Suburb overview
Urraween is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 7,951, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 242 km from the Brisbane CBD, Urraween is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $55,276 per year.
Location
Key indicators
Postcode
4655
Postcode for Urraween, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
7,951
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$650/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld) (CC BY 4.0).
Distance to CBD
242 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
84% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why people like living in Urraween
- Regional location about 242 km from Brisbane.
- Predominantly separate houses (84%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
- Country-town feel with lower density and slower pace of life.
Who Urraween suits
Pros and cons
Pros
- Mortgage costs are lower than the Queensland median, improving cash-flow margins.
- Lower purchase prices and more land for the money.
- Established infrastructure and existing community base.
Cons
- Rent-to-income ratio is above comfortable thresholds — watch tenant affordability.
- Long distance to the CBD (242 km) — plan for commute time or local employment.
Investment insight
Urraween's population of 7,951 sits 45% above the Queensland suburb median of 5,474, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average QLD locality. Urraween's median household income of $55,276/year is 39% 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. Median rent of $650/week (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)) equates to roughly $2,817/month — about 188% of the $1,500/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. Urraween is 242 km from Brisbane, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
Investment tip
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 36% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Urraween vs Queensland median
How Urraween stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Urraween sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Urraween | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,951 | 5,474 | +45% |
| Median household income | $55,276/yr | $90,298/yr | -39% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $380 | $385 | -1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,500 | $1,733 | -13% |
| Distance to CBD | 242 km | 62 km | +290% |
| Separate houses | 84% | 77% | +7pp |
Investor checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Urraween — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 7,951 residents — 145% of the QLD suburb median (5,474).
- Purchasing power: median household income $55,276/year (-39% vs Queensland suburb median of $90,298).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $380/week rent (≈ $1,647/month) covered ~110% of the $1,500/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 242 km straight-line from Brisbane (state suburb median 62 km).
- Dwelling mix: 84% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 77% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$150/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,500/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 36% of the median household income is spent on rent — above the 30% stress threshold.
Investment strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 39% below the QLD median ($55,276 vs $90,298) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $380/week (~$1,647/month) covered 110% of the $1,500/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $0/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
With 84% houses in a 7,951-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Risk factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,500/month median mortgage in Urraween means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $150/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Urraween are 39% below the Queensland median ($55,276 vs $90,298), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Commute distance: at 242 km from the nearest CBD, Urraween depends on local employment rather than city-driven commuter demand, which amplifies the market's sensitivity to regional industry slowdowns.
- Rental stress (2021 Census): a median rent of $380/week consumed about 36% of the $55,276/year median household income at the Census — past the 30% stress threshold — signalling tenants may resist further rises and vacancy risk lifts in downturns. Both figures have moved since 2021; confirm with current data.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Urraween regardless of local market conditions.
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Capital-growth expectations for Urraween are modest for 2026 — incomes 39% below the QLD median of $90,298 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~110% of the typical mortgage ($1,647/month rent vs $1,500/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Urraween is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Queensland median.
Frequently asked questions
Is Urraween a good suburb for investment?
Whether Urraween suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 7,951, a median household income of $55,276/year and median weekly rent of $380. 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 Urraween?
The main demand drivers in Urraween are a median household income of $55,276/year, a dwelling mix that is 84% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Urraween?
Urraween has a usual resident population of approximately 7,951, 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 Urraween from the Brisbane CBD?
Urraween sits 242 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 Urraween?
The median weekly rent in Urraween is $650 (as at Mar 2026, Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld)), equating to approximately $33,800/year in gross rental income. Confirm against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Urraween?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Urraween is $1,500, or approximately $18,000/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 Urraween cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $380 works out to $1,647/month, covering 110% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,500/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $147/month, so on these numbers Urraween 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.
What are the main risks of investing in Urraween?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,500 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($55,276 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 Urraween profile
The population figure on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census. The postcode comes from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. The dwelling mix is from the ABS 2021 Census. The median household income is the ABS 2021 Census median weekly household income, annualised. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage figures are 2021 figures and are 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 and dated on the page. 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.