Suburb profile

The Caves QLD 4702

The Caves is located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, postcode 4702. It has 582 properties across 26 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in The Caves, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About The Caves

The Caves, QLD 4702, sits in Central Queensland and neighbours Barmoya, Etna Creek, Milman and Wattlebank. Its 26 streets hold 582 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Glenlee - Rockyview area, which has 5,224 residents, a median age of 39 and an average household of 3 people. Median household income is $2,432 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month and the median rent $350 a week. Of 1,400 dwellings, 1,393 were separate houses and 5 were other types; 517 were owned outright, 785 owned with a mortgage and 76 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in The Caves

  • 5,224Peoplelive in the area
  • 39Median ageyears
  • $2,432Median household incomea week
  • $350Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,393
  • Other5

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,950a month
  • Household size3people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 517Owned with a mortgage 785Rented 76Other 22

Schools in The Caves

  • The Caves State School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in The Caves

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.