Median price trend for houses
Based on 18 sales in the preceding 12 months
$695,000
Up 6.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $689k
- 3 bed
- $830k
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The quick read on
Brendale
QLD 4500 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $695,000
- Median unit
- $775,000
- Population
- 3,100
- Postcode
- 4500
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ABS 2021
Brendale, Queensland
Property market insights for Brendale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brendale QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 12 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 10.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brendale, QLD is currently $695,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brendale has a 12-month growth rate of 6.4% for houses and 26.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $689,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000 in Brendale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brendale is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Brendale is $775,000, which has increased 26.0% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $555,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $734,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $789,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $840,000 in Brendale. The median rent for units and apartments in Brendale is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brendale safe?
The overall rate for Brendale is 2,555 offences per 100,000 residents — 108% 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 Brendale.
Overall crime rate
2,555
offences per 100,000 residents
108% aboveGreater Brisbane
BrendaleGreater 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 Brendale?
Brendale QLD 4500 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
3,100 people call Brendale home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,219 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,100
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.4%Above
15–3429.4%Above
35–5425.9%Below
55–7418.5%Below
75 and over6.1%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses14.8%Below
Townhouses84.7%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright20.0%Below
Paying a mortgage25.3%Below
Renting54.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.0%Above
One car52.5%Above
Two cars30.6%Below
Three or more8.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.2%Below
Drove to work59.4%Above
Train, tram or bus5.1%Above
Walked or cycled2.7%In line
What stands out in Brendale
11.2% of workers in Brendale worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.9% of Brendale residents were born in New Zealand.
39.8% of people in Brendale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brendale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brendale QLD 4500.
Is Brendale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.4% of Brendale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
809 family households lived in Brendale; 34.9% were couple families and 31.4% were one-parent families.
44.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brendale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brendale had 3,100 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.5% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brendale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 14.8% of occupied private dwellings in Brendale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 84.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brendale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
20.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
25.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
54.8% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brendale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brendale had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 35.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 30.7%, while 17.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brendale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
59.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
5.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brendale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 52.5% of the total.
39.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brendale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
38.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 62.0% reported a different address.
29.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brendale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.6% of residents used only English at home.
20.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brendale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.7% of Brendale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.3% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brendale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.5% of ancestry responses in Brendale.
Australian ancestry made up 32.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brendale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 8.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brendale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.0%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
31.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brendale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 8.9% arthritis and 6.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brendale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brendale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,219 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brendale compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.2% in Brendale, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 20.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 54.8% in Brendale, 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 Brendale
Is Brendale expensive?
The median house price is $695,000, while units and apartments sit at $775,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brendale good for families?
The Census counted 809 local families, and 20.4% 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 Brendale?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $830,000, 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 Brendale
81 streets in Brendale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aldinga St
- Bailey Ct
- Bakarnis Ct
- Bechaz Ct
- Belconnen Cr
- Bradford Ct
- Bradley Pl
- Brendale St
- Bult Ct
- Bult Dr
- Combarton St
- Cook St
- Coutts Ct
- Cribb Rd
- Currajon St
- Cutler Court
- Daldy Ct
- Davis Ln
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- Deakin St
- De Marco Ct
- Demuri Ct
- Dimovski Ct
- Doherty St
- Doonside Pde
- Duntroon St
- Eadie Ct
- French Ave
- Garret St
- Girrah St
- Gowrie St
- Griffin Cr
- Gympie Rd
- Heatherlea St
- Hinkler Ct
- Johnstone Rd
- Karena St
- Kenworth Pl
- Kenzie Ct
- Kingsbury St
- Koroneos Ct
- Kremzow Rd
- Kremzow Road
- Leitchs Rd
- Leonard Cr
- Linkfield Connection Road
- Mackie
- Maddalon Ct
- Makarucha Ct
- Marshall Ct
- Maxwell St
- Maynard Ct
- Mckay St
- Moonbi St
- Mott St
- Murphy St
- Nicol
- Nolan Rd
- Percy Dr
- Perry Ct
- Pinacle St
- Piovesan Ct
- Pohlman Ct
- Price Ct
- Raiteri Ct
- Robertson St
- Russo Ct
- Scardamaglia Ct
- Scouts Crossing Rd
- Sieruga Ct
- Slatter Ct
- Smith Ct
- South Pine Rd
- Stanley St
- Strathwyn St
- Stuart Ct
- Tapnor Cr
- Terrence Rd
- Torcasio Ct
- Unley St
- Warner Rd
- Warner Road
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