Queensland
Below are a select few facts and figures related to the Aussie state of Queensland.
These facts have been collated from various sources, and are only intended to be a broad overview of the state of Queensland.
Below the facts grid, you will find links to the various sources we used to create this Queensland facts page.
The areas we've selected for the property section are simply areas that have been prominent when we have searched for popular areas amongst British migrants in Queensland.
If you are interested in making the move from the UK to Australia, hopefully, these facts will be of some use.
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State Facts
Governor
Jeanette Young
Capital
Brisbane
Population
5,495,500
State Flag
State Weather
Spring
15 - 25°C
Summer
21 - 29.8°C
Autumn
15 - 25°C
Winter
11 - 21°C
Hours of Sunshine per Year
Adelaide enjoys 2,968 hours of sunshine per year!
Property Market Information
Jimboomba
Median House Price:
$730,000
£357,799
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$520
£255
Property Market Information
Sandgate
Median House Price:
$960,000
£470,530
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$640
£314
Property Market Information
Ipswich
Median House Price:
$690,000
£338,193
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$460
£225
Property Videos - Queensland
About the Queensland Data
The Data on this page is true to the best of our knowledge, last update 26th May 2024.
State Information
Governor Information and images originate from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland
Population information sourced from:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/sep-2023
Population information last updated:
September 2023
Weather Information
Queensland weather information, sourced from:
https://www.australia.com/en-gb/facts-and-planning/weather-in-australia/brisbane-weather.html
Property Information
Property Information is sourced from:
https://www.realestate.com.au/
Average costs are based on the cost of a 3-bedroom house where that data is available. If no house price is available, a 3-bedroom unit is used.
Please remember these are not average values, they are median prices. That means it is the middle number in a set of given values.
The areas used are cited as popular areas for Brits on the website https://www.pomsinoz.com/
There was absolutely no scientific approach to the areas selected 🙃
Links to the house cost and rental values provided are below:
Jimboomba:
Sandgate:
Ipswich:
The exchange information is sourced from the Bank of Canada the exchange rate is only updated once per day so may differ from live exchange rates.
The information is only intended to be used for illustrative purposes, if you want more up-to-date information, try a service such as Google Finance
Images courtesy of –
- Steve Garner, https://www.flickr.com/photos/22032337@N02/
- John, https://www.flickr.com/photos/shebalso/
- brewbooks, https://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/
All images, some rights reserved.
