ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Sinnamon Park is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 6,590, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 11 km from the Brisbane CBD, Sinnamon Park is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $130,520 per year.
Strong household incomes in Sinnamon Park underpin solid property demand. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Sinnamon Park. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Sinnamon Park on My School →Estimated 3 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.
Sinnamon Park's population of 6,590 sits 20% 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 $130,520/year runs 45% 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 weekly rent of $460 equates to $1,993/month — about 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 11 km from Brisbane places Sinnamon Park 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 18% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Sinnamon Park stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Sinnamon Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Sinnamon Park | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,590 | 5,474 | +20% |
| Median household income | $130,520/yr | $90,298/yr | +45% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $460 | $385 | +19% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,167 | $1,733 | +25% |
| Distance to CBD | 11 km | 62 km | -82% |
| Separate houses | 80% | 77% | +3pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Sinnamon Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 45% above the Queensland suburb median ($130,520 vs $90,298), and the 11 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Queensland, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $460/week (~$1,993/month) covers 92% of the $2,167/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $174/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 80% houses in a 6,590-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 →Sinnamon Park enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 45% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 6,590 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~92% of the typical mortgage ($1,993/month rent vs $2,167/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 82/100 places Sinnamon Park in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Sinnamon Park scores 82/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 6,590, median household income of $130,520/year and median weekly rent of $460. 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 Sinnamon Park are proximity to Brisbane (11 km), an above-state-median household income of $130,520/year, a dwelling mix that is 80% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Sinnamon Park has a usual resident population of approximately 6,590, 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.
Sinnamon Park sits 11 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 $460 in Sinnamon Park, equating to approximately $23,920/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 Sinnamon Park is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/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 $460 works out to $1,993/month, covering 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month. That leaves a $174/month shortfall (around $2,088/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. 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 $2,167 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.