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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Tieri is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 732, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 681 km from the Brisbane CBD, Tieri is a coastal area in Queensland. The median household income is $162,500 per year.
Strong household incomes in Tieri underpin solid property demand. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Tieri. 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 Tieri 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.
Tieri is a smaller community of 732 — about 13% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $162,500/year runs 80% 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 $15 equates to $65/month — about 197% of the median mortgage repayment of $33/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. Tieri is 681 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 51% 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.
How Tieri stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Tieri sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Tieri | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 732 | 5,474 | -87% |
| Median household income | $162,500/yr | $90,298/yr | +80% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $15 | $385 | -96% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $33 | $1,733 | -98% |
| Distance to CBD | 681 km | 62 km | +998% |
| Separate houses | 51% | 77% | -26pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Tieri — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 732 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $15/week (~$65/month) covers 197% of the $33/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 51% 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 →Capital-growth expectations for Tieri are modest for 2026 — incomes 80% above the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 732 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~197% of the typical mortgage ($65/month rent vs $33/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 57/100 places Tieri in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Tieri scores 57/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 732, median household income of $162,500/year and median weekly rent of $15. 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 Tieri are an above-state-median household income of $162,500/year, a dwelling mix that is 51% 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.
Tieri has a usual resident population of approximately 732, 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.
Tieri sits 681 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $15 in Tieri, equating to approximately $780/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 Tieri is $33, or approximately $396/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 $15 works out to $65/month, covering 197% of the median mortgage repayment of $33/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $32/month, so on these numbers Tieri 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 a thin buyer pool (732 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $33 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.