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Suburb Insights · QLD 4871

Mount Mulligan, QLD 4871 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Mount Mulligan is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 4, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 1454 km from the Brisbane CBD, Mount Mulligan is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $78,000 per year.

Investment Score

44 / 100 Moderate

Household incomes in Mount Mulligan sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Queensland market. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.

Location

Brisbane
Mount Mulligan
Queensland · 4871
1454 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4871

Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Mulligan. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
4

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
$78,000/yr

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

Distance to CBD
1454 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
N/A

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

Investment Insight

Mount Mulligan is a smaller community of 4 — about 0% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $78,000/year is 14% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Mount Mulligan is 1454 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Mount Mulligan vs Queensland Median

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

MetricMount MulliganQLD medianΔ vs state
Population45,474-100%
Median household income$78,000/yr$90,298/yr-14%
Distance to CBD1454 km62 km+2245%

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Mulligan — 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 4 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 Mount Mulligan. 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

With a population of 4, the resale market in Mount Mulligan 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.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Mount Mulligan are modest for 2026 — incomes 14% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 4 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 Mount Mulligan. The EquitySight investment score of 44/100 places Mount Mulligan in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mount Mulligan a good suburb for investment?

Mount Mulligan scores 44/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 4, median household income of $78,000/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 Mount Mulligan?

The main demand drivers in Mount Mulligan are a median household income of $78,000/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.

What is the population of Mount Mulligan?

Mount Mulligan has a usual resident population of approximately 4, 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 Mount Mulligan from the Brisbane CBD?

Mount Mulligan sits 1454 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 Mount Mulligan?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Mount Mulligan. 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 Mount Mulligan?

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

Is Mount Mulligan cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Mount Mulligan 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 Mount Mulligan?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4 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 Mount Mulligan 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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