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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mount Sheridan is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 8,678, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 1385 km from the Brisbane CBD, Mount Sheridan is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $94,952 per year.
Above-average earnings in Mount Sheridan support sustained property values. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Sheridan. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Mount Sheridan on My School →Estimated 3 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.
Mount Sheridan's population of 8,678 sits 59% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Households here earn $94,952/year on average — 5% above the QLD suburb median of $90,298 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $390 equates to $1,690/month — about 110% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,542/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. Mount Sheridan is 1385 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. 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.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Mount Sheridan stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Sheridan sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mount Sheridan | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,678 | 5,474 | +59% |
| Median household income | $94,952/yr | $90,298/yr | +5% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $390 | $385 | +1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,542 | $1,733 | -11% |
| Distance to CBD | 1385 km | 62 km | +2134% |
| Separate houses | 94% | 77% | +17pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Sheridan — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 8,678 and household income close to the QLD median ($94,952 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $390/week (~$1,690/month) covers 110% of the $1,542/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (94% vs 77% QLD median) combined with a population of 8,678 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 Mount Sheridan should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $94,952/year median household income (5% above the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~110% of the typical mortgage ($1,690/month rent vs $1,542/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 54/100 places Mount Sheridan 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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Mount Sheridan scores 54/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 8,678, median household income of $94,952/year and median weekly rent of $390. 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 Mount Sheridan are an above-state-median household income of $94,952/year, a dwelling mix that is 94% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Mount Sheridan has a usual resident population of approximately 8,678, 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.
Mount Sheridan sits 1385 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 $390 in Mount Sheridan, equating to approximately $20,280/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 Mount Sheridan is $1,542, or approximately $18,504/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 $390 works out to $1,690/month, covering 110% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,542/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $148/month, so on these numbers Mount Sheridan leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. 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 $1,542 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.