Point Vernon, QLD 4655
Fraser Coast Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Point Vernon, QLD 4655 is a high-value house market in the Fraser Coast Regional Council area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Located roughly 290 km north of Brisbane CBD, Point Vernon is home to roughly 5,718 adult residents across 2,859 dwellings and shows a vacancy rate of 2.5%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Point Vernon is exhibiting balanced supply and demand. Stock on Market sits at 0.43% and Inventory at 2.62 months — close to the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +15.2% YoY price growth and +4.0% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Price growth in Point Vernon (+15.2% over 12 months) is significantly outpacing rent growth (+4.0%), which signals strong capital-led momentum but also the risk of yield compression against a current gross yield of 3.63%. Supply-side metrics are neutral: Stock on Market is 0.43% and Inventory sits at 2.62 months, so the market is not showing acute shortage or oversupply today. For a visual view of how Point Vernon sits inside broader short-term momentum, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Point Vernon — and why it matters for investors
Point Vernon records an IRSAD of 911, which is below the recommended threshold of 927, indicating relatively lower area socio-economic advantage; this can increase income volatility and influence tenant demand over cycles. The renter/owner split is neutral at 25.0%, while the units/houses ratio is low/opportune at 2.0%, meaning the market is dominated by houses — useful for strategy selection. Read more on how socio-economic structure affects market behaviour in the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Point Vernon
Council or LGA averages mask the suburb-level pockets that actually drive returns; Point Vernon’s own metrics — a typical house price of $890,967, a gross yield of 3.63%, Stock on Market 0.43%, Inventory 2.62 months and median days on market of 43 days — are the numbers investors must use to make decisions. Suburb-level readings capture local inventory tightness, turnover and affordability pressures that LGA averages can hide. Learn why that matters in our LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable breakdown, see the full Point Vernon data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 60
The HtAG RCS™ score of 60 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite to help match markets to strategy. Inspecting the sub-scores matters because Point Vernon’s strong recent price growth (+15.2%) and neutral rental momentum (+4.0%) imply a capital-led opportunity with moderate cashflow resilience. Learn how the RCS™ is built, then open Point Vernon in HtAG Copilot to view the sub-score breakdown and scenario testing.
Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 2.5%: sustained vacancy around this balanced band over 12–24 months suggests steady rental demand without strong upside pressure on rents, but small directional shifts will matter for yield-sensitive buyers.
building approvals ratio — currently 1.1%: this neutral approvals reading implies new supply is steady but not excessive; watch for rising approvals above the neutral band which would put downward pressure on price/rent growth over time.
Brisbane cycle phase: a city-wide shift in the Brisbane cycle (expansion, peak, contraction or trough) would alter buyer sentiment and capital flows across coastal Queensland markets — if Brisbane weakens, local momentum in Point Vernon could moderate; if it strengthens, flows to lifestyle/coastal suburbs often increase.
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RCS Breakdown
Point Vernon's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Point Vernon's headline values — $890K to buy and $621PW to rent, a 3.62% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 164.40% and rents 89.63% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$890K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$621PW today, with rent growth at (+4.01% YoY) compared to price growth (+15.24%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Point Vernon in its cycle - and is the 3.62% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Point Vernon's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Point Vernon carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Point Vernon's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Point Vernon can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Point Vernon genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Point Vernon prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Point Vernon - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Point Vernon looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Point Vernon's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Point Vernon has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Point Vernon shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Point Vernon has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Point Vernon 4655 QLD is 4,847, with a median age of 52. Of those, 46.61% are married, 18.22% are divorced or separated, 26.61% are single and 8.58% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $5,000. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,300 which is 26.00% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)