Average rent in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, QLD — 2026

Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan comes in cheaper than most of Queensland — the typical renter pays $305/week, around 15% below the state median of $359/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 61% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 34% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (73%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 15,786, median age 52, and the most common occupation category is Community and Personal Service Workers. 17% of residents were born overseas. At 242km from Brisbane, Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.