Eli Waters, QLD 4655
Eli Waters property market
Most of Eli Waters's activity is house rentals, with 136 leases (down 2.2%) at $650 a week (up 0.8%) as of July 2026, renting out in about 23 days (up from 18 days last year), with rents weaker than most house rental markets, mostly 4-bedroom (around 80%).
House sales sit just behind, with 114 sales (down 8.8%) at around $781k (up 13.8%), taking about 29 days to sell (up from 23 days last year), mostly 4-bedroom (around two-thirds). Followed by 11 unit sales at around $426.5k and 8 unit rentals at $515 a week.
Who lives hereA low-income, mostly owner-occupied, retirement-age suburb — newcomer-heavy.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Eli Waters 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 Eli Waters?
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 Eli Waters
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 Eli Waters
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.0× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
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 Eli Waters
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 Eli Waters
No school inside Eli Waters itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 11 primary schools in Eli Waters and its surrounds, and 6 high schools covering the secondary years. 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.
- Nearby · within 5 km · 15Order by
- 1Fraser Coast Anglican CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Wondunna · 3.0 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Xavier Catholic CollegeCatholic · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Hervey Bay · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Yarrilee State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Urraween · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4St James Lutheran CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Urraween · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Bayside Christian College Hervey BayIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Urraween · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Hervey Bay State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Pialba · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Pialba State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Pialba · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Carinity Education - GlendyneIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 6-12 · Nikenbah · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Kawungan State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Kawungan · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Hervey Bay Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Kawungan · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Torquay State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Torquay · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Urangan State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Urangan · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Sandy Strait State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Urangan · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Torquay · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Urangan Point State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Urangan · 3.0 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students414Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
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.
Eli Waters median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Eli Waters — 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.
Eli Waters 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
Units
Buying vs renting in Eli Waters
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
Eli Waters against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Eli Waters 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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| Loose | 1.4 | ▼ -0.1 | 4 | 36 | 3.0 | |
| Loose | 1.8 | ▲ +0.3 | 5 | 36 | 3.0 | |
| Oversupply | 2.0 | ▲ +0.8 | 6 | 36 | 3.0 |
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.
Eli Waters — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Eli Waters 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 Eli Waters rose from $359k (Jul 2021) to $522k (Jun 2026) — +45.6% growth over five years — peaking at $662k between Apr 2025 and Mar 2026. Median house rent went from $215/wk to $552/wk (+156.7%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $165k to $285k (+73.2%), with rent up from $209/wk to $390/wk (+86.6%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Eli Waters: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Eli Waters, ranked by distance — each lined up against Eli Waters on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Eli Waters
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Eli Waters — 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.)
Eli Waters vs Point Vernon: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $628k against Eli Waters's $504k — about 25% higher, with homes selling in 24 days versus 21 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Eli Waters: Point Vernon median house price, Kawungan median house price, Bushland Beach property market, Yeppoon property prices and Kalkie property prices.
Eli Waters's closest rental-market twins: Point Vernon property market, Yeppoon market trends, Kawungan median house price, Bushland Beach property market and Kalkie market trends. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Eli Waters
26 data-driven answers about Eli Waters's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Eli Waters?
#The median house price in Eli Waters, QLD 4655 is $504k as of June 2026, based on 18 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 Eli Waters?
#The median unit price in Eli Waters, QLD 4655 is $504k as of June 2026, based on 18 sales over the past 12 months. 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 Eli Waters?
#The median weekly house rent in Eli Waters is $409 as of June 2026, drawn from 23 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $409 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 Eli Waters?
#A 3 bedroom house in Eli Waters rents for a median $409 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 23 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 4-bedroom $409/week. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $409/week, 3-bedroom $409/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 Eli Waters?
#Gross rental yield in Eli Waters is 2.94% for houses and 2.94% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.82%. 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 Eli Waters?
#As of June 2026, Eli Waters medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $504k | $504k | $504k |
| Units | $504k | $504k | $504k | — | $504k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Eli Waters median?
#At the median Eli Waters house ($504k purchase, $409/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $595 — about $186 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Eli Waters's property market trends?
#Eli Waters's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +0.5%; weekly house rents moved +0.5%; homes now sell in a median 21 days — faster than a year ago by 19; sales supply sits at 7.3 months (saturated). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Eli Waters market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Eli Waters as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Eli Waters, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 2.94% against a QLD median of 2.34%, houses take a median 21 days to sell, sales supply is 7.3 months (saturated). 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 Eli Waters?
#Houses in Eli Waters sell in a median 21 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 21 days. Days on market have tightened by 19 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Eli Waters a tight or loose property market right now?
#Eli Waters's sales market sits at 7.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply) 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 1.8 months of supply.
Have property prices in Eli Waters gone up or down?
#House prices in Eli Waters moved +50.0% 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 Eli Waters?
#Eli Waters's house rental market sits at 1.8 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Balanced, with 36 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Eli Waters in its property market cycle?
#Eli Waters's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_easing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year tightening 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 Eli Waters compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Eli Waters's median house price ($504k) is 22% below the QLD median ($643k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 21 days vs 14 days state median. On gross yield, Eli Waters sits at 2.94% vs 2.34% state median.
How does Eli Waters compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Eli Waters's most-similar nearby market is Point Vernon (1.4 km away) with a median house price of $628k — about 25% pricier. 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 Eli Waters?
#The most-transacted segment in Eli Waters over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 25 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 25 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 Eli Waters last year?
#Eli Waters recorded 25 house sales and 25 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 50 transactions. On the rental side, 36 houses and 36 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Eli Waters in?
#Eli Waters is in postcode 4655, in the Wide Bay Burnett region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Eli Waters, QLD 4655.
What is the population of Eli Waters?
#Eli Waters, QLD 4655 is home to 2,890 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 35, and the average household holds 1.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Eli Waters?
#The median household in Eli Waters earns $898 per week — roughly $47k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $441/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Eli Waters?
#The unemployment rate in Eli Waters 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 Eli Waters?
#Eli Waters 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 Eli Waters?
#Eli Waters has 15 schools within reach — including Xavier Catholic College, Yarrilee State School, St James Lutheran College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Eli Waters a good place to live?
#Eli Waters, QLD 4655 has a population of 2,890, a median age of 35, a median household income around $898/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 15 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 Eli Waters market data last updated?
#This Eli Waters 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.