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The quick read on
Wycombe
QLD 4455 · Maranoa
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 39
- Postcode
- 4455
ABS 2021
Wycombe, Queensland
Property market insights for Wycombe
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wycombe QLD
Market data updated November 2018.
Wycombe has a 12-month growth rate of 19.6% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Wycombe safe?
The overall rate for Wycombe is 10,951 offences per 100,000 residents — 345% 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 Wycombe.
Overall crime rate
10,951
offences per 100,000 residents
345% aboveRest of Qld
WycombeRest 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 Wycombe?
Wycombe QLD 4455 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
39 people call Wycombe home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $966 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 39
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $800 / 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
15–3425.6%Above
35–5428.2%Above
55–7420.5%Below
75 and over10.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.3%In line
Paying a mortgage46.7%Above
Renting20.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.7%Below
Two cars27.8%Below
Three or more27.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.6%Above
Drove to work19.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled15.4%Above
What stands out in Wycombe
34.6% of workers in Wycombe worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.
12.8% of people in Wycombe described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wycombe
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wycombe QLD 4455.
Is Wycombe family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Wycombe's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
8 family households lived in Wycombe; 37.5% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% 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 Wycombe?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wycombe had 39 residents at the 2021 Census.
10.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.8% 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 Wycombe?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.2% of occupied private dwellings in Wycombe.
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 Wycombe?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.
46.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.0% 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 Wycombe?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wycombe had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 62.5% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
Two-person households represented 31.3%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wycombe?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.
19.2% 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 15.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Wycombe?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 16.7% of the total.
55.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wycombe, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.3% 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 Wycombe?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
74.4% 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 Wycombe residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Wycombe'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 74.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wycombe?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 53.8% of ancestry responses in Wycombe.
Australian ancestry made up 17.9% 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 Wycombe?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 57.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% 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 Wycombe?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
55.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wycombe show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
43.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 15.4% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wycombe?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wycombe?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $966 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $800.
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.
How does Wycombe compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.6% in Wycombe, 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 20.0% in Wycombe, 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 Wycombe
Is Wycombe good for families?
The Census counted 8 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 Wycombe?
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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Wycombe
7 streets in Wycombe
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beardie Rd
- Dilqui Rd
- Ingaby Rd
- Roma - Southern Rd
- Samari Plains Rd
- Wagoo Rd
- Woodburn Rd
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