Balgal Beach, QLD 4816
Balgal Beach property market
Balgal Beach is a house-focused suburb — house sales lead by a wide gap, with 58 sales at around $549k (up) as of July 2026, taking about 37 days to sell (up a lot from 23 days last year), with 3-bedroom the most common (around 4 in 10).
House rentals make up a much smaller share, with 13 leases at $500 a week, renting out in about 20 days. Followed by 7 unit rentals at $510 a week and 5 unit sales at around $452k.
Who lives hereA low-income, mostly owner-occupied, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Balgal Beach 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 Balgal Beach?
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 Balgal Beach
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 Balgal Beach
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
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 Balgal Beach
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 Balgal Beach
No school inside Balgal Beach 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.
Balgal Beach median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Balgal Beach — 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.
Balgal Beach 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.
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Buying vs renting in Balgal Beach
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
Balgal Beach against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Balgal Beach 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.
Balgal Beach — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Balgal Beach 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 Balgal Beach rose from $210k (Jul 2021) to $409k (Jun 2026) — +94.5% growth over five years — peaking at $470k between Aug 2024 and Jul 2025. Median house rent went from $223/wk to $406/wk (+82.1%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $184k to $289k (+57.3%), with rent up from $205/wk to $335/wk (+63.4%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Balgal Beach: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Balgal Beach, ranked by distance — each lined up against Balgal Beach on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Balgal Beach
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Balgal Beach — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Balgal Beach vs Gin Gin: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $279k against Balgal Beach's $438k — about 36% lower, with homes selling in 32 days versus 32 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Balgal Beach: Gin Gin property growth, Clifton average house price, Tiaro house prices, South Gladstone house prices and Maryvale property growth.
Frequently asked · Balgal Beach
25 data-driven answers about Balgal Beach's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Balgal Beach?
#The median house price in Balgal Beach, QLD 4816 is $438k as of June 2026, based on 12 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% 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 Balgal Beach?
#The median unit price in Balgal Beach, QLD 4816 is $438k as of June 2026, based on 12 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +50.0% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Balgal Beach?
#The median weekly house rent in Balgal Beach is $357 as of June 2026, drawn from 3 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $357 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Balgal Beach?
#A 3 bedroom house in Balgal Beach rents for a median $357 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 3 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $357/week, 4-bedroom $357/week. Unit rents: 3-bedroom $357/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 Balgal Beach?
#Gross rental yield in Balgal Beach is 4.05% for houses and 4.05% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.79%. 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 Balgal Beach?
#As of June 2026, Balgal Beach medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $438k | $438k | $438k | $438k |
| Units | — | — | $438k | — | $438k |
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 Balgal Beach's property market trends?
#Balgal Beach's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +50.0%; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 32 days — slower than a year ago by 4; sales supply sits at 1.6 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Balgal Beach market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Balgal Beach as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Balgal Beach, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 4.05% against a QLD median of 2.22%, houses take a median 32 days to sell, sales supply is 1.6 months (severe). 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 Balgal Beach?
#Houses in Balgal Beach sell in a median 32 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 32 days. Days on market have lengthened by 4 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Balgal Beach a tight or loose property market right now?
#Balgal Beach's sales market sits at 1.6 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is looser at 2.6 months of supply.
Have property prices in Balgal Beach gone up or down?
#House prices in Balgal Beach moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +50.0%. 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 Balgal Beach?
#Balgal Beach's house rental market sits at 2.6 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply), with 4 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Balgal Beach in its property market cycle?
#Balgal Beach's house market is currently in the 'softer_weakening' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Balgal Beach compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Balgal Beach's median house price ($438k) is 49% below the QLD median ($854k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 32 days vs 17 days state median. On gross yield, Balgal Beach sits at 4.05% vs 2.22% state median.
How does Balgal Beach compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Balgal Beach's most-similar nearby market is Gin Gin (706.8 km away) with a median house price of $279k — about 36% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Balgal Beach?
#The most-transacted segment in Balgal Beach over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 12 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 12 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 Balgal Beach last year?
#Balgal Beach recorded 12 house sales and 12 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 24 transactions. On the rental side, 4 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 Balgal Beach in?
#Balgal Beach is in postcode 4816, in the Townsville region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Balgal Beach, QLD 4816.
What is the population of Balgal Beach?
#Balgal Beach, QLD 4816 is home to 692 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 31, and the average household holds 2.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Balgal Beach?
#The median household in Balgal Beach earns $552 per week — roughly $29k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $454/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Balgal Beach?
#The unemployment rate in Balgal Beach 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 Balgal Beach?
#Balgal Beach 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 Balgal Beach?
#Balgal Beach has 3 schools within reach — including Rollingstone State School, Mungalla Silver Lining School, Mutarnee State School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Balgal Beach a good place to live?
#Balgal Beach, QLD 4816 has a population of 692, a median age of 31, a median household income around $552/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 3 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 Balgal Beach market data last updated?
#This Balgal Beach 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.