Urraween, QLD 4655
Fraser Coast Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Urraween, 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 the Brisbane CBD, Urraween is home to roughly 7,951 adults across 4,398 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 2.19%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Urraween is exhibiting supply-constrained, price-led conditions. Stock on Market sits at 0.33% and Inventory at 3.34 months — around the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +16.0% YoY price growth and +3.1% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Price momentum in Urraween (+16.0% over 12 months) is significantly outpacing rental growth (+3.1%), which points to a market currently driven by capital gains rather than yield compression. Low Stock on Market (0.33%) is an opportune supply signal that has likely helped lift prices, while Inventory at 3.34 months sits near the balanced threshold.
See the wider picture on the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap to compare Urraween's price-versus-rent dynamics against other markets.
Who lives in Urraween — and why it matters for investors
Urraween's IRSAD of 940 sits above the minimum recommended threshold and signals a modestly advantaged socio-economic profile; that can lower long-term volatility and support capital growth if fundamentals hold. The Renter/Owner split of 21.0% is in the neutral band, indicating a stable owner-occupier base with steady rental demand.
For more on why socio-economic mix changes long-run property outcomes, read the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Urraween
Council-level averages can mask pockets like Urraween. Suburb-specific figures such as a typical house price of $881,166, gross yield of 3.75%, Stock on Market 0.33%, Inventory 3.34 months and median days on market of 41 days are what investors should use to assess local risk and timing. These metrics are the truer input to an acquisition or disposal decision because they reflect Urraween's on-the-ground market balance.
Read more about why localised screening matters in our LGA vs Suburb research. For a ready reference, download the full Urraween data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 58
HtAG's RCS™ (58) bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one composite. A mid-high score like 58 typically reflects solid capital-growth signals (strong recent price appreciation) offset by stretched affordability and modest yield.
Understanding the sub-score breakdown is essential to matching Urraween to your strategy; learn how the RCS™ is built. When you're ready, open Urraween in HtAG Copilot to interrogate the full metric set.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 2.19%: a neutral/balanced reading. If vacancy drifts below 1% over 12–24 months we would expect stronger rental pressure; if it rises above 3.5% that would signal weaker rental momentum.
The building approvals ratio — currently 3.05%: this is an elevated approvals rate (high on the HtAG band) and implies a meaningful pipeline of future supply that could moderate price growth if completions accelerate.
The Brisbane cycle phase: a city-wide shift in the Brisbane cycle (e.g. slowing demand or tightened credit conditions) would likely temper Urraween's local momentum given its exposure to broader South-East Queensland investor and owner-occupier flows.
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RCS Breakdown
Urraween'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
Urraween's headline values — $881K to buy and $636PW to rent, a 3.75% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 147.83% and rents 77.65% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$881K 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.
$636PW today, with rent growth at (+3.08% YoY) compared to price growth (+15.97%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Urraween in its cycle - and is the 3.75% 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 Urraween's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Urraween 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
Urraween'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
Urraween 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 Urraween 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 Urraween 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 Urraween - 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
Urraween 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 Urraween'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 Urraween has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Urraween 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 Urraween 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 Urraween 4655 QLD is 6,761, with a median age of 55. Of those, 51.44% are married, 13.33% are divorced or separated, 23.98% are single and 11.36% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $5,076. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,500 which is 29.55% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)