Median price trend for houses
Based on 210 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,070,000
Up 16.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $1.17m
- 5+ bed
- $1.39m
Clubhouse with large veranda and car park
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The quick read on
Alexandra Hills
QLD 4161 · Redland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,070,000
- Population
- 16,472
- Postcode
- 4161
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Alexandra Hills, Queensland
Property market insights for Alexandra Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Alexandra Hills QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 202 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Alexandra Hills, QLD is currently $1,070,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Alexandra Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 16.2% for houses and 29.4% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,170,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,390,000 in Alexandra Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Alexandra Hills is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $700,000 in Alexandra Hills. The median rent for units and apartments in Alexandra Hills is $550 per week and has increased 4.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Alexandra Hills safe?
The overall rate for Alexandra Hills is 663 offences per 100,000 residents — 46% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Alexandra Hills.
Overall crime rate
663
offences per 100,000 residents
46% belowGreater Brisbane
Alexandra HillsGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Alexandra Hills?
Alexandra Hills QLD 4161 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
16,472 people call Alexandra Hills home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,829 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 16,472
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,820 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%In line
15–3424.8%Below
35–5426.9%In line
55–7423.1%Above
75 and over5.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.3%Above
Townhouses4.8%Below
Apartments1.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright29.1%Above
Paying a mortgage48.6%Above
Renting22.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car29.0%Below
Two cars41.6%Above
Three or more25.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.9%Below
Drove to work64.9%Above
Train, tram or bus1.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Alexandra Hills
11.9% of workers in Alexandra Hills worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.1% of Alexandra Hills residents were born in New Zealand.
45.4% of people in Alexandra Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Alexandra Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Alexandra Hills QLD 4161.
Is Alexandra Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Alexandra Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
4,734 family households lived in Alexandra Hills; 43.5% were couple families and 18.9% were one-parent families.
38.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Alexandra Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Alexandra Hills had 16,472 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Alexandra Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.3% of occupied private dwellings in Alexandra Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Alexandra Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
29.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
48.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.4% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Alexandra Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Alexandra Hills had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.8%, while 27.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Alexandra Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
64.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Alexandra Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 29.0% of the total.
67.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Alexandra Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.4% reported a different address.
19.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Alexandra Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.9% of residents used only English at home.
8.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Alexandra Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
19.7% of Alexandra Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.3% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Alexandra Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.3% of ancestry responses in Alexandra Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 38.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Alexandra Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 10.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.5% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Alexandra Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.1%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
37.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Alexandra Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Alexandra Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Alexandra Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,829 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,820.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Alexandra Hills compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.9% in Alexandra Hills, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 29.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 22.4% in Alexandra Hills, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Alexandra Hills
Is Alexandra Hills expensive?
The median house price is $1,070,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Alexandra Hills good for families?
The Census counted 4,734 local families, and 19.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Alexandra Hills?
Larger houses have a median around $1,390,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Alexandra Hills
300 streets in Alexandra Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abelia St
- Abelia Street
- Ackworth Pl
- Act Ct
- Adam Ct
- Agate Ct
- Alawara Ct
- Albert Ct
- Alexandra Cct
- Allenby Rd
- Allendale Pl
- Alpinia St
- Alston Ct
- Amaryllis St
- Amber Pl
- Amethyst St
- Amridge Ct
- Andamooka Pl
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- Andrew Ct
- Angala Ct
- Anne St
- Armando St
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- Ascot Ct
- Ashbury Ct
- Avening St
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- Babiana St
- Balcombe Ct
- Balmoral St
- Bedford Ct
- Belgravia St
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- Birch St
- Bluebell St
- Borrowdale St
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- Bradworthy St
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- Bryant Ct
- Buckingham St
- Burwood Rd
- Caledonian Cr
- Cambridge Dr
- Camira St
- Candover Ct
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- Carica St
- Carlisle St
- Carrock St
- Castle Ct
- Celosia St
- Chantilly Cl
- Charles Ct
- Charter St
- Chelsea Cr
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- Chipping Dr
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- Classic Ct
- Cochrane St
- Coniston St
- Consort St
- Constitution Cr
- Cook St
- Cornwall Cr
- Cromwell Ct
- Crotona Rd East
- Crown Rd
- Cumberland Dr
- Cymbidium St
- Daveson Rd
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- Dawson Rd
- Dean Rd
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- Dellamarra Cl
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- Diamond St
- Diana Ct
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- Doncaster Pl
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- Edinburgh Rd
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- Kingston Ave
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- Law Pl
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- Maranta St
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- Mcdonald Rd
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- Montgomery Dr
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- Normanby St
- Oaklands Street
- Oates Cr
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- Opal Ct
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- Oxford St
- Palana Dr
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- Pasadena Ct
- Payne Ct
- Peach Tree Cl
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- Pensilva Ct
- Picton Dr
- Plaxtol Ct
- Plymstock St
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- Prince Of Wales Pde
- Princeton Ave
- Proclamation St
- Queens Court Rd
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- Randall Rd
- Ravensworth Pl
- Reading Dr
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- Remita Ct
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- Saint Anthony Dr
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- Westcott Pl
- Westminster Ave
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- Wicks Ct
- William St
- Wimborne Rd
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- Windsor St
- Winster Ct
- Witney Ct
- Workington St
- Yeovil Ct
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