Median house price
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QLD · Charters Towers Council
Homestead, 4820
Est. population · Jun 2025
38
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.7%
Median age
45
Median income
$900/wk
Employment rate
41.9%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Charters Towers Council, Homestead keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Brisbane is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Homestead snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
38
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
42.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
85th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
11th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
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
Population
Estimated resident population
38(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +2.7% over 5 years · 11th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +2.7%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in QLD
- 11th 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 (~50), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 38
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $900
- Dwelling vacancy
- 42.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 28
- Median monthly mortgage
- $693
- Employment rate
- 41.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 78.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -2.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault104
- Drug Offences176
- Good Order Offences104
- Other Property Damage71
- Traffic And Related Offences191
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
School list
- Homestead State SchoolPrimary · Government · LBOTE 0% · 4 students · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Community(1)
- Homestead State SchoolSchool
6 Home Street, Homestead
Other(12)
- Gayls PlaceCafe;Fast Food
24 Home Street, Homestead
- Information
- Our Heritage Our TownInformation
- Homestead Rest Aea LVParking
36 Home Street, Homestead
- Homestead State SchoolParking
- Picnic Table
- Australia PostPost Box
- Homestead CPAPost office
24 Home Street, Homestead
- Homestead Rest AeaPublic toilets
36 Home Street, Homestead
- School Bus StopShelter
- Shelter
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Charters Towers Health Services (70.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 1
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 33° / 22°
- Rainfall
- 387 mm · ~48 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 29° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 43 mm · ~5 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Kennedy
- Member of Parliament
- Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,696
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 160.6 km away).
Coalition 70.7%Labor 29.3%
11.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.4 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- PentlandLabor 21.4% · Coalition 78.6% TPP (2025)32.4 km away
- Charters TowersLabor 37.5% · Coalition 62.5% TPP (2025)70.4 km away
- Charters Towers CentralLabor 41.9% · Coalition 58.1% TPP (2025)70.6 km away
- QueentonLabor 37.4% · Coalition 62.6% TPP (2025)71.0 km away
- Richmond HillLabor 36.3% · Coalition 63.7% TPP (2025)71.6 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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