Median price trend for houses
Down 23.4% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $520k
- 2 bed
- $812k
Skyline featuring Brisbane River and Victoria Bridge
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The quick read on
Brisbane City
QLD 4000 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median unit
- $785,000
- Population
- 12,587
- Postcode
- 4000
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Brisbane City, Queensland
Property market insights for Brisbane City
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brisbane City QLD
Market data updated October 2026.
Brisbane City has a 12-month growth rate of -23.4% for houses and 12.9% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $520,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $812,000 in Brisbane City.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Brisbane City is $785,000, which has increased 12.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $605,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $890,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,080,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $4,420,000 in Brisbane City. The median rent for units and apartments in Brisbane City is $800 per week and has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brisbane City safe?
The overall rate for Brisbane City is 4,158 offences per 100,000 residents — 238% 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 Brisbane City.
Overall crime rate
4,158
offences per 100,000 residents
238% aboveGreater Brisbane
Brisbane CityGreater 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 Brisbane City?
Brisbane City QLD 4000 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
12,587 people call Brisbane City home, with an average of 1.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,802 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 12,587
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,942 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $460 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 154.8%Below
15–3453.2%Above
35–5424.8%Below
55–7414.4%Below
75 and over2.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.1%Below
Townhouses0.1%Below
Apartments98.9%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright15.8%Below
Paying a mortgage15.8%Below
Renting68.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car41.1%Above
One car47.4%Above
Two cars10.1%Below
Three or more1.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.5%Above
Drove to work17.0%Below
Train, tram or bus10.2%Above
Walked or cycled31.7%Above
What stands out in Brisbane City
21.5% of workers in Brisbane City worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
8.3% of Brisbane City residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
46.8% of people in Brisbane City described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brisbane City
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brisbane City QLD 4000.
Is Brisbane City family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.8% of Brisbane City's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
2,492 family households lived in Brisbane City; 18.8% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.
17.3% 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 Brisbane City?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brisbane City had 12,587 residents at the 2021 Census.
45.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brisbane City?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.1% of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane City.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 98.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brisbane City?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
15.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
15.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
68.4% 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 Brisbane City?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brisbane City had 1.8 people.
One-person households made up 42.7% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 41.3%, while 5.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brisbane City?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
17.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
10.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 31.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brisbane City?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
41.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 47.4% of the total.
11.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brisbane City, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
17.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 82.2% reported a different address.
52.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brisbane City?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
51.2% of residents used only English at home.
40.6% used a language other than English at home.
10.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brisbane City residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
52.9% of Brisbane City's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 47.1% was born in Australia.
8.3% of residents were born in China.
3.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 55.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brisbane City?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.2% of ancestry responses in Brisbane City.
Australian ancestry made up 15.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 16.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brisbane City?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
32.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 14.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.5% of workers, and education and training employed 6.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brisbane City?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.
34.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brisbane City show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
69.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.5% reported asthma, 3.2% arthritis and 1.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brisbane City?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brisbane City?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,802 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,942.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $460 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brisbane City compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.5% in Brisbane City, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 15.8% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 68.4% in Brisbane City, 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 Brisbane City
Is Brisbane City 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 Brisbane City good for families?
The Census counted 2,492 local families, and 4.8% 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 Brisbane City?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $812,000, 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 Brisbane City
61 streets in Brisbane City
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide St
- Albert St
- Alice St
- Ann St
- Boomerang St
- Boundary St
- Burnett Ln
- Charlotte St
- Clark Ln
- College Rd
- Coronation Dr
- Countess St
- Creek St
- Diddams Ln
- Eagle Ln
- Eagle St
- Eagle Tce
- Edison Ln
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- Edward St
- Elizabeth St
- Ely Ln
- Esk Ln
- Exford St
- Felix St
- Gardens Point Rd
- Garrick St
- George St
- Giffin Ln
- Hale St
- Herschel St
- Howard St
- Hutton Ln
- Isles Ln
- Ivory Lane
- Ivory Ln
- Kemp Pl
- Macrossan St
- Makerston St
- Margaret St
- Market St
- Mary St
- May St
- Milton Rd
- North
- Parkland Bvd
- Perry Ln
- Quay St
- Queen St
- Queens Wharf Rd
- Raff St
- Rich Ln
- Roma St
- Saul St
- Skew St
- Stephens Ln
- Tank St
- Turbot Street
- Upper Roma St
- Wharf St
- Wickham Tce
- William St
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