Barcaldine - Blackall

QLD

Barcaldine - Blackall is a stable region in QLD with 4,912 residents.

SA2 code: 315031408
State: QLD

Population

4,912

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.7%

3yr: +2.5% · 10yr: -4.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$157/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,341/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Barcaldine - Blackall (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.5%5yr: +2.7%10yr: -4.0%Total: -16.3%

Population grew from 5,868 to 4,912 over 24 years, averaging -0.7% 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 3.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (97.8%), mixed tenure (62.6% own or mortgage), built for families (43% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 97.8%

1,727 houses5 townhouses34 apartments

Tenure

Owned 43.0%

Mortgage 19.6%

Renting 26.3%

Owned 43.0%Mortgage 19.6%Renting 26.3%Other / NS 11.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

95 (5.4%)

2 bed

341 (19.3%)

3 bed

759 (43.1%)

4 bed

394 (22.3%)

5 bed

109 (6.2%)

6+ bed

65 (3.7%)