Point Arkwright, QLD 4573
Point Arkwright property market
Point Arkwright sees very little activity — the figures here cover a small handful of recent deals, with 10 leases at $780 a week as of July 2026, renting out in about 13 days.
Unit sales come a distant second, with 4 sales at around $1.187M, taking about 115 days to sell. Followed by 3 house sales at around $1.699M and 2 unit rentals at $955 a week.
Who lives hereA middle-income, renter-heavy, older-leaning suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Point Arkwright 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 Point Arkwright?
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 Point Arkwright
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 Point Arkwright
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.8× 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 Point Arkwright
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 Point Arkwright
No school inside Point Arkwright 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.
Point Arkwright median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Point Arkwright — 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.
Point Arkwright 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 Point Arkwright
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
Point Arkwright against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Point Arkwright 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.
Point Arkwright — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Point Arkwright median house 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 house sale price in Point Arkwright rose from $731k (Jul 2021) to $1.12M (Jun 2026) — +53.4% growth over five years — peaking at $1.64M between Oct 2023 and Sep 2024. Median house rent went from $782/wk to $649/wk (−17.0%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $550k to $1.02M (+85.8%), with rent up from $335/wk to $638/wk (+90.4%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Point Arkwright: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Point Arkwright, ranked by distance — each lined up against Point Arkwright on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Point Arkwright
23 data-driven answers about Point Arkwright's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Point Arkwright?
#The median house price in Point Arkwright, QLD 4573 is $876k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Houses there have moved +0.5% year-on-year. 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 Point Arkwright?
#The median unit price in Point Arkwright, QLD 4573 is $876k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. Units have moved +0.5% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Point Arkwright?
#The median weekly house rent in Point Arkwright is $733 as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Units rent for around $733 per week. House rents have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Point Arkwright?
#A 3 bedroom house in Point Arkwright rents for a median $733 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $733/week, 4-bedroom $733/week. Unit rents: 3-bedroom $733/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 Point Arkwright?
#Gross rental yield in Point Arkwright is 2.81% for houses and 2.81% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.68%. 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 Point Arkwright?
#As of June 2026, Point Arkwright medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $876k | $876k | $876k |
| Units | — | $876k | — | — | $876k |
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 phaseWhat are Point Arkwright's property market trends?
#Point Arkwright's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year and units +0.5%; weekly house rents moved +0.5%; homes now sell in a median 92 days — faster than a year ago by 9; sales supply sits at 4.0 months (loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Point Arkwright market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Point Arkwright as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Point Arkwright, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 2.81% against a QLD median of 2.11%, houses take a median 92 days to sell, sales supply is 4.0 months (loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Point Arkwright?
#Houses in Point Arkwright sell in a median 92 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 92 days. Days on market have tightened by 9 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Point Arkwright a tight or loose property market right now?
#Point Arkwright's sales market sits at 4.0 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.5 months of supply.
Have property prices in Point Arkwright gone up or down?
#House prices in Point Arkwright moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +0.5%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Point Arkwright?
#Point Arkwright's house rental market sits at 0.5 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 3 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.3 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Point Arkwright compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Point Arkwright's median house price ($876k) is 2% above the QLD median ($860k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 92 days vs 17 days state median. On gross yield, Point Arkwright sits at 2.81% vs 2.11% state median.
What's the most popular property type in Point Arkwright?
#The most-transacted segment in Point Arkwright over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 2 sales. 4 bed houses come second at 2 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 Point Arkwright last year?
#Point Arkwright recorded 2 house sales and 2 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 4 transactions. On the rental side, 3 houses and 3 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Point Arkwright in?
#Point Arkwright is in postcode 4573, in the Sunshine Coast region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Point Arkwright, QLD 4573.
What is the population of Point Arkwright?
#Point Arkwright, QLD 4573 is home to 266 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 41, and the average household holds 1.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Point Arkwright?
#The median household in Point Arkwright earns $1k per week — roughly $67k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $716/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Point Arkwright?
#The unemployment rate in Point Arkwright is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. 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 Point Arkwright?
#Point Arkwright 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 Point Arkwright?
#Point Arkwright has 50 schools within reach — including Coolum State School, Coolum State High School, Coolum Beach Christian College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Point Arkwright a good place to live?
#Point Arkwright, QLD 4573 has a population of 266, a median age of 41, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 50 schools 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 Point Arkwright market data last updated?
#This Point Arkwright 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.