Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,700,000
Up 13.3% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.7m
- 5+ bed
- $1.78m
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The quick read on
Anstead
QLD 4070 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,700,000
- Population
- 1,522
- Postcode
- 4070
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Anstead, Queensland
Property market insights for Anstead
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Anstead QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$825 per week
Up 10.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Anstead, QLD is currently $1,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Anstead has a 12-month growth rate of 13.3% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,780,000 in Anstead.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Anstead is $825 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Anstead safe?
The overall rate for Anstead is 498 offences per 100,000 residents — 59% 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 Anstead.
Overall crime rate
498
offences per 100,000 residents
59% belowGreater Brisbane
AnsteadGreater 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 Anstead?
Anstead QLD 4070 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,522 people call Anstead home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,926 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,522
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,383 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $490 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.2%Above
15–3419.3%Below
35–5430.0%Above
55–7423.4%Above
75 and over7.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments1.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.1%Above
Paying a mortgage55.0%Above
Renting6.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.1%Below
One car15.3%Below
Two cars44.2%Above
Three or more41.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.9%Above
Drove to work49.8%Below
Train, tram or bus1.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Anstead
29.9% of workers in Anstead worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
7.5% of Anstead residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
45.5% of people in Anstead described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Anstead
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Anstead QLD 4070.
Is Anstead family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.2% of Anstead's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
447 family households lived in Anstead; 52.1% were couple families and 9.6% were one-parent families.
37.8% 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 Anstead?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Anstead had 1,522 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.6% 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 Anstead?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.4% of occupied private dwellings in Anstead.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Anstead?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
55.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
6.9% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Anstead?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Anstead had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 10.3% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 37.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Anstead?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
49.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
1.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Anstead?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 15.3% of the total.
85.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Anstead, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.6% reported a different address.
26.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Anstead?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.4% of residents used only English at home.
8.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Anstead residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.9% of Anstead's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.1% was born in Australia.
0.8% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Anstead?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.1% of ancestry responses in Anstead.
Australian ancestry made up 32.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Anstead?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 19.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Anstead?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.8%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
38.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Anstead show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Anstead?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Anstead?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,926 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,383.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $490 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Anstead compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.9% in Anstead, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 38.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 6.9% in Anstead, 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 Anstead
Is Anstead expensive?
The median house price is $1,700,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Anstead good for families?
The Census counted 447 local families, and 20.2% 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 Anstead?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,700,000, 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 Anstead
30 streets in Anstead
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Applegum St
- Aramara Rd
- Bakers Hill Pl
- Baker'S Hill Place
- Bluegum
- Boyle Rd
- Cantwell St
- Castlereagh Pl
- Chadwick Ch
- Chalcot Rd
- Corymbia Cr
- Curtis Pl
- Dolman Rd
- Essendon Rd
- Eucalypt Pl
- Greygum Pl
- Guymer Pl
- Hawbryn St
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- Hawkesbury Rd
- Hornsey Rd
- Jacqueline Pl
- Kangaroo Gully Rd
- Layfield Rd
- Mill Rd
- Mount Crosby Rd
- Parkwood Pl
- Ramsay Pl
- Scrubtree St
- Sugars Rd
- Wirrabara Rd
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