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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Pilerwa is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 50, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 212 km from the Brisbane CBD, Pilerwa is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $54,132 per year.
Pilerwa's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Pilerwa. 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 Pilerwa 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.
Pilerwa is a smaller community of 50 — about 1% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Pilerwa's median household income of $54,132/year is 40% 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. Pilerwa is 212 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Pilerwa stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Pilerwa sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Pilerwa | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 5,474 | -99% |
| Median household income | $54,132/yr | $90,298/yr | -40% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,300 | $1,733 | -25% |
| Distance to CBD | 212 km | 62 km | +242% |
| Separate houses | 88% | 77% | +11pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Pilerwa — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 50 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Pilerwa. 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.
With 88% houses in a 50-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Pilerwa property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Pilerwa are modest for 2026 — incomes 40% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 50 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 Pilerwa. The EquitySight investment score of 26/100 places Pilerwa 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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Pilerwa scores 26/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 50, median household income of $54,132/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 Pilerwa are a median household income of $54,132/year, a dwelling mix that is 88% 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.
Pilerwa has a usual resident population of approximately 50, 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.
Pilerwa sits 212 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 Pilerwa. 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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pilerwa is $1,300, or approximately $15,600/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.
Census data was not complete enough in Pilerwa 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 (50 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,300 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($54,132 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.