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Agnes Water, 4677

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,329

Growth (1 yr)

+5.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+25.4%

Median age

49

Median income

$1,112/wk

Employment rate

43.6%

University qualified

13.8%

Work from home

13.3%

Languages at home

4.4%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Spanish, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.7/100
Average

749th in QLD

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Holiday parks
  • Port & industry
  • Green suburb
What Agnes Water is known for: Beach, Holiday parks, Port & industry, Green suburb

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Suburb profile

Agnes Water is an industrial and port town in Queensland, in Gladstone Council. It has an industrial and port economy.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for industrial and port towns. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. Population growth is an exceptional strength. The main trade-offs are higher rents and limited health access, with median rents 16% above the peer median.

Overall, Agnes Water suits people prioritising school quality and walkability over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Industrial or port town · compared with industrial and port towns in Queensland (230)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents run above those in comparable places
  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Springs Beach
  • Workmans Beach
  • Industrial and port economy

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Agnes Water compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$650/wk

Population (ERP)

3,329

+5.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

31.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#173

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

28th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

96th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

24%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

45th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
41.7/100 — Average
National rank
3962nd in Australia
State rank
749th in QLD
Peer rank
#173 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#343 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$650

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

3,329(June 2025)

+5.1% annual · +25.4% over 5 years · 96th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.1%
5-year growth
+25.4%
Change in 1 year
+161
Change in 5 years
+675
Growth rank in QLD
96th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,800), extrapolated at +2.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,729
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$1,112
Dwelling vacancy
31.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
461 of 1,450
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$320
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44% / 31.8% / 24.2%
Employment rate
43.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
13.3% / 0.8% / 59.9%
Walked or cycled to work
9.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
870 / 39 / 67 (+ 15 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

13.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 24.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational24.3% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below53.5% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies24%
  • Management and commerce15.5%
  • Architecture and building13.1%
  • Education12.4%
  • Society and culture9.1%
  • Health8.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$42,452

11th percentile in QLD · -28% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$50,430

9th percentile in QLD · -22% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

70th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,325

72nd percentile in QLD · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

86th percentile in QLD · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4677 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
2,976
Taxpayers reporting net rent
395
Median net rent
$2,396
Taxpayers reporting business income
457
Taxable income vs state median
-23%
Salary / wages vs state median
-17%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+17%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

4.4% speak a language other than English at home; 17.8% born overseas

Language at home
2,256 English only · 105 other
Non-English at home
4.4%
Born overseas
413 (17.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
89 (3.3%)
Australian citizens
2,213
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
9

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans7 · 14.3%
  • Spanish7 · 14.3%
  • French6 · 12.2%
  • German6 · 12.2%
  • Mandarin6 · 12.2%
  • Italian5 · 10.2%
  • Serbian5 · 10.2%
  • Croatian4 · 8.2%

Religion

42.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 42.7%, while Christianity accounts for 37.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.7%40.7%
Christianity37.8%45.7%
Other / not stated19.5%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11.4%18.6%
Anglican10.9%11.3%
Uniting Church3.4%3.6%
Baptist3%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.9%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.5%3.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4677, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
129
Against the person
17
Against property
34
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
51.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 161 residents
State crime-rate percentile
28th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-9.7%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)21
  • Traffic And Related Offences49
  • Drug Offences24
  • Good Order Offences11
  • Other Property Damage4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
996
Median ICSEA percentile
45th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Discovery Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1020 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 345 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Agnes Water State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 210 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Agnes Water SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Miriam Vale SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Wartburg SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Childcare Centrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

22 mapped amenities

1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 places of worship · 2 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
27/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.37
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.2
Food & drink(1)
  • Agnes Water TavernPub

    Tavern Road

Shopping(2)
  • Ron’s Fruit & Veg StallGreengrocer
  • Everfresh IGA Agnes WaterSupermarket

    2853 Round Hill Road

Community(1)
  • School
Health & services(1)
  • Agnes Water DoctorsMedical clinic

    2853 Round Hill Road

Sport & outdoors(5)
  • Springs BeachBeach
  • Workmans BeachBeach
  • Reedy Creek Nature RefugeNature reserve
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Horizons Kangaroo SanctuaryCampground

    15 Fitzroy Crescent, Agnes Water

  • NRMA Agnes Water Beach Holiday ParkCaravan park

    55 Jeffery Court

Other(7)
  • Bench
  • 1770 DistilleryBiergarten
  • Agnes Water Fire StationFire station
  • Mad NurseryGarden Centre
  • Parking
  • Agnes Water/ 1770 Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Waste Basket (4)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • 1770 Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Agnes Water Surf Life Saving Club

    Surfing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Agnes Water Discovery TrailPark
  • Agnes Waters ParkPark
  • Captain Cook Lions ParkPark
  • Palm Court ParkPark
  • Tom Jeffery Memorial ParkPark
  • Tom Jerrery Memorial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
6
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Agnes Water/ 1770 Baptist Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Tara Place Family Practice (63.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Agnes Water DoctorsRound Hill RoadGP

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
83
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 22°
Rainfall
446 mm · ~56 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 19°
Rainfall
262 mm · ~33 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 14°
Rainfall
139 mm · ~17 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 19°
Rainfall
182 mm · ~23 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flynn
Member of Parliament
Colin BOYCE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,901
Turnout (2025)
88.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.2%Labor 39.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 62.8 km away).

Coalition 55.9%Labor 44.1%

4.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Agnes WaterLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • Baffle CreekLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)31.1 km away
  • Miriam ValeLabor 29.9% · Coalition 70.1% TPP (2025)35.6 km away
  • RosedaleLabor 32.1% · Coalition 67.9% TPP (2025)45.1 km away
  • YandaranLabor 35.1% · Coalition 64.9% TPP (2025)59.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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