Question 1

Is Agnes Water a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Agnes Water is a small central coast surf-town known for its coastal walks, fishing spots and a compact shopping strip of cafés, takeaways and essential services.

The town is an older community with incomes below the median for Queensland, and couples without children make up 55.5% of families; there were 2,729 people at the 2021 Census. Residents have access to nearby national park trails, water-based recreation, local boating and walking facilities and road links to the broader region, and the Agnes Water Skate Park Revitalisation has moved into detailed design.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Agnes Water?

Accepted Answer

On the figures for Agnes Water, housing costs sit high against what local households earned at the most recent Census. A typical local household earned $1,112 a week then, so a house rent of $700 a week would take about 63% of that weekly income and a unit rent of $500 a week would take about 45%—both large shares of a typical local income. For buyers, the median house price of $960,000 is about 16.6 times a typical local annual household income based on that Census figure, which sits well above local incomes. For renters the rent share is the key figure, and for buyers the price multiple is the key figure.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Agnes Water a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

In Agnes Water, unit values rose a strong 15.9% over the past 12 months while house values increased a strong 10.5%.

Looking at rents alongside those value moves, house rents rose a solid 7.7%, so for houses the capital growth outpaced rental income. By contrast, unit rents fell a modest 4.8% even as unit values climbed, meaning the value change on units also outpaced rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$960K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	10.5%	15.9%
Sold Past 3 months	16	9
Median days on market Past 12 months	119	62
Average rent Past 12 months	$700	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.7%	-4.8%

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	49	38
Median household income weekly	$1,112	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	33.2%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	55.5%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	10.5%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	44.0%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	31.8%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	24.2%	34.3%

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