Is Highbury (Qld) expensive?
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The quick read on
Highbury
QLD 4892 · Mareeba
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 9
- Postcode
- 4892
ABS 2021
Highbury, Queensland
Property market insights for Highbury (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Highbury (Qld) QLD
Crime and safety
Is Highbury safe?
The overall rate for Highbury is 12,778 offences per 100,000 residents — 419% above 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 Highbury.
Overall crime rate
12,778
offences per 100,000 residents
419% aboveRest of Qld
HighburyRest 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 Highbury?
Highbury QLD 4892 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
9 people call Highbury home, with an average of 1.2 people per household and a median household income of $575 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–340.0%Below
35–5433.3%Above
55–740.0%Below
75 and over33.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.0%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
What stands out in Highbury
44.4% of people in Highbury described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Highbury
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Highbury QLD 4892.
Is Highbury family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Highbury's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0 family households lived in Highbury.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Highbury?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Highbury had 9 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.3% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Highbury?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.0% of occupied private dwellings in Highbury.
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.
How large are households in Highbury?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Highbury had 1.2 people.
One-person households made up 37.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
Who's moving to Highbury, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
0.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 100.0% reported a different address.
0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Highbury?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.9% 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 Highbury residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Highbury's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% 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 33.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Highbury?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.3% of ancestry responses in Highbury.
Australian ancestry made up 55.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
How active is the workforce in Highbury?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 25.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
0.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Highbury show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
33.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 44.4% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Highbury?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% 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 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 0.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Highbury?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $575 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Highbury (Qld)
Is Highbury (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families. 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 Highbury (Qld)?
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 Highbury (Qld)
1 streets in Highbury (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Burke Developmental 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.