Median price trend for houses
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,420,000
Up 43.9% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Draper
QLD 4520 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,420,000
- Population
- 695
- Postcode
- 4520
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Draper, Queensland
Property market insights for Draper
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Draper QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Draper, QLD is currently $2,420,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Draper has a 12-month growth rate of 43.9% for houses.
The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Draper safe?
The overall rate for Draper is 584 offences per 100,000 residents — 53% 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 Draper.
Overall crime rate
584
offences per 100,000 residents
53% belowGreater Brisbane
DraperGreater 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 Draper?
Draper QLD 4520 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
695 people call Draper home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $3,073 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 695
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $500 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.7%Above
15–3421.3%Below
35–5431.2%Above
55–7422.0%Above
75 and over5.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.3%Above
Paying a mortgage55.3%Above
Renting8.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.8%Below
One car9.5%Below
Two cars41.8%Above
Three or more45.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.4%Above
Drove to work48.4%Below
Train, tram or bus1.7%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Draper
29.4% of workers in Draper worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
6.0% of Draper residents were born in England.
43.5% of people in Draper described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Draper
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Draper QLD 4520.
Is Draper family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.7% of Draper's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
214 family households lived in Draper; 52.3% were couple families and 7.5% were one-parent families.
37.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Draper?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Draper had 695 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.8% 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 Draper?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Draper.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Draper?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
55.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.4% 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 Draper?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Draper had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 6.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 38.6%, while 41.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Draper?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
48.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
1.7% 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 Draper?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 9.5% of the total.
86.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Draper, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.4% reported a different address.
18.8% 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 Draper?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.1% of residents used only English at home.
5.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Draper residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.8% of Draper's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Draper?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.9% of ancestry responses in Draper.
Australian ancestry made up 39.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Draper?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 18.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Draper?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 74.5%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
43.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Draper show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 2.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Draper?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
36.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Draper?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,073 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 $500 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Draper compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.4% in Draper, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 36.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 8.4% in Draper, 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 Draper
Is Draper expensive?
The median house price is $2,420,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Draper good for families?
The Census counted 214 local families, and 20.7% 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 Draper?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Draper
19 streets in Draper
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert Rd
- Alpine Dr
- Balmoral Rd
- Beresford Dr
- Bunya Rd
- Dundialla
- Eatons Crossing Rd
- Heather Anne Dr
- Hodge Rd
- Lawson Rd
- Lergessner Rd
- Mailmans Trk
- Maskell Ct
- Oak River Rd
- Skyline Ct
- Stansell Ct
- Telford Ct
- Vada Rd
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