Hughenden QLD 4821
Located in Queensland, Hughenden sits 1,567 km from Brisbane CBD, around 17 hours 25 minutes by car. The town has 1,113 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $67,912 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 2.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $160 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $800. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Hughenden a good town?
Hughenden scores a D (32/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 4/100 · 1567 km · 1045 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $190K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 69/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 42 · 1,113 residents
Liveability Rating
32 / 100 · Ranked #906 in QLDEach bar is Hughenden's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Hughenden?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
32 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHughenden's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $190,000, roughly 42% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$190,000
Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 58 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $232K
- 3 bed 8 sales $148K
- 4 bed 8 sales $255K
Land
$28,000
Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hughenden are currently listed at around $278,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.
$278K
6 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 416 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Hughenden safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Hughenden sits in the moderate band, with 21 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 55% on the prior year.
21 offences
55.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20248 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Hughenden, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 147 students across 2 schools (avg 74)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 891-993, median 942 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Hughenden State School (115 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Hughenden is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 2 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hughenden.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 801
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Flinders (Qld): council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Hughenden is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $68,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,113
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$67,912/yr
Census Median Rent
$160/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$800/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$40,040/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
31.7%
Total Dwellings
416
Owner-Occupier Rate
62.3%
Houses
77.2%
Rental Stress
12.3%
Mortgage Stress
14.1%
Work From Home
7.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
23 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 18 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 152 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.8%
- Employment Rate
- 56.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
11 residents (1.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,036 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 509).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 650 people work here; 509 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 9% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $589 a year through Flinders (Qld) based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Flinders (Qld)
In the year to May 2026, 2 new dwellings were approved across Flinders (Qld). Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 100.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Yirendali People Core Country Claim.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Climate & Setting
from Hughenden Post Office, 2.9 km- Elevation
- 330 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
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- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
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Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 1.0 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 4821, 0 of 1,505 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (15 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4821, 390 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 701 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 15 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $190,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bob Katter | 40.7% | 59.3% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Bob Katter | 39.8% | 60.2% | -4.3 |
| 2019 | Bob Katter | 35.5% | 64.5% | +7.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Robbie Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Robbie Katter KAP | 63.7% |
| 2020 | Robbie Katter KAP | 74.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Hughenden?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,113 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Hughenden
Is Hughenden a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hughenden is moderate (69/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hughenden?
Hughenden has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hughenden a good place to live?
Hughenden has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (32/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Hughenden?
Hughenden, QLD had a population of 1,113 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hughenden, QLD?
The postcode for Hughenden, QLD is 4821.
How far is Hughenden from Brisbane?
Hughenden is 1,567 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1045 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hughenden?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hughenden was $67,912 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Hughenden?
There are too few current rental listings in Hughenden for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $160, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Hughenden?
The median age of residents in Hughenden was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Hughenden?
There are 2 schools inside the Hughenden boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hughenden walkable?
Hughenden scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hughenden?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Hughenden belong to?
Hughenden sits within the Flinders (Qld) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hughenden?
The average residential rates bill through Flinders (Qld) is $589 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hughenden?
Across Flinders (Qld), 2 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to May 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 100.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Hughenden in?
Hughenden sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · May 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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