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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
One Mile is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,038, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 33 km from the Brisbane CBD, One Mile is a outer metro area in Queensland. The median household income is $60,996 per year.
Household earnings in One Mile are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for One Mile. 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 One Mile 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.
One Mile is a smaller community of 2,038 — about 37% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. One Mile's median household income of $60,996/year is 32% below the Queensland suburb median ($90,298) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median weekly rent of $280 equates to $1,213/month — about 105% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,153/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 33 km from Brisbane, One Mile is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 24% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How One Mile stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean One Mile sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | One Mile | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,038 | 5,474 | -63% |
| Median household income | $60,996/yr | $90,298/yr | -32% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $280 | $385 | -27% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,153 | $1,733 | -33% |
| Distance to CBD | 33 km | 62 km | -47% |
| Separate houses | 79% | 77% | +2pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for One Mile — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,038 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $280/week (~$1,213/month) covers 105% of the $1,153/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 79% houses in a 2,038-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 →Capital-growth expectations for One Mile are modest for 2026 — incomes 32% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 2,038 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~105% of the typical mortgage ($1,213/month rent vs $1,153/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 36/100 places One Mile 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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One Mile scores 36/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,038, median household income of $60,996/year and median weekly rent of $280. 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 One Mile are a median household income of $60,996/year, a dwelling mix that is 79% 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.
One Mile has a usual resident population of approximately 2,038, 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.
One Mile sits 33 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $280 in One Mile, equating to approximately $14,560/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 One Mile is $1,153, or approximately $13,836/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 $280 works out to $1,213/month, covering 105% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,153/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $60/month, so on these numbers One Mile 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 a thin buyer pool (2,038 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,153 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($60,996 vs $90,298 state median), 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.