Median price trend for houses
$502,000
Up 73.9% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Coverty
QLD 4613 · South Burnett
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $502,000
- Population
- 107
- Postcode
- 4613
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Coverty, Queensland
Property market insights for Coverty
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Coverty QLD
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Coverty, QLD is currently $502,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Coverty has a 12-month growth rate of 73.9% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Coverty safe?
The overall rate for Coverty is 2,125 offences per 100,000 residents — 14% 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 Coverty.
Overall crime rate
2,125
offences per 100,000 residents
14% belowRest of Qld
CovertyRest 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 Coverty?
Coverty QLD 4613 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
107 people call Coverty home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $703 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 107
- Median age
- 54 years
- Median mortgage
- $758 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $230 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.1%Below
15–3412.1%Below
35–5417.8%Below
55–7437.4%Above
75 and over11.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses124.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright83.3%Above
Paying a mortgage16.7%Below
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car53.7%Above
Two cars26.8%Below
Three or more14.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.1%Above
Drove to work26.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled26.3%Above
What stands out in Coverty
21.1% of workers in Coverty worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
6.5% of Coverty residents were born in New Zealand.
29.0% of people in Coverty described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Coverty
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Coverty QLD 4613.
Is Coverty family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.1% of Coverty's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
28 family households lived in Coverty; 21.4% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
14.3% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Coverty?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Coverty had 107 residents at the 2021 Census.
5.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.6% 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 Coverty?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 124.2% of occupied private dwellings in Coverty.
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 Coverty?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
83.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
16.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% 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 Coverty?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Coverty had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 29.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 43.9%, while 17.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Coverty?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
26.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 26.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Coverty?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 53.7% of the total.
41.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Coverty, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
73.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.7% reported a different address.
15.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Coverty?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.0% 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 Coverty residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.0% of Coverty's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.0% 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 78.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Coverty?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.7% of ancestry responses in Coverty.
Australian ancestry made up 30.8% 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 Coverty?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 26.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 15.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Coverty?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 20.5%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
8.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 3.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 11.1%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Coverty show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
24.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
18.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
17.8% reported asthma, 20.6% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Coverty?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Coverty?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $703 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $758.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $230 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Coverty compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.1% in Coverty, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 83.3% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Coverty, 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 Coverty
Is Coverty expensive?
The median house price is $502,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Coverty good for families?
The Census counted 28 local families, and 13.1% 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 Coverty?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Coverty
8 streets in Coverty
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Coverty Road
- Glencoe Rd
- Ivanhoe Rd
- K Duff Rd
- Lawsons Broad Rd
- Lewis Duff Road
- Proston - Boondooma Rd
- Wolff Rd
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.