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Suburb Insights · QLD 4490

Tuen, QLD 4490 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Tuen is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 12, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 726 km from the Brisbane CBD, Tuen is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $71,500 per year.

Investment Score

34 / 100 Weak

Tuen's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Brisbane
Tuen
Queensland · 4490
726 km from Brisbane CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
4490

Official Australia Post postcode for Tuen. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
12

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$71,500/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
726 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$4,333/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
N/A

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Tuen is a smaller community of 12 — about 0% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Tuen's median household income of $71,500/year is 21% 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. Tuen is 726 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Tuen vs Queensland Median

How Tuen stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Tuen sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricTuenQLD medianΔ vs state
Population125,474-100%
Median household income$71,500/yr$90,298/yr-21%
Median mortgage (monthly)$4,333$1,733+150%
Distance to CBD726 km62 km+1071%

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Tuen — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 12 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Tuen. 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.

Renovation / Flip

With a population of 12, the resale market in Tuen may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Tuen are modest for 2026 — incomes 21% below the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 12 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 Tuen. The EquitySight investment score of 34/100 places Tuen 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tuen a good suburb for investment?

Tuen scores 34/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 12, median household income of $71,500/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.

What drives property demand in Tuen?

The main demand drivers in Tuen are a median household income of $71,500/year, 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.

What is the population of Tuen?

Tuen has a usual resident population of approximately 12, 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.

How far is Tuen from the Brisbane CBD?

Tuen sits 726 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 Tuen?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Tuen. 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.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Tuen?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tuen is $4,333, or approximately $51,996/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 Tuen cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Tuen 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.

What are the main risks of investing in Tuen?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (12 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $4,333 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($71,500 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.

How we built this Tuen profile

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.

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