Svensson Heights, QLD 4670
Svensson Heights property market
Most of Svensson Heights's activity is house rentals, with 81 leases (up 12.5%) at $588 a week (up 4.1%) as of July 2026, renting out in about 21 days (up from 15 days last year), mostly 3-bedroom (around two-thirds).
House sales sit just behind, with 73 sales at around $649k (up sharply), taking about 29 days to sell (up a lot from 18 days last year), with prices growing faster than most house markets nationally, around half are 3-bedroom. Rounding it out, 27 unit rentals at $433 a week (one of the country's strongest unit rent gains). 16 unit sales at around $451k (one of the country's least in-demand unit markets).
Who lives hereA low-income, renter-heavy, older-leaning suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights?
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 Svensson Heights
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 Svensson Heights
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.2× 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 Svensson Heights
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 Svensson Heights
No school inside Svensson Heights itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 27 primary schools in Svensson Heights and its surrounds, and 7 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 · 34Order by
- 1St Luke's Anglican SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Kalkie · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Norville State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Norville · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Bundaberg Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Norville · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Shalom CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Bundaberg West State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg West · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Avoca State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Avoca · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg West · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Bundaberg State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg South · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Bundaberg Central State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg Central · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Walkervale State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Walkervale · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Branyan Road State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Branyan · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Thabeban State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Thabeban · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Bundaberg South State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg South · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Hope Adventist SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · North Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18Bundaberg North State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg North · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19Bundaberg North State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bundaberg North · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20Kepnock State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Kepnock · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21Bundaberg East State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bundaberg East · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22Oakwood State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Oakwood · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23Sharon State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Sharon · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Gooburrum State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Gooburrum · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25Woongarra State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Woongarra · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 26Bundaberg Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Bundaberg · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 27Kalkie State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Kalkie · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 28Alloway State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Alloway · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 29Bargara State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mon Repos · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 30Burnett Youth Learning CentreIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Elliott · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 31Elliott Heads State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Elliott Heads · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 32Burnett Heads State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Burnett Heads · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 33Kolan South State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · South Kolan · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 34Impact Community ACADEMYIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 8 · Bundaberg East · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
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.
Svensson Heights median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Svensson Heights — 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.
Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights
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
Svensson Heights against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Svensson Heights 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.
Svensson Heights — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights rose from $172k (Jul 2021) to $360k (Jun 2026) — +109.6% growth over five years — peaking at $557k between Jan 2025 and Dec 2025. Median house rent went from $288/wk to $430/wk (+49.3%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $107k to $356k (+231.2%), with rent up from $128/wk to $266/wk (+107.8%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Svensson Heights: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Svensson Heights, ranked by distance — each lined up against Svensson Heights on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Svensson Heights
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Svensson Heights — 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.)
Svensson Heights vs Thabeban: the closest sales-market match trades at a near-identical median of $455k against Svensson Heights's $451k, with homes selling in 23 days versus 31 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Svensson Heights: Thabeban property growth, Bundaberg West property prices, West Rockhampton property prices, Tinana (QLD 4650) and Glen Eden median house price.
Svensson Heights's closest rental-market twins: Thabeban house prices, West Rockhampton market trends, Bundaberg West market trends, Glen Eden property market and Tinana, QLD property market. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Svensson Heights
26 data-driven answers about Svensson Heights's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Svensson Heights?
#The median house price in Svensson Heights, QLD 4670 is $451k as of June 2026, based on 16 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 Svensson Heights?
#The median unit price in Svensson Heights, QLD 4670 is $451k as of June 2026, based on 16 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 Svensson Heights?
#The median weekly house rent in Svensson Heights is $351 as of June 2026, drawn from 15 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $351 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 Svensson Heights?
#A 3 bedroom house in Svensson Heights rents for a median $351 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 15 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $351/week, 4-bedroom $351/week. Unit rents: 1-bedroom $351/week, 2-bedroom $351/week, 3-bedroom $351/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 Svensson Heights?
#Gross rental yield in Svensson Heights is 3.99% for houses and 3.99% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 3.36%. 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 Svensson Heights?
#As of June 2026, Svensson Heights medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $451k | $451k | $451k | $451k |
| Units | — | $451k | $451k | — | $451k |
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 Svensson Heights median?
#At the median Svensson Heights house ($451k purchase, $351/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $463 — about $112 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. For the median unit ($451k purchase, $351/week rent), repayments run about $463 per week. 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 Svensson Heights's property market trends?
#Svensson Heights'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 31 days — slower than a year ago by 10; sales supply sits at 5.3 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Svensson Heights market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Svensson Heights as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Svensson Heights, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.99% against a QLD median of 2.94%, houses take a median 31 days to sell, sales supply is 5.3 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.
How quickly do houses sell in Svensson Heights?
#Houses in Svensson Heights sell in a median 31 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 31 days. Days on market have lengthened by 10 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Svensson Heights a tight or loose property market right now?
#Svensson Heights's sales market sits at 5.3 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. The rental side is tighter still at 0.4 months of supply.
Have property prices in Svensson Heights gone up or down?
#House prices in Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights?
#Svensson Heights's house rental market sits at 0.4 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 17 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.2 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Svensson Heights in its property market cycle?
#Svensson Heights'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 Svensson Heights compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Svensson Heights's median house price ($451k) is 31% below the QLD median ($657k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 31 days vs 24 days state median. On gross yield, Svensson Heights sits at 3.99% vs 2.94% state median.
How does Svensson Heights compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Svensson Heights's most-similar nearby market is Thabeban (2.0 km away) with a median house price of $455k — about 1% 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 Svensson Heights?
#The most-transacted segment in Svensson Heights over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 14 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 14 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 Svensson Heights last year?
#Svensson Heights recorded 14 house sales and 14 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 28 transactions. On the rental side, 17 houses and 17 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Svensson Heights in?
#Svensson Heights is in postcode 4670, in the Wide Bay Burnett region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Svensson Heights, QLD 4670.
What is the population of Svensson Heights?
#Svensson Heights, QLD 4670 is home to 2,788 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 22, and the average household holds 1.4 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Svensson Heights?
#The median household in Svensson Heights earns $712 per week — roughly $37k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $320/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Svensson Heights?
#The unemployment rate in Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights?
#Svensson Heights 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 Svensson Heights?
#Svensson Heights has 34 schools within reach — including Norville State School, Bundaberg Special School, Shalom College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Svensson Heights a good place to live?
#Svensson Heights, QLD 4670 has a population of 2,788, a median age of 22, a median household income around $712/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 34 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 Svensson Heights market data last updated?
#This Svensson Heights 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.