Median price trend for houses
Based on 75 sales in the preceding 12 months
$610,000
Up 13.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $515k
- 3 bed
- $610k
- 4 bed
- $677k
- 5+ bed
- $670k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Walkervale
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $610,000
- Population
- 2,981
- Postcode
- 4670
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Walkervale, Queensland
Property market insights for Walkervale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Walkervale QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 83 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 9.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Walkervale, QLD is currently $610,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Walkervale has a 12-month growth rate of 13.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $515,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $610,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $677,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $670,000 in Walkervale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Walkervale is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Walkervale is $412 per week and has decreased 8.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Walkervale safe?
The overall rate for Walkervale is 3,339 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% 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 Walkervale.
Overall crime rate
3,339
offences per 100,000 residents
36% aboveRest of Qld
WalkervaleRest 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 Walkervale?
Walkervale QLD 4670 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
2,981 people call Walkervale home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,151 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,981
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $275 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3427.2%Above
35–5424.8%Below
55–7419.6%Below
75 and over8.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.9%Above
Townhouses0.8%Below
Apartments6.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.3%In line
Paying a mortgage33.0%Below
Renting33.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.4%Above
One car39.3%Above
Two cars33.1%Below
Three or more20.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home3.5%Below
Drove to work74.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Walkervale
3.5% of workers in Walkervale worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Qld.
2.0% of Walkervale residents were born in England.
45.0% of people in Walkervale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Walkervale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Walkervale QLD 4670.
Is Walkervale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Walkervale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
766 family households lived in Walkervale; 36.8% were couple families and 25.3% were one-parent families.
41.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Walkervale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Walkervale had 2,981 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Walkervale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.9% of occupied private dwellings in Walkervale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Walkervale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
33.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
33.7% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Walkervale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Walkervale had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 31.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 20.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Walkervale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
3.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
74.0% 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 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Walkervale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
One-car households formed 39.3% of the total.
53.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Walkervale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.0% reported a different address.
8.7% 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 Walkervale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Walkervale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.7% of Walkervale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Walkervale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.2% of ancestry responses in Walkervale.
Australian ancestry made up 44.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Walkervale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Managers accounted for 6.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.5% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Walkervale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.3%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
30.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Walkervale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.3% reported asthma, 12.1% arthritis and 7.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Walkervale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Walkervale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,151 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $275 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Walkervale compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 3.5% in Walkervale, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 33.3% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
Renting accounted for 33.7% in Walkervale, 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 Walkervale
Is Walkervale expensive?
The median house price is $610,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Walkervale good for families?
The Census counted 766 local families, and 19.5% 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 Walkervale?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $677,000, 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 Walkervale
42 streets in Walkervale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aldridge St
- Alice St
- Barolin Street
- Beatrice St
- Bertram St
- Boston St
- Boundary St
- Brand St
- Brillante Cr
- Buzza St
- Christie St
- Colman St
- Courtice St
- Crawford St
- Cullen St
- De Gunst St
- Duncraigen St
- Glenmorris St
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- High St
- Hunter St
- Hurst St
- Kidd St
- Lamb St
- Lloyd St
- Macklin St
- Maryborough St
- Maynard St
- May St
- Mccracken St
- Mimnagh St
- Moncrieff St
- Nott St
- Pitt St
- Sims Rd
- Spencer St
- Targo St
- Tummon St
- Walker St
- Walsh St
- Water St
- Windermere St
- Wynter St
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