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Suburb Insights · QLD 4742

Oxford, QLD 4742 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Oxford is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 43, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 752 km from the Brisbane CBD, Oxford is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $81,224 per year.

Investment Score

42 / 100 Moderate

Moderate income levels in Oxford indicate steady rental demand from working households. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.

Location

Brisbane
Oxford
Queensland · 4742
752 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4742

Official Australia Post postcode for Oxford. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
43

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
$81,224/yr

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

Distance to CBD
752 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
$350/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
60% houses

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

Investment Insight

Oxford is a smaller community of 43 — about 1% 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 $81,224/year is 10% below the Queensland median of $90,298, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Oxford is 752 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 60% 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.

Oxford vs Queensland Median

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

MetricOxfordQLD medianΔ vs state
Population435,474-99%
Median household income$81,224/yr$90,298/yr-10%
Median mortgage (monthly)$350$1,733-80%
Distance to CBD752 km62 km+1113%
Separate houses60%77%-17pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Oxford — 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 43 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 Oxford. 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

Only 60% 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.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Oxford are modest for 2026 — incomes 10% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 43 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 Oxford. The EquitySight investment score of 42/100 places Oxford 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 Oxford a good suburb for investment?

Oxford scores 42/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 43, median household income of $81,224/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 Oxford?

The main demand drivers in Oxford are a median household income of $81,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 60% 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.

What is the population of Oxford?

Oxford has a usual resident population of approximately 43, 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 Oxford from the Brisbane CBD?

Oxford sits 752 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 Oxford?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Oxford. 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 Oxford?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Oxford is $350, or approximately $4,200/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.

Is Oxford cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Oxford 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 Oxford?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (43 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $350 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.

How we built this Oxford 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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