Byfield suburb profile
Byfield is a rural locality in Central Queensland's coastal hinterland, within reach of Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast. The landscape is dominated by large tracts of bushland and reserves, with low-density rural lots, stands of native trees and open country that give the area a quiet, natural character.
Housing is largely rural-residential and farm-style, with homes set on generous plots rather than in dense streets. Outdoor recreation shapes life here, centred on walking tracks, picnic spots and freshwater features in Byfield National Park, and country roads that lead to nearby coastal townships.
Byfield property market performance
Byfield recorded one house sale over the last 3 months. There is no reliable median price for houses or units because too few properties of either type have sold here recently, and it is a house market.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 1 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Byfield demographics
Byfield is an older community with many households owning their homes outright and incomes below the median for Queensland.
Couple families without children are the largest family type, at 53.3% of families, and 60.2% of homes are owned outright. At the 2021 Census, 323 people lived in Byfield.
| Suburb | QLD | |
|---|---|---|
Median age years | 48 | 38 |
Median household income weekly | $1,018 | $1,675 |
Couples with children share of families | 30.7% | 41.2% |
Couples without children share of families | 53.3% | 40.3% |
One-parent families share of families | 12.0% | 16.8% |
Homes owned outright share of homes | 60.2% | 30.1% |
Homes with a mortgage share of homes | 28.2% | 35.6% |
Homes rented share of homes | 11.7% | 34.3% |
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