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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Runcorn is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 14,199, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 15 km from the Brisbane CBD, Runcorn is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $90,584 per year.
Runcorn benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Runcorn. 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 4 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Runcorn on My School →Estimated 6 parks 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.
With 14,199 residents, Runcorn is one of Queensland's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.6× the state median of 5,474 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. At $90,584/year, household income in Runcorn is within 0% of the Queensland median ($90,298), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Median weekly rent of $400 equates to $1,733/month — about 108% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,600/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 15 km from Brisbane places Runcorn in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 23% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Runcorn stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Runcorn sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Runcorn | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,199 | 5,474 | +159% |
| Median household income | $90,584/yr | $90,298/yr | 0% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $400 | $385 | +4% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,600 | $1,733 | -8% |
| Distance to CBD | 15 km | 62 km | -76% |
| Separate houses | 66% | 77% | -11pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Runcorn — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 14,199 and household income close to the QLD median ($90,584 vs $90,298) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $400/week (~$1,733/month) covers 108% of the $1,600/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 66% 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 →Property values in Runcorn should track the wider Queensland market through 2026, with the $90,584/year median household income (close to the $90,298 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~108% of the typical mortgage ($1,733/month rent vs $1,600/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 74/100 places Runcorn in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Runcorn scores 74/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 14,199, median household income of $90,584/year and median weekly rent of $400. 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 Runcorn are proximity to Brisbane (15 km), an above-state-median household income of $90,584/year, a dwelling mix that is 66% separate houses, roughly 4 schools and 6 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.
Runcorn has a usual resident population of approximately 14,199, 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.
Runcorn sits 15 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $400 in Runcorn, equating to approximately $20,800/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 Runcorn is $1,600, or approximately $19,200/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.
A median weekly rent of $400 works out to $1,733/month, covering 108% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,600/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $133/month, so on these numbers Runcorn 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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,600 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.
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.