Oak Valley QLD 4811

Oak Valley sits 1,353 km from Brisbane CBD in Queensland, around 15 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 478 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $108,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality fell 1.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $323 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,777. Oak Valley is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Oak Valley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $854,000, roughly 25% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$854,000

↑ +24.9% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

115 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4811.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Oak Valley safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Oak Valley sits in the moderate band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 60% on the prior year.

8 offences

60.0% since 2024
Assault 5 (62.5%)
Drug Offences 3 (37.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2020–2024

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Oak Valley is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.

10
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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 Oak Valley.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
175
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Townsville: council population

The whole council area, not just Oak Valley · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
206,260
+1.1% in a year
Change
+2,288
people since 2024
Density
55
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+890
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+173
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,225
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
6/10 within QLD
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
9/10 within QLD
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
6/10 within QLD
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Oak Valley is home to 478 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

478

1.8% since 2016

Median Age

44

4.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$108,316/yr

17.1% since 2016
Top 19% in QLD

Census Median Rent

$323/wk

19.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,777/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.0

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$41,392/yr

17.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

55.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.0%

138.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

139

2.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

91.5%

no change since 2016

Houses

99.3%

5.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.5%

31.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.7%

14.7% since 2016

Work From Home

7.5%

316.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 138 (99.3%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.7%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 68 (47.9%)
Owned Outright 62 (43.7%)
Renting 12 (8.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.4%
English Spoken at Home
84.9%
Employment Rate
57.3%
no change since 2016
Completed Year 12
38.5%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 52 (22.9%)
Professionals 37 (16.3%)
Community & Personal Service 36 (15.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 28 (12.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 26 (11.5%)
Labourers 18 (7.9%)
Sales 13 (5.7%)
Managers 11 (4.8%)

Religion

Christianity 217 (45.4%)
No Religion 186 (38.9%)
Buddhism 4 (0.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 16 (3.3%)
Germany 5 (1.0%)
New Zealand 4 (0.8%)

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.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 3 (0.6%)
2001-2010 7 (1.5%)
1991-2000 10 (2.1%)
1981-1990 6 (1.3%)
Before 1981 27 (5.6%)

0 residents (0.0%) 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.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

German 5 (1.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 15 (3.1%)
5-14 63 (13.2%)
15-19 38 (7.9%)
20-24 21 (4.4%)
25-34 50 (10.5%)
35-44 57 (11.9%)
45-54 78 (16.3%)
55-64 69 (14.4%)
65-74 49 (10.3%)
75-84 27 (5.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 58 (59.8%)
One Parent Families 16 (16.5%)
Lone Person 14 (14.4%)
Group Household 6 (6.2%)
Other Families 3 (3.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 154 (82.4%)
Worked from Home 14 (7.5%)
Car (passenger) 13 (7.0%)
Bus 3 (1.6%)
Walked Only 3 (1.6%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 89 (18.6%)
Bachelor Degree 39 (8.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 31 (6.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 12 (2.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 10 (2.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 22 (15.8%)
2 cars 54 (38.8%)
3 cars 38 (27.3%)
4+ cars 24 (17.3%)

Council Rates

Townsville
FY 2025-26

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,810 a year through Townsville based on 2025 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,810/yr
36% above the QLD average of $1,328 · median of 59 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

Building Approvals: Townsville

The whole council area, not just Oak Valley · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,096 new dwellings were approved across Townsville. That mix is 991 houses and 105 units. Approvals are down 22.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,096dwellings
-22.3% YoY
Houses
991
detached dwellings
Units
105
townhouses + apartments

New Homes Planned

New homes planned in this locality: 179 to 735 homes

  • Within 2 years 101 to 500 homes
  • No timeframe set 78 to 235 homes

Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (29 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Aboriginal party for this area is Bindal People #2.

Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.

Air Quality

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 15.6 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.

From the Townsville Environment Park (Townsville, North Queensland) monitoring station, 16.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Townsville Aero, 18.7 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
62 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
13.3 km
Annual rainfall
1,304 mm
65 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.8°C
5 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
15.0°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

EV adoption

0.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 4811, 74 of 10,375 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (222 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.10%
2023
0.26%
2024
0.47%
2025
0.71%

Rooftop solar

61
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 4811, 3,187 rooftop-solar systems totalling 22.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,208 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 180 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
176
2020
251
2021
201
2022
236
2023
222
2024
191
2025
170
2026
131

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."

Verify eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,454
Loan amount
$683,200
Total interest over 30 years
$920,223

4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4811.

Deposit
$170,800
Stamp duty
$24,280
Cash needed at settlement
$195,080

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.

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

Division of Kennedy

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Burdekin District

Currently held by Dale Last Liberal National Party of Queensland

Next state election: 28 October 2028.

Year Winner Won with
2024 Dale Last LNP 65.8%
2020 Dale Last LNP 57.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.

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Common questions about Oak Valley

Is Oak Valley a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Oak Valley is moderate (47/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Oak Valley?

Oak Valley has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Oak Valley?

Oak Valley, QLD had a population of 478 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Oak Valley, QLD?

The postcode for Oak Valley, QLD is 4811.

How far is Oak Valley from Brisbane?

Oak Valley is 1,353 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 924 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Oak Valley?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Oak Valley was $108,316 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 Oak Valley?

There are too few current rental listings in Oak Valley for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $323, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Oak Valley?

The median age of residents in Oak Valley was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Oak Valley walkable?

Oak Valley scores 10/100 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.

What is the weather like in Oak Valley?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Oak Valley, Townsville Aero (18.7 km away), summer days average 31.8°C, winter nights 15°C, 1,304 mm of rain a year over 65 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Oak Valley?

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 Oak Valley belong to?

Oak Valley sits within the Townsville local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Oak Valley?

The average residential rates bill through Townsville is $1,810 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Oak Valley?

Across Townsville, 1,096 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.3% 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 Oak Valley in?

Oak Valley sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).

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