Median price trend for houses
Based on 2 sales in the preceding 12 months
$870,000
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The quick read on
Upper Daradgee
QLD 4860 · Cassowary Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $870,000
- Population
- 99
- Postcode
- 4860
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Upper Daradgee, Queensland
Property market insights for Upper Daradgee
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Upper Daradgee QLD
The median house price in Upper Daradgee, QLD is currently $870,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Upper Daradgee safe?
The overall rate for Upper Daradgee is 6,135 offences per 100,000 residents — 149% 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 Upper Daradgee.
Overall crime rate
6,135
offences per 100,000 residents
149% aboveRest of Qld
Upper DaradgeeRest 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 Upper Daradgee?
Upper Daradgee QLD 4860 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
99 people call Upper Daradgee home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,416 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 99
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,119 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $240 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.2%In line
15–3413.1%Below
35–5424.2%Below
55–7436.4%Above
75 and over10.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.7%Above
Paying a mortgage36.8%Above
Renting18.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car23.5%Below
Two cars50.0%Above
Three or more32.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.4%Below
Drove to work48.9%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled17.0%Above
What stands out in Upper Daradgee
6.4% of workers in Upper Daradgee worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Qld.
5.1% of Upper Daradgee residents were born in New Zealand.
17.2% of people in Upper Daradgee described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Upper Daradgee
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Upper Daradgee QLD 4860.
Is Upper Daradgee family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.2% of Upper Daradgee's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
28 family households lived in Upper Daradgee; 39.3% were couple families and 10.7% were one-parent families.
25.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Upper Daradgee?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Upper Daradgee had 99 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.5% 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 Upper Daradgee?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.0% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Daradgee.
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 Upper Daradgee?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
36.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
18.4% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Upper Daradgee?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Upper Daradgee had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 37.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 40.0%, while 20.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Upper Daradgee?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
48.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 17.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Upper Daradgee?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 23.5% of the total.
82.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Upper Daradgee, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.7% reported a different address.
10.1% 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 Upper Daradgee?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.0% 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 Upper Daradgee residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.1% of Upper Daradgee's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.9% 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 90.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Upper Daradgee?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.4% of ancestry responses in Upper Daradgee.
Australian ancestry made up 26.3% 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 Upper Daradgee?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
8.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Managers accounted for 31.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.5% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Upper Daradgee?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.8%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
36.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.5% 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 Upper Daradgee show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.1% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Upper Daradgee?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Daradgee?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,416 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,119.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $240 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Upper Daradgee compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.4% in Upper Daradgee, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 44.7% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 18.4% in Upper Daradgee, 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 Upper Daradgee
Is Upper Daradgee expensive?
The median house price is $870,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Upper Daradgee good for families?
The Census counted 28 local families, and 18.2% 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 Upper Daradgee?
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 Upper Daradgee
10 streets in Upper Daradgee
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Burke Rd
- Cook Rd
- Cooroo Lands Rd
- Daradgee Rd
- Ducrot Rd
- Fitzgerald Creek Rd
- Lacaze Rd
- Licuala Rd
- Pernase Rd
- Upper Daradgee 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.