QLD · Livingstone Council
Yeppoon, 4703
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- National parks
Suburb profile
Yeppoon anchors everyday life in Livingstone, a regional mid-sized suburb with its own identity and rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Coffee, casual meals and neighbourhood eateries give the suburb a lived-in social scene. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Families benefit from schooling and learning options close to home. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and transport and access, while housing affordability and community and employment sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.
Population
- Population
- 7,037
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,221
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 496 of 3,299
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,553
- Employment rate
- 48.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 230 / 395 / 330
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $600
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 225
- Against the person
- 50
- Against property
- 104
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 32
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 141 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault82
- Drug Offences119
- Good Order Offences85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
- Traffic And Related Offences108
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
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,004
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Brendan's CollegeSecondary
- St Ursula's CollegeSecondary
- Yeppoon State High SchoolSecondary
- Yeppoon 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
71 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Alcohol
- Bakery
- ANZBank
- BOQBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
- Bbq (3)
- Bicycle Parking
- Cafe (2)
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
17 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Appleton ParkPark
- Beaman ParkPark
- Explorer ParkPark
- Gloria Galbraith ParkPark
- Macarthur ParkPark
- Maurie Webb ParkPark
- Merv Anderson ParkPark
- Saint Faith's ParkPark
- Spring Head LookoutPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Doctordoctor
- I-MED Radiology YeppoonCliff Streetmedical_imaging
- Livelife Pharmacypharmacy
- Yesyes
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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Heritage
4 state heritage places
- Yeppoon State SchoolState heritage place
- Yeppoon State School (former)State heritage place
- Yeppoon Station BuildingState heritage place
- Yeppoon War MemorialState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 34
- Parks (OSM)
- 29
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
- 62.5/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 9% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 642nd in Australia
- State rank
- 130th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #8 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #17 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ANZamenitiesbank
- Alcoholamenitiesalcohol
- BOQamenitiesbank
- Bakeryamenitiesbakery
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Big Wamenities42-44 Park Streetdepartment_store
- Cafeamenitiescafe
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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