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Yeppoon sits on the Capricorn Coast with a long foreshore, sandy beaches and ready access to Keppel Bay and nearby island reefs. Daily life centres on a compact town centre where locals meet at cafes, fish from the waterfront and use outdoor facilities such as the lagoon and parklands. Housing is mixed — beachside units and holiday homes alongside older weatherboard cottages, suburban family houses and some rural-residential blocks at the town edge — and the town is favoured by families, retirees and people who boat or fish.

About 7,037 people live in Yeppoon; the median age is 47 and median total household income is $1,221 a week (roughly $63,492 a year). The family mix is weighted towards couples (48.0% without children, 31.0% with children) and around two in three households are owner-occupied (64.3%) while renters make up 35.7%. Recent public works include The Station town-centre precinct (western precinct delivered, eastern precinct proposed), a major road upgrade with improved cycling shoulders, a new satellite renal dialysis unit at the local hospital, and listed works for the sewage treatment plant and Mill Gallery expansion. Whether Yeppoon suits you depends on what you want from a regional seaside community.

On the figures for Yeppoon, buying sits well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. A median house price of $735,000 is about 11.6 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $520,000 is about 8.2 times that income.

Renting also takes a large share of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census: house rent of $650 a week is about 53.2% of that weekly income, while unit rent of $520 a week is about 42.6%. Both buying and renting look stretched against the local income figures, with house costs more stretched than units; whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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

The clearest movement in Yeppoon over the past year is the strong rise in unit values, up 22.2%. House values also rose strongly, up 10.6%. On the rental side, unit rents increased 8.3% (a solid rise) while house rents rose 4.8% (a modest rise).

Taken together, value growth outpaced rent growth for both houses and units over the year. If rental income is your priority, the rent figures are the most relevant; if capital growth is your focus, the value changes are the key numbers. Whether that balance suits your circumstances is for you to weigh up.

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.