Sheldon - Mount Cotton

QLD

Sheldon - Mount Cotton is a growing region in QLD with 8,742 residents.

SA2 code: 301021011
State: QLD

Population

8,742

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.8%

3yr: +2.4% · 10yr: +10.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$475/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,637/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Sheldon - Mount Cotton (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.4%5yr: +3.8%10yr: +10.3%Total: +99.0%

Population grew from 4,392 to 8,742 over 24 years, averaging 2.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Almost entirely detached houses (99.4%), owner-occupied (87.9%), built for families (59% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 99.4%

2,593 houses4 townhouses11 apartments

Tenure

Owned 26.3%

Mortgage 61.6%

Owned 26.3%Mortgage 61.6%Renting 10.7%Other / NS 1.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

18 (0.7%)

2 bed

30 (1.2%)

3 bed

565 (21.9%)

4 bed

1,528 (59.2%)

5 bed

339 (13.1%)

6+ bed

103 (4.0%)