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Jimboomba is a semi-rural town in Logan City that blends country living with suburban convenience on Brisbane's outer fringe. It features a mix of acreage and hobby-farm properties alongside pockets of newer housing around a compact town centre with shops, cafes and community facilities. The area attracts people who want space and a quieter lifestyle, including families and horse owners, while local sporting fields, community clubs and access to the Mount Lindesay Highway give it a practical, country-town feel.

Home to 7,423 people with a median age of 37, Jimboomba is weighted towards families and is predominantly owner-occupied (about 86.2% owned outright or with a mortgage, 13.8% rented). There is active planning for a town-centre community hub and studies into local sports and school arrangements, alongside recent upgrades to local facilities and road rehabilitation and planning for nearby Inland Rail. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a town.

Buying a house in Jimboomba works out to about 10.1 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census: the suburb's median house price is $1,120,000 and the Census median household income was $2,127 a week (about $110,604 a year). Renting a house at around $650 a week would take roughly 30.6% of that weekly household income at the last Census, a sizeable share of income. On these figures, buying sits well above local incomes at the last Census while renting still takes a sizeable portion of a typical local household's income; whether that feels expensive depends on your own circumstances.

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

Over the past 12 months house values in Jimboomba climbed 25.7%, a strong rise in what houses are worth. House rents increased 3.2% over the same period, a modest rise, so capital growth for houses has outpaced rental growth this year. Which of those outcomes matters more will depend on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income when assessing an investment.

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.