QLD · Tablelands Council
Yungaburra, 4884
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Tablelands, Yungaburra keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. The built character feels settled and mature, with period homes lending the streets a sense of history.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,272
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,296
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 136 of 666
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,495
- Employment rate
- 52.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 31 / 11 / 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)
- 21
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 424 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +26.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences3
- Good Order Offences2
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)11
- Traffic And Related Offences5
- Trespassing And Vagrancy2
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
- 1,025
- Yungaburra 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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- YungaburraGillies Range Road, n/a04 May 2026 – 07 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Gillies RoadhousePetrol station
- Gillies RoadhouseRestaurant
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Afghanistan Avenue of HonourPark
- Bruce Jones ParkPark
- Frawley's PoolPark
- Lake Barrine to Lake Eacham Rainforest Corridor Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Maud Kehoe ParkPark
- Williams ParkPark
- Yungaburra Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Doctordoctor
- Yungaburra Pharmacypharmacy
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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
17 state heritage places
- 27 Atherton Road, YungaburraState heritage place
- 7-9 Cedar Street, YungaburraState heritage place
- AllumbahState heritage place
- Burra Inn RestaurantState heritage place
- Butchers ShopState heritage place
- Cairns Plywood Pty Ltd Sawmill ComplexState heritage place
- Community CentreState heritage place
- Court House, Police Station and ResidenceState heritage place
- Eden House RestaurantState heritage place
- Lake Eacham HotelState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
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
- 39.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3584th in Australia
- State rank
- 830th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #139 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #406 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
- Gillies Roadhouseamenitiesfuel
- Gillies Roadhouseamenitiesrestaurant
- Drug Offencescrime3
- Good Order Offencescrime2
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime11
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime5
- Trespassing And Vagrancycrime2
- 27 Atherton Road, YungaburraheritageState heritage place
- 7-9 Cedar Street, YungaburraheritageState heritage place
- AllumbahheritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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