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The quick read on
Umagico
QLD 4876 · Northern Peninsula Area
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 394
- Postcode
- 4876
ABS 2021
Umagico, Queensland
Property market insights for Umagico
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Umagico QLD
Crime and safety
Is Umagico safe?
The overall rate for Umagico is 17,994 offences per 100,000 residents — 631% 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 Umagico.
Overall crime rate
17,994
offences per 100,000 residents
631% aboveRest of Qld
UmagicoRest 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 Umagico?
Umagico QLD 4876 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
394 people call Umagico home, with an average of 3.9 people per household and a median household income of $939 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 394
- Median age
- 20 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $125 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1541.1%Above
15–3431.5%Above
35–5418.8%Below
55–748.1%Below
75 and over0.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses81.1%Above
Townhouses17.8%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright3.4%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting96.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car36.0%Above
One car34.9%In line
Two cars17.4%Below
Three or more4.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work42.7%Below
Train, tram or bus4.9%Above
Walked or cycled17.1%Above
What stands out in Umagico
0.0% of workers in Umagico worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Qld.
17.0% of people in Umagico described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Umagico
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Umagico QLD 4876.
Is Umagico family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
41.1% of Umagico's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
86 family households lived in Umagico; 39.5% were couple families and 52.3% were one-parent families.
80.2% of local families included children under 15. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Umagico?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Umagico had 394 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
8.9% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Umagico?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 81.1% of occupied private dwellings in Umagico.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.8% 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 Umagico?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
3.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
96.6% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Umagico?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Umagico had 3.9 people.
One-person households made up 17.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 22.0%, while 50.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Umagico?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.
42.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
4.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 17.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Umagico?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
36.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 34.9% of the total.
22.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Umagico, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
80.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 19.3% reported a different address.
1.0% 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 Umagico?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
15.5% of residents used only English at home.
78.2% 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 Umagico residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
1.0% of Umagico's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 99.0% 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 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Umagico?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 4.1% of ancestry responses in Umagico.
Australian ancestry made up 6.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Umagico?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 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.9% of workers, and education and training employed 11.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Umagico?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 49.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
18.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 31.9%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Umagico show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
1.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
2.8% reported asthma, 3.8% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Umagico?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
4.0% 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 8.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Umagico?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $939 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 $125 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Umagico compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Umagico, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 3.4% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Renting accounted for 96.6% in Umagico, 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 Umagico
Is Umagico good for families?
The Census counted 86 local families, and 41.1% 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 Umagico?
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 Umagico
13 streets in Umagico
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alau Cl
- Charlie St
- Mara St
- Massey Street
- Mooka Ave
- Mooka Street
- Namok Rd
- Pascoe St
- Peter St
- Wassey St
- Wilson St
- Woosup St
- Young St
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