Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,740,000
Down 9.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.9m
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The quick read on
Carbrook
QLD 4130 · Logan
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,740,000
- Population
- 1,330
- Postcode
- 4130
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Carbrook, Queensland
Property market insights for Carbrook
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Carbrook QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Down 16.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Carbrook, QLD is currently $1,740,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Carbrook has a 12-month growth rate of -9.4% for houses and 7.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,900,000 in Carbrook.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Carbrook is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has decreased 16.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Carbrook safe?
The overall rate for Carbrook is 1,631 offences per 100,000 residents — 33% 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 Carbrook.
Overall crime rate
1,631
offences per 100,000 residents
33% aboveGreater Brisbane
CarbrookGreater 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 Carbrook?
Carbrook QLD 4130 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,330 people call Carbrook home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,989 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,330
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $375 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.7%Below
15–3422.8%Below
35–5423.5%Below
55–7429.5%Above
75 and over8.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses75.4%Above
Townhouses2.5%Below
Apartments1.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright48.0%Above
Paying a mortgage35.7%Below
Renting16.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.7%Below
One car26.7%Below
Two cars33.0%Below
Three or more40.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.2%Above
Drove to work61.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Carbrook
18.2% of workers in Carbrook worked from home on Census day.
5.3% of Carbrook residents were born in England.
40.7% of people in Carbrook described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Carbrook
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Carbrook QLD 4130.
Is Carbrook family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.7% of Carbrook's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
359 family households lived in Carbrook; 45.7% were couple families and 12.8% were one-parent families.
30.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Carbrook?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Carbrook had 1,330 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Carbrook?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 75.4% of occupied private dwellings in Carbrook.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Carbrook?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
48.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
35.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.4% 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 Carbrook?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Carbrook had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 23.3% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
Two-person households represented 28.5%, while 31.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Carbrook?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
61.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.5% 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 Carbrook?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 26.7% of the total.
73.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Carbrook, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.6% reported a different address.
18.1% 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 Carbrook?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.1% of residents used only English at home.
6.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Carbrook residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.1% of Carbrook's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Carbrook?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.7% of ancestry responses in Carbrook.
Australian ancestry made up 37.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Carbrook?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 13.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.5% of workers, and education and training employed 7.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Carbrook?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
34.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Carbrook show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.5% reported asthma, 11.6% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Carbrook?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Carbrook?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,989 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $375 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Carbrook compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.2% in Carbrook, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 48.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 16.4% in Carbrook, 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 Carbrook
Is Carbrook expensive?
The median house price is $1,740,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Carbrook good for families?
The Census counted 359 local families, and 15.7% 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 Carbrook?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,900,000, 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 Carbrook
36 streets in Carbrook
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albatross Ct
- Beenleigh - Redland Bay Rd
- Birdie Pl
- Brigalow Pl
- Britt Ct
- Coorang Rd
- Currawong Rd
- Curringa Ct
- Dee Ct
- Erwin Rd
- Esk Ct
- Ferry Rd
- Fischer Rd
- German Church Rd
- Golden Wattle Ave
- Habermann Rd
- Hardwood Dr
- Haven Rd
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- Ironbark Rd
- Kruger Rd
- Kua Ct
- Lagoon Rd
- Lakeside Dr
- Melaleuca Rd
- Mount Cotton Rd
- Native Dog Rd
- Pendula St
- Regnans Rd
- Riedel Rd
- Shears Rd
- Skinners Rd
- Solway Cr
- Starlight Ct
- Stern Rd
- Tay Rd
- Teviot Rd
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