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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Nearum is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 24, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 293 km from the Brisbane CBD, Nearum is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $84,448 per year.
Household incomes in Nearum sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Queensland market. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Nearum. 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 Nearum 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.
Nearum is a smaller community of 24 — 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 $84,448/year is 6% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Nearum is 293 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.
How Nearum stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Nearum sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Nearum | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 24 | 5,474 | -100% |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr | $90,298/yr | -6% |
| Distance to CBD | 293 km | 62 km | +373% |
| Separate houses | 50% | 77% | -27pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Nearum — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 24 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Nearum. 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.
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.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Nearum are modest for 2026 — incomes 6% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 24 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 Nearum. The EquitySight investment score of 37/100 places Nearum 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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Nearum scores 37/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 24, median household income of $84,448/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.
The main demand drivers in Nearum are a median household income of $84,448/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.
Nearum has a usual resident population of approximately 24, 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.
Nearum sits 293 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Nearum. 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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Nearum. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Nearum 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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (24 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.
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.