Median price trend for houses
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
$905,000
- 3 bed
- $905k
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The quick read on
Yarwun
QLD 4694 · Gladstone
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $905,000
- Population
- 89
- Postcode
- 4694
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Yarwun, Queensland
Property market insights for Yarwun
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yarwun QLD
The median house price in Yarwun, QLD is currently $905,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $905,000 in Yarwun.
Crime and safety
Is Yarwun safe?
The overall rate for Yarwun is 3,816 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% 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 Yarwun.
Overall crime rate
3,816
offences per 100,000 residents
55% aboveRest of Qld
YarwunRest 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 Yarwun?
Yarwun QLD 4694 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
89 people call Yarwun home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,325 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 89
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,040 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $225 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.0%Below
15–3422.5%Below
35–5422.5%Below
55–7438.2%Above
75 and over5.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.5%Above
Paying a mortgage31.8%Below
Renting22.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car22.9%Below
Two cars57.1%Above
Three or more28.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.0%Below
Drove to work69.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Yarwun
7.0% of workers in Yarwun worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Qld.
42.7% of people in Yarwun described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yarwun
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yarwun QLD 4694.
Is Yarwun family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.0% of Yarwun's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
26 family households lived in Yarwun; 34.6% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
15.4% 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 Yarwun?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yarwun had 89 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.8% 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 Yarwun?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.2% of occupied private dwellings in Yarwun.
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 Yarwun?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
45.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
31.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.7% 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 Yarwun?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yarwun had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 32.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 37.8%, while 16.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yarwun?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
69.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yarwun?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 22.9% of the total.
85.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yarwun, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.5% reported a different address.
4.5% 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 Yarwun?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.0% 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 Yarwun residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.5% of Yarwun's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.5% 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 88.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yarwun?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.9% of ancestry responses in Yarwun.
Australian ancestry made up 47.2% 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 Yarwun?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 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 20.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.6% 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 Yarwun?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.3%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
29.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yarwun show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
41.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
16.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
13.5% reported asthma, 18.0% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yarwun?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 59.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yarwun?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,325 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,040.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yarwun compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.0% in Yarwun, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 45.5% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
Renting accounted for 22.7% in Yarwun, 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 Yarwun
Is Yarwun expensive?
The median house price is $905,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yarwun good for families?
The Census counted 26 local families, and 9.0% 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 Yarwun?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $905,000, 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 Yarwun
26 streets in Yarwun
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Boat Creek Rd
- Boyle St
- Butler St
- Calliope River Rd
- Chernih Road
- Else Rd
- Fishermans Landing Branch Railway
- Fishermans Rd
- Flynn Rd
- Forest Rd
- Gladstone - Mt Larcom Rd
- Guerassimoff Rd
- Halls Rd
- Hanson Rd
- Hurcom Rd
- Landing Road
- Lindherr Rd
- Morgan St
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- Mount Miller Rd
- Obodin Rd
- Quarry Rd
- Reid Rd
- Serrant Rd
- Targinie Landing Rd
- Targinnie Rd
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