Central Highlands - West

QLD

Central Highlands - West is a declining region in QLD with 7,683 residents.

SA2 code: 308011191
State: QLD

Population

7,683

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-1.7%

3yr: +1.2% · 10yr: -9.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$120/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,620/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Central Highlands - West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.2%5yr: -1.7%10yr: -9.6%Total: -4.6%

Population grew from 8,056 to 7,683 over 24 years, averaging -0.2% 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

Public housing 2.0%

Almost entirely detached houses (97.5%), mixed tenure (58.5% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 97.5%

2,330 houses34 townhouses26 apartments

Tenure

Owned 38.2%

Mortgage 20.3%

Renting 25.4%

Other / NS 16.0%

Owned 38.2%Mortgage 20.3%Renting 25.4%Other / NS 16.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

280 (11.6%)

2 bed

352 (14.6%)

3 bed

880 (36.4%)

4 bed

670 (27.7%)

5 bed

152 (6.3%)

6+ bed

83 (3.4%)