QLD · Murweh Council
Augathella, 4477
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Augathella is a regional centre in Murweh that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and schools and education against similar regional towns, even with safety and transport and access holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 393
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,053
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 175
- Median monthly mortgage
- $479
- Employment rate
- 55.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 6
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 15.3
- State safety percentile
- 7.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences4
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1
- Traffic And Related Offences1
- Weapons Act Offences3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 912
- Augathella State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BOQBank
98 Main Street, Augathella
- Bbq
- Frazers ButcherButcher
87-89 Main Street, Augathella
- Catfish Collections AugathellaCafe
80 Main Street, Augathella
- Clock
- Catfish Collections AugathellaGift
80 Main Street, Augathella
- PlaygroupKindergarten
- Augathella LibraryLibrary
71 Main Street, Augathella
- Augathella RacecourseParking
- Augathella Rest Area - Warrego ParkParking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Brassington ParkPark
- Meat Ant ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- Augathella Doctors Surgerydoctor
- Augathella Multipurpose Health ServiceCavanagh Streethospital
- Augathella PhamarcyMain Streetpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Playgroupkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 48.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2120th in Australia
- State rank
- 478th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #47 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #168 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Augathella Bowls Clubamenitiespitch
- Augathella Golf Club (External)amenitiestoilets
- Augathella Libraryamenities71 Main Street, Augathellalibrary
- Augathella Memorial Hallamenitiestoilets
- Augathella Phamarcyamenities98 Main Street, Augathellapharmacy
- Augathella Racecourseamenitiesparking
- Augathella Racecourseamenitiessports_centre
- Augathella Rest Area - Warrego Parkamenitiesparking
- Augathella Rest Area - Warrego Parkamenitiesshower
- Augathella Rest Area - Warrego Parkamenitiestoilets
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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