QLD · Napranum Council
Mission River, 4874
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Updated
Desirability score
- River access
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Napranum, Mission River keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 974
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $833
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 38 of 237
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 19.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 8 / 32
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)
- 63
- Against the person
- 27
- Against property
- 19
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 64.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 36 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault114
- Good Order Offences30
- Other Property Damage32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)45
- Traffic And Related Offences57
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
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- South of the Embley Project (Amrun)Bauxite mining operation, initially producing 22.5 million dry product tonnes per annum with the potential to increase to 50 mdpt/a.Completed EIS project
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
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
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)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 23.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6250th in Australia
- State rank
- 1444th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #496 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #922 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime114
- Good Order Offencescrime30
- Other Property Damagecrime32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime45
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime57
- South of the Embley Project (Amrun)planningBauxite mining operation, initially producing 22.5 million dry product tonnes per annum with the potential to increase to 50 mdpt/a.Completed EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.