 works out to $1,400/month, covering 70% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month. That leaves a $600/month shortfall (around $7,200/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 (374 residents), 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.