Median priceⓘLast 12 months
749kk
↑ +22.0% YoY
Picnic Bay's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 10 sales at around $749K, taking about 49 days to sell.
Unit sales are the only other notable market, with 4 sales at around $1M, taking about 128 days to sell. Followed by 2 unit rentals at $470 a week.
Who lives hereA low-income, renter-heavy, retirement-age suburb — multicultural.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
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.
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
16% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A mix of established and newer migrant families.
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.
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.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.4× 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.
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
No school inside Picnic Bay 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.
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.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Picnic Bay — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
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.
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.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Picnic Bay in blue, peers in colour.
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.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Every market within reach of Picnic Bay, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Houses · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.
19 data-driven answers about Picnic Bay's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Picnic Bay, QLD 4819 is $749k as of June 2026, based on 10 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +22.0% 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.
The median unit price in Picnic Bay, QLD 4819 is $1M as of June 2026, based on 4 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved −12.9% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 134% of the median house price.
Gross rental yield in Picnic Bay is 2.50% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 4.35%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
As of June 2026, Picnic Bay medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $561k | $856k | $849k | $749k |
| Units | — | $855k | $1.15M | — | $1M |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
Picnic Bay's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +22.0% year-on-year and units −12.9%; homes now sell in a median 49 days — faster than a year ago by 54; sales supply sits at 4.8 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Picnic Bay market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Picnic Bay, house prices rose +22.0% over the year, houses take a median 49 days to sell, sales supply is 4.8 months (very 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.
Houses in Picnic Bay sell in a median 49 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 128 days. Days on market have tightened by 54 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Picnic Bay's sales market sits at 4.8 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
House prices in Picnic Bay moved +22.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved −12.9%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
. Units sit at 0.0 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Picnic Bay's median house price ($749k) is 22% below the QLD median ($960k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 49 days vs 26 days state median.
The most-transacted segment in Picnic Bay over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 2 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 2 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Picnic Bay recorded 10 house sales and 4 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 14 transactions. On the rental side, 0 houses and 2 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Picnic Bay, QLD 4819 is home to 367 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 59, and the average household holds 1.8 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Picnic Bay earns $870 per week — roughly $45k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $644/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Picnic Bay is mostly owner-occupied: about 63% of households are owner-occupiers and 36% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 40% own outright and 22% are paying off a mortgage.
Picnic Bay has 52 schools within reach — including Magnetic Island State School, St Patrick's College Townsville, St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Picnic Bay, QLD 4819 has a population of 367, a median age of 59, a median household income around $870/week, 36% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 52 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.
This Picnic Bay market data was last updated 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.
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