Suburb profile
Howard QLD 4659
Howard is located in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, postcode 4659. It has 1,230 properties across 58 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Howard, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Howard
Howard, QLD 4659, sits in the Wide Bay region and neighbours Burrum River, Burrum Town, Cherwell and Duckinwilla. Its 58 streets hold 1,230 properties, 926 of them houses and 304 units.
Census figures are for the Burrum - Fraser area. At the census the area had 10,594 residents, a median age of 55 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $976 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $300 a week. Of 4,277 dwellings, 4,013 were separate houses, 18 semi-detached, 80 flats and 131 other; 2,234 were owned outright, 1,136 owned with a mortgage and 759 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Howard
- 10,594Peoplelive in the area
- 55Median ageyears
- $976Median household incomea week
- $300Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses4,013
- Townhouses and semis18
- Flats and apartments80
- Other131
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
- Household size2.3people on average
How homes are held
Properties in Howard
Schools in Howard
Howard State School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Howard.
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.


