Median price trend for houses
Based on 135 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,050,000
Up 6.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.56m
- 3 bed
- $1.66m
- 4 bed
- $2.32m
- 5+ bed
- $2.81m
Residential street with city skyline in distance
The quick read on
Bardon
QLD 4065 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,050,000
- Median unit
- $1,120,000
- Population
- 10,153
- Postcode
- 4065
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ABS 2021
Bardon, Queensland
Property market insights for Bardon
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bardon QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 162 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bardon, QLD is currently $2,050,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bardon has a 12-month growth rate of 6.7% for houses and 1.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,560,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,660,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,320,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,810,000 in Bardon.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bardon is $950 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bardon is $1,120,000, which has increased 1.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,030,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Bardon. The median rent for units and apartments in Bardon is $700 per week and has increased 27.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bardon safe?
The overall rate for Bardon is 490 offences per 100,000 residents — 60% 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 Bardon.
Overall crime rate
490
offences per 100,000 residents
60% belowGreater Brisbane
BardonGreater 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 Bardon?
Bardon QLD 4065 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
10,153 people call Bardon home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $3,399 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 10,153
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,817 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $500 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.2%Above
15–3423.1%Below
35–5431.7%Above
55–7417.8%Below
75 and over5.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses81.2%Above
Townhouses9.0%Below
Apartments9.6%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright34.1%Above
Paying a mortgage44.4%Above
Renting21.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.5%Below
One car33.7%Below
Two cars44.4%Above
Three or more18.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home32.4%Above
Drove to work40.8%Below
Train, tram or bus5.0%In line
Walked or cycled3.3%In line
What stands out in Bardon
32.4% of workers in Bardon worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
4.9% of Bardon residents were born in England.
47.1% of people in Bardon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bardon
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bardon QLD 4065.
Is Bardon family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.2% of Bardon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
2,695 family households lived in Bardon; 56.4% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
46.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bardon?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bardon had 10,153 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.0% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bardon?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 81.2% of occupied private dwellings in Bardon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bardon?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
34.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
44.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.5% 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 Bardon?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bardon had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 18.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 28.1%, while 34.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bardon?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
32.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
40.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
5.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bardon?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 33.7% of the total.
62.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bardon, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.7% reported a different address.
19.4% 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 Bardon?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.3% of residents used only English at home.
8.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bardon residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
19.4% of Bardon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.6% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bardon?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.8% of ancestry responses in Bardon.
Australian ancestry made up 35.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bardon?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
42.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 20.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.8% of workers, and education and training employed 11.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bardon?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 73.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
42.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bardon show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
66.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.3% reported asthma, 5.2% arthritis and 1.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bardon?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
44.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 11.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bardon?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,399 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,817.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $500 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bardon compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 32.4% in Bardon, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 34.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 21.5% in Bardon, 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 Bardon
Is Bardon expensive?
The median house price is $2,050,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,120,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bardon good for families?
The Census counted 2,695 local families, and 22.2% 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 Bardon?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,560,000, 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 Bardon
117 streets in Bardon
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Accession St
- Alexandra St
- Angus St
- Arabella St
- Arthur Tce
- Bardon Esp
- Barnett Rd
- Barton St
- Beatrice St
- Bee St
- Belleview Pde
- Belmont Cr
- Birdwood Tce
- Boundary Rd
- Bowman Pde
- Brown St
- Burnham Rd
- Campion Ave
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- Carey St
- Carmel St
- Carrington St
- Carroll St
- Carwoola St
- Cecil Rd
- Chiswick Rd
- Clarke St
- Clermont St
- Colorado Ave
- Coolibah St
- Coopers Camp Rd
- Coronation St
- Couldrey St
- Crown St
- David Ave
- Davies Rd
- Dawn St
- Dudley St
- Eastment St
- Effie St
- El Paso St
- Empress Tce
- Ennever St
- Fairseat St
- Fairseat Street
- Fifth Ave
- Fletcher Pde
- Forrester Tce
- Gerler St
- Glenda St
- Golden Orchid Cl
- Gordon Rd
- Grace Street
- Greer St
- Haining St
- Hardwick Tce
- Hartfield Dr
- Harwood St
- Hebe St
- Hume St
- Jackdaw St
- Jubilee Tce
- Jutsum St
- Kamber St
- Kaye St
- Kennedy Tce
- Leslie St
- Lewin St
- Leworthy St
- Lilley Rd
- Lizzie St
- Lorward Ave
- Lugg St
- Macgregor Tce
- Mackay Tce
- Macrae Rd
- Mahara St
- Main Ave
- Millwood St
- Milpera St
- Moonya St
- Morgan Tce
- Nestor Ave
- Norman Tce
- Northam Ave
- Nuffield St
- Osman St
- Outlook Cr
- Paten Rd
- Pelion St
- Primrose Tce
- Rainworth Rd
- Rambler St
- Rangeview Place
- Renault Ln
- Rosalie St
- Rosewood St
- Rouen Rd
- Royal
- Runic St
- Satinwood Ct
- Selby St
- Shaw St
- Simpsons Rd
- Sir Samuel Griffith Dr
- Sixth Ave
- Soudan St
- Stephenson St
- Stokes St
- Stuartholme Rd
- Sunrise St
- The Drive
- Tipuana Pl
- Tristania Dr
- Vimy St
- Vista St
- Warburton St
- Ward St
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