Suburb Overview
Upper Kedron is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,800, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 12 km from the Brisbane CBD, Upper Kedron is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $154,960 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
4055
Postcode for Upper Kedron, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
5,800
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$850/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (CC BY 4.0).
Median household income
$154,960
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
12 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$2,383/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
97% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why People Like Living in Upper Kedron
- Well-connected to Brisbane at ~12 km from the CBD.
- Local parks and reserves (around 2) within easy reach.
- Strong transport links into the city and nearby employment hubs.
- Predominantly separate houses (97%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
- Established streets, local shops, and schools within the neighbourhood.
Who Upper Kedron Suits
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
- Solid transport links into employment hubs.
- Established infrastructure and existing community base.
Cons
- Median mortgage sits above the Queensland state median — entry costs are stretched.
- Fewer schools inside the suburb itself — verify catchments for neighbouring areas.
Investment Insight
5,800 residents places Upper Kedron squarely in the middle of the Queensland suburb size distribution (state median 5,474), with market depth comparable to most QLD localities. Median household income of $154,960/year runs 72% 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 $850/week (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)) equates to roughly $3,683/month — about 155% of the $2,383/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. 12 km from Brisbane places Upper Kedron in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 97% of dwellings — 20 percentage points above the Queensland median of 77% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
Investment Tip
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 15% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Upper Kedron vs Queensland Median
How Upper Kedron stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Upper Kedron sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Upper Kedron | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,800 | 5,474 | +6% |
| Median household income | $154,960/yr | $90,298/yr | +72% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $455 | $385 | +18% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $2,383 | $1,733 | +38% |
| Distance to CBD | 12 km | 62 km | -81% |
| Separate houses | 97% | 77% | +20pp |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Upper Kedron — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 5,800 residents — 106% of the QLD suburb median (5,474).
- Purchasing power: median household income $154,960/year (+72% vs Queensland suburb median of $90,298).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $455/week rent (≈ $1,972/month) covered ~83% of the $2,383/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 12 km straight-line from Brisbane (state suburb median 62 km).
- Dwelling mix: 97% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 77% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$238/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $2,383/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 15% of the median household income is spent on rent — comfortably affordable.
Investment Strategy
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 72% above the Queensland suburb median ($154,960 vs $90,298), and the 12 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.
Moderate rental coverage at the 2021 Census: rent of $455/week covered 83% of a $2,383/month mortgage, a $411/month gap bridged with equity, depreciation and tax benefits. Re-check with current rents and rates before committing.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (97% vs 77% QLD median) combined with a population of 5,800 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $2,383/month median mortgage in Upper Kedron means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $238/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Premium-pricing risk: incomes 72% above the Queensland median ($154,960 vs $90,298) correlate with elevated purchase prices and compressed gross yields — enter only with a clear capital-growth thesis and a comfortable deposit.
- House-dominant stock: 97% 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 Upper Kedron regardless of local market conditions.
- Market cycle risk: property markets are cyclical, so stress-test your projections in Upper Kedron with a 10–15% price pullback scenario before committing capital — returns to date are not a guarantee of future performance.
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Upper Kedron enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 72% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 5,800 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~83% of the typical mortgage ($1,972/month rent vs $2,383/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Upper Kedron is constructive 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 Upper Kedron a good suburb for investment?
Whether Upper Kedron suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 5,800, a median household income of $154,960/year and median weekly rent of $455. 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 Upper Kedron?
The main demand drivers in Upper Kedron are proximity to Brisbane (12 km), an above-state-median household income of $154,960/year, a dwelling mix that is 97% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Upper Kedron?
Upper Kedron has a usual resident population of approximately 5,800, 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 Upper Kedron from the Brisbane CBD?
Upper Kedron sits 12 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
What is the median rent in Upper Kedron?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $455 in Upper Kedron, equating to approximately $23,660/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 Upper Kedron?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Upper Kedron is $2,383, or approximately $28,596/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 Upper Kedron cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $455 works out to $1,972/month, covering 83% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,383/month. That leaves a $411/month shortfall (around $4,932/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.
What are the main risks of investing in Upper Kedron?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,383 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 Upper Kedron 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.