Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,000,000
- 3 bed
- $479k
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The quick read on
Brooweena
QLD 4620 · Fraser Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,000,000
- Population
- 91
- Postcode
- 4620
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Brooweena, Queensland
Property market insights for Brooweena
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brooweena QLD
The median house price in Brooweena, QLD is currently $1,000,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $479,000 in Brooweena.
Crime and safety
Is Brooweena safe?
The overall rate for Brooweena is 1,989 offences per 100,000 residents — 19% below the Rest of Qld benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Brooweena.
Overall crime rate
1,989
offences per 100,000 residents
19% belowRest of Qld
BrooweenaRest of Qld: 2,462
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Brooweena?
Brooweena QLD 4620 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
91 people call Brooweena home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $866 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 91
- Median age
- 54 years
- Median mortgage
- $600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $150 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.8%Above
15–346.6%Below
35–5422.0%Below
55–7444.0%Above
75 and over12.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses115.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright57.9%Above
Paying a mortgage31.6%Below
Renting10.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car15.2%Above
One car45.5%Above
Two cars39.4%Above
Three or more21.2%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work72.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled13.6%Above
What stands out in Brooweena
0.0% of workers in Brooweena worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Qld.
3.3% of Brooweena residents were born in New Zealand.
44.0% of people in Brooweena described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brooweena
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brooweena QLD 4620.
Is Brooweena family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.8% of Brooweena's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
22 family households lived in Brooweena; 31.8% were couple families and 22.7% were one-parent families.
31.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brooweena?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brooweena had 91 residents at the 2021 Census.
3.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
56.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brooweena?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 115.8% of occupied private dwellings in Brooweena.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brooweena?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
57.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
31.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.5% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brooweena?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brooweena had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 36.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 36.4%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brooweena?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
72.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 13.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brooweena?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
15.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 45.5% of the total.
60.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brooweena, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
47.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 52.5% reported a different address.
11.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brooweena?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.0% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brooweena residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.0% of Brooweena's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brooweena?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 57.1% of ancestry responses in Brooweena.
Australian ancestry made up 36.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brooweena?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Managers accounted for 22.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 13.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brooweena?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 36.3%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
16.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 13.8%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brooweena show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 19.8% arthritis and 12.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brooweena?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brooweena?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $866 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $150 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brooweena compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Brooweena, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 57.9% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 10.5% in Brooweena, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Brooweena
Is Brooweena expensive?
The median house price is $1,000,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brooweena good for families?
The Census counted 22 local families, and 19.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Brooweena?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $479,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Brooweena
14 streets in Brooweena
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Biggenden Rd
- Brooweena - Woolooga Rd
- Clifton Creek Left Rd
- Clifton Creek Right Rd
- Corfield St
- Eaton St
- Gigoomgan Rd
- Lahey St
- Mant St
- Maryborough - Biggenden Rd
- Smith Cr
- Staib Rd
- Teebar Hall Rd
- Walker Flat Rd
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