Median price trend for houses
Based on 6 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 12.3% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $700k
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The quick read on
Bowen Hills
QLD 4006 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median unit
- $720,000
- Population
- 4,898
- Postcode
- 4006
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bowen Hills, Queensland
Property market insights for Bowen Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bowen Hills QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,100 per week
Up 83.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
Bowen Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 12.3% for houses and 27.4% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000 in Bowen Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bowen Hills is $1,100 per week. The median house rent has increased 83.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bowen Hills is $720,000, which has increased 27.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $635,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $835,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,230,000 in Bowen Hills. The median rent for units and apartments in Bowen Hills is $675 per week and has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bowen Hills safe?
The overall rate for Bowen Hills is 3,327 offences per 100,000 residents — 171% above 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 Bowen Hills.
Overall crime rate
3,327
offences per 100,000 residents
171% aboveGreater Brisbane
Bowen 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 Bowen Hills?
Bowen Hills QLD 4006 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
4,898 people call Bowen Hills home, with an average of 1.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,551 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,898
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,614 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $390 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 154.6%Below
15–3461.5%Above
35–5424.4%Below
55–748.1%Below
75 and over1.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses3.0%Below
Townhouses2.4%Below
Apartments93.4%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright4.7%Below
Paying a mortgage11.8%Below
Renting83.5%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car29.6%Above
One car53.3%Above
Two cars14.3%Below
Three or more2.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.4%Above
Drove to work30.0%Below
Train, tram or bus14.1%Above
Walked or cycled17.3%Above
What stands out in Bowen Hills
18.4% of workers in Bowen Hills worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Bowen Hills residents were born in New Zealand.
51.4% of people in Bowen Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bowen Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bowen Hills QLD 4006.
Is Bowen Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.6% of Bowen Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
964 family households lived in Bowen Hills; 15.5% were couple families and 9.5% were one-parent families.
17.6% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bowen Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bowen Hills had 4,898 residents at the 2021 Census.
57.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
9.4% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bowen Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 3.0% of occupied private dwellings in Bowen Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 93.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bowen Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
4.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
11.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
83.5% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Bowen Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bowen Hills had 1.6 people.
One-person households made up 51.2% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 37.2%, while 3.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bowen Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
30.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
14.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 17.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bowen Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
29.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 53.3% of the total.
16.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bowen Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
16.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 83.6% reported a different address.
39.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bowen Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
64.0% of residents used only English at home.
27.3% used a language other than English at home.
3.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bowen Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
39.1% of Bowen Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 60.9% was born in Australia.
2.1% of residents were born in China.
2.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 65.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bowen Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.0% of ancestry responses in Bowen Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 21.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bowen Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
32.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 11.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.6% of workers, and education and training employed 4.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bowen Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 77.0%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
45.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bowen Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 3.1% arthritis and 2.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bowen Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bowen Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,551 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,614.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $390 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bowen Hills compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.4% in Bowen Hills, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 4.7% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 83.5% in Bowen 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 Bowen Hills
Is Bowen Hills expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Bowen Hills good for families?
The Census counted 964 local families, and 4.6% 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 Bowen Hills?
1-bedroom houses have a median around $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 Bowen Hills
60 streets in Bowen Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbotsford Rd
- Alexandria Street
- Allison St
- Best St
- Bowen Bridge Rd
- Boyd St
- Breakfast Creek Rd
- Brewers St
- Brookes St
- Burrows St
- Campbell St
- Carriage St
- Cintra Rd
- Constance St
- Costin St
- Cowlishaw St
- Down St
- Dukinfield St
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- Dunlop St
- Edgar St
- Edmondstone Road
- Evans St
- Exhibition St
- Folkestone St
- Gebbie St
- Gregory Tce
- Hadwen Ln
- Hamilton Pl
- Hawden Lane
- Hazelmount St
- Hudd St
- Hurworth St
- Jamieson St
- Jeays St
- Jordan Tce
- King St
- Lanham St
- Light St
- Machinery St
- Mallon St
- Markwell St
- Mayne Rd
- Montpelier Rd
- Murray St
- O'Connell Tce
- Pace St
- Primrose St
- Roche Ave
- Saint Pauls Tce
- Scanlan St
- Sneyd St
- St Pauls Terrace
- Symes St
- Taylor St
- Thompson St
- Tufton St
- Victoria Tce
- Walden Ln
- Wickham Gr
- Wren St
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