Emerald, QLD 4720 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Emerald is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4720, home to 14,904 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Central Highlands (Qld) local government area (remote australia).
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 14,904
- Median age
- 32 years
- Median household income
- $2,202 /week
- Median personal income
- $1,035 /week
- Median family income
- $2,519 /week
- Average household size
- 2.7
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Central Highlands (Qld)
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Wide Bay
- Remoteness classification
- Remote Australia
- Federal electorate
- Flynn
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $300 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,647
- Rent share of household income
- 14%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Nearby suburbs
- Nearby suburb profiles arriving in the next data refresh.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.