Suburb Overview
Redlynch is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,571, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 1393 km from the Brisbane CBD, Redlynch is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $120,484 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
4870
Postcode for Redlynch, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
10,571
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$750/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (CC BY 4.0).
Median household income
$120,484
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
1393 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,842/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
86% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why People Like Living in Redlynch
- Regional location about 1393 km from Brisbane.
- Several schools in the area (around 3), attractive for families.
- Local parks and reserves (around 4) within easy reach.
- Strong transport links into the city and nearby employment hubs.
- Predominantly separate houses (86%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
Who Redlynch Suits
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
- Access to several schools nearby (around 3).
- Local parks and reserves (around 4) add to liveability.
- Solid transport links into employment hubs.
Cons
- Long distance to the CBD (1393 km) — plan for commute time or local employment.
- Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
Investment Insight
Redlynch's population of 10,571 sits 93% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Median household income of $120,484/year runs 33% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $750/week (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)) equates to roughly $3,250/month — about 176% of the $1,842/month median mortgage repayment recorded at the 2021 Census. On those figures rental income covers most or all of the recorded repayment, but repayments on new loans have risen with interest rates since 2021, so re-run the coverage at today's rates before treating this as a cash-flow suburb. Redlynch is 1393 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
Investment Tip
Coastal markets benefit from lifestyle appeal but require a buffer for higher insurance and occasional weather-driven vacancies. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 19% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Redlynch vs Queensland Median
How Redlynch stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Redlynch sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Redlynch | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,571 | 5,474 | +93% |
| Median household income | $120,484/yr | $90,298/yr | +33% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $440 | $385 | +14% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,842 | $1,733 | +6% |
| Distance to CBD | 1393 km | 62 km | +2147% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 77% | +9pp |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Redlynch — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 10,571 residents — 193% of the QLD suburb median (5,474).
- Purchasing power: median household income $120,484/year (+33% vs Queensland suburb median of $90,298).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $440/week rent (≈ $1,907/month) covered ~104% of the $1,842/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 1393 km straight-line from Brisbane (state suburb median 62 km).
- Dwelling mix: 86% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 77% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$184/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,842/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 19% of the median household income is spent on rent — comfortably affordable.
Investment Strategy
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 10,571 and household income close to the QLD median ($120,484 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $440/week (~$1,907/month) covered 104% of the $1,842/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $0/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
With 86% houses in a 10,571-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,842/month median mortgage in Redlynch means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $184/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Premium-pricing risk: incomes 33% above the Queensland median ($120,484 vs $90,298) correlate with elevated purchase prices and compressed gross yields — enter only with a clear capital-growth thesis and a comfortable deposit.
- Commute distance: at 1393 km from the nearest CBD, Redlynch depends on local employment rather than city-driven commuter demand, which amplifies the market's sensitivity to regional industry slowdowns.
- House-dominant stock: 86% of dwellings are separate houses, so value is concentrated in land — weather events, insurance repricing and land-tax changes hit investors here more directly than in a unit-heavy suburb.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Redlynch regardless of local market conditions.
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Property values in Redlynch should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $120,484/year median household income (33% above the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~104% of the typical mortgage ($1,907/month rent vs $1,842/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Redlynch is balanced heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Queensland median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Redlynch a good suburb for investment?
Whether Redlynch suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 10,571, a median household income of $120,484/year and median weekly rent of $440. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Redlynch?
The main demand drivers in Redlynch are an above-state-median household income of $120,484/year, a dwelling mix that is 86% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Redlynch?
Redlynch has a usual resident population of approximately 10,571, 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.
How far is Redlynch from the Brisbane CBD?
Redlynch sits 1393 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 Redlynch?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $440 in Redlynch, equating to approximately $22,880/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.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Redlynch?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Redlynch is $1,842, or approximately $22,104/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 Redlynch cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $440 works out to $1,907/month, covering 104% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,842/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $65/month, so on these numbers Redlynch 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.
What are the main risks of investing in Redlynch?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,842 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 Redlynch profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. The current median weekly rent in Key Indicators is a genuine recent figure from Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (Mar 2026), published under a Creative Commons licence — it is dated on the page and is separate from the older Census rent. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.