Laguna Quays, QLD 4800
Laguna Quays property market
Laguna Quays's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 11 leases at $395 a week as of July 2026, renting out in about 36 days.
Unit sales follow closely, with 9 sales at around $241.5k, taking about 86 days to sell. Rounding it out, 1 house sales at around $650k.
Who lives hereA renter-heavy, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Laguna Quays demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Laguna Quays?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Laguna Quays
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Laguna Quays
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.6× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Laguna Quays
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Laguna Quays
No school inside Laguna Quays itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- No schools within 5 km — widen the radius.
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Laguna Quays median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Laguna Quays — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Laguna Quays property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
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Buying vs renting in Laguna Quays
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Laguna Quays against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Laguna Quays in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Laguna Quays — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Laguna Quays median unit price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median unit sale price in Laguna Quays rose from $119k (Jul 2021) to $187k (Jun 2026) — +56.9% growth over five years — peaking at $241k between Jan 2025 and Dec 2025. Median unit rent went from $193/wk to $289/wk (+49.7%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Laguna Quays: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Laguna Quays, ranked by distance — each lined up against Laguna Quays on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Laguna Quays
18 data-driven answers about Laguna Quays's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Laguna Quays?
#The median house price in Laguna Quays, QLD 4800 is $275k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Laguna Quays?
#The median unit price in Laguna Quays, QLD 4800 is $275k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Units currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much is rent for a 2 bedroom unit in Laguna Quays?
#A 2 bedroom unit in Laguna Quays rents for a median $243 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Across other unit sizes: 1-bedroom $243/week, 3-bedroom $243/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Laguna Quays?
#Gross rental yield in Laguna Quays is 6.37% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 3.91%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Laguna Quays?
#As of June 2026, Laguna Quays medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $275k | — | $275k |
| Units | — | $275k | $275k | — | $275k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseHow quickly do houses sell in Laguna Quays?
#Houses in Laguna Quays sell in a median 60 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 60 days. Days on market have tightened by 49 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
How active is the rental market in Laguna Quays?
#. Units sit at 0.4 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Laguna Quays compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Laguna Quays's median house price ($275k) is 68% below the QLD median ($872k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 60 days vs 18 days state median.
What's the most popular property type in Laguna Quays?
#The most-transacted segment in Laguna Quays over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 3 sales. 2 bed units come second at 3 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Laguna Quays last year?
#Laguna Quays recorded 3 house sales and 3 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 6 transactions. On the rental side, 0 houses and 4 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Laguna Quays in?
#Laguna Quays is in postcode 4800, in the Mackay & Whitsundays region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Laguna Quays, QLD 4800.
What is the population of Laguna Quays?
#Laguna Quays, QLD 4800 is home to 80 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 43, and the average household holds 1.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Laguna Quays?
#The median household in Laguna Quays earns $407 per week — roughly $21k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $257/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Laguna Quays?
#The unemployment rate in Laguna Quays is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Laguna Quays?
#Laguna Quays is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Laguna Quays?
#Laguna Quays has 1 school within reach — including Bloomsbury State School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Laguna Quays a good place to live?
#Laguna Quays, QLD 4800 has a population of 80, a median age of 43, a median household income around $407/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There is 1 school within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Laguna Quays market data last updated?
#This Laguna Quays market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.