Is Zilzie a nice place to live?

Zilzie is a coastal locality on the Capricorn Coast beside Keppel Bay, with sandy shores, sheltered inlets and reserves along the water. The community is older and relatively small, with a population of 2,846 and incomes below the Queensland median; couples without children are the largest family group and many homes are owner-occupied. Everyday needs are met by a small cluster of shops and community facilities while larger retail and services are in nearby Yeppoon, recreation centres on fishing, boating and shoreline walks, and works on the Coorooman Creek boat ramp, widening it from two to four lanes, were scheduled.

Is it expensive to live in Zilzie?

A typical local household earned about $1,339 a week at the most recent Census. On those figures, Zilzie’s median house price of $751,250 is about 10.8 times a typical local annual household income, and the average house rent of $580 a week would take about 43% of a typical local household's weekly income, which is a large share of income. If you are renting rather than buying, that rent share is the number that matters; if you are looking to buy, the price multiple shows buying sits well above local incomes. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Zilzie a good place to invest?

In Zilzie, house values climbed 15.1% over the past 12 months, a strong rise. House rents rose 5.5%, a solid increase. For houses, capital growth 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.

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Zilzie suburb profile

Zilzie is a coastal locality on the Capricorn Coast, set near Keppel Bay. Streets are mainly low-rise and residential, with single-storey homes and holiday properties often enjoying water views and private gardens. Sandy shores and sheltered inlets border the area, and reserves along the water create places for walks and picnics.

The pace is relaxed, with a small cluster of shops and community facilities for everyday needs, while larger retail and services are in nearby Yeppoon. Recreation centres on the coast, with easy access for fishing, boating and shoreline walks, and road links connect the locality to other parts of the Capricorn Coast.

Zilzie property market performance

Zilzie's median house price is $751,250, up 15.1% over the last 12 months, a sharp rise. Zilzie is primarily a house market; there is no reliable median for units because too few properties of that type have sold here recently for a median to be published. That sharp increase is based on 14 house sales over the last 3 months.

In Zilzie the average house rent is $580 a week and rose 5.5% over the last 12 months, a solid rise, and house values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$751K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	15.1%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	14	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	41	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$580	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.5%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Zilzie demographics

Zilzie is an older community with incomes below the median for Queensland.

Couples without children are the largest family group at 47.1% and owner-occupied homes make up 65.2% of dwellings. At the 2021 Census 2,846 people lived in Zilzie.

Zilzie and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	43	38
Median household income weekly	$1,339	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	32.1%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	47.1%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	19.8%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	35.9%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	29.3%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	34.8%	34.3%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Zilzie infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Zilzie has had works on the Coorooman Creek boat ramp, with widening from two to four lanes scheduled for completion in 2016.

Suburbs near Zilzie

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How does Zilzie compare to nearby suburbs?

House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Zilzie have grown 13.7% higher than in Emu Park.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Zilzie are selling 18.0% faster than in Keppel Sands.

Common questions about Zilzie

Is Zilzie a nice place to live?
Zilzie is a coastal locality on the Capricorn Coast beside Keppel Bay, with sandy shores, sheltered inlets and reserves along the water.

The community is older and relatively small, with a population of 2,846 and incomes below the Queensland median; couples without children are the largest family group and many homes are owner-occupied. Everyday needs are met by a small cluster of shops and community facilities while larger retail and services are in nearby Yeppoon, recreation centres on fishing, boating and shoreline walks, and works on the Coorooman Creek boat ramp, widening it from two to four lanes, were scheduled.
Is it expensive to live in Zilzie?
A typical local household earned about $1,339 a week at the most recent Census. On those figures, Zilzie’s median house price of $751,250 is about 10.8 times a typical local annual household income, and the average house rent of $580 a week would take about 43% of a typical local household's weekly income, which is a large share of income. If you are renting rather than buying, that rent share is the number that matters; if you are looking to buy, the price multiple shows buying sits well above local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Zilzie a good place to invest?
In Zilzie, house values climbed 15.1% over the past 12 months, a strong rise. House rents rose 5.5%, a solid increase.

For houses, capital growth 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.

Choose the right real estate agents in Zilzie

There are 31 real estate agents in Zilzie, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 58.7% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Zilzie typically range from 2.42% to 3.25%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.