Median price trend for houses
Based on 31 sales in the preceding 12 months
$630,000
Up 1.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $682k
- 3 bed
- $610k
- 4 bed
- $1.08m
- 5+ bed
- $1.08m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Esk
QLD 4312 · Somerset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $630,000
- Population
- 1,641
- Postcode
- 4312
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Esk, Queensland
Property market insights for Esk (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Esk (Qld) QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 27 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$512 per week
Up 10.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Esk (Qld), QLD is currently $630,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Esk (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 1.6% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $682,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $610,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000 in Esk (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Esk (Qld) is $512 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.8% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Esk (Qld) is $510 per week and has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Esk safe?
The overall rate for Esk is 1,451 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% 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 Esk.
Overall crime rate
1,451
offences per 100,000 residents
18% aboveGreater Brisbane
EskGreater 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 Esk?
Esk QLD 4312 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,641 people call Esk home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $910 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,641
- Median age
- 58 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,181 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.5%Below
15–3413.3%Below
35–5420.0%Below
55–7441.8%Above
75 and over14.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses92.0%Above
Townhouses1.3%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.3%Above
Paying a mortgage27.9%Below
Renting19.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car43.8%Above
Two cars32.3%Below
Three or more19.3%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.1%Below
Drove to work63.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.0%Above
What stands out in Esk
8.1% of workers in Esk worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Brisbane.
6.0% of Esk residents were born in England.
38.6% of people in Esk described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Esk
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Esk QLD 4312.
Is Esk family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.5% of Esk's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
475 family households lived in Esk; 23.2% were couple families and 12.8% were one-parent families.
20.0% 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 Esk?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Esk had 1,641 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
55.9% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Esk?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 92.0% of occupied private dwellings in Esk.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.3% 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 Esk?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
27.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.8% 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 Esk?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Esk had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 33.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 44.4%, while 12.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Esk?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
63.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Esk?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 43.8% of the total.
51.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Esk, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.5% reported a different address.
17.2% 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 Esk?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.2% of residents used only English at home.
2.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Esk residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.2% of Esk's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Esk?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.9% of ancestry responses in Esk.
Australian ancestry made up 40.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Esk?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 9.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.9% 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 Esk?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 38.5%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
18.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Esk show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
41.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.9% reported asthma, 19.7% arthritis and 9.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Esk?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Esk?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $910 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,181.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Esk compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.1% in Esk, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 52.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 19.8% in Esk, 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 Esk (Qld)
Is Esk (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $630,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Esk (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 475 local families, and 10.5% 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 Esk (Qld)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,080,000, 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 Esk (Qld)
64 streets in Esk (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide St
- Alpine Ct
- Ann St
- Aspen Dr
- Barbour St
- Boon Rd
- Breens Ln
- Brisbane Valley Hwy
- Brough Ct
- Burnside Ct
- Cedar Ave
- Chaille Rd
- Cormack St
- Creek St
- Crest Ct
- Dennehys Rd
- Down St
- Dunlop Rd
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- East St
- Edward St
- Elizabeth St
- Elm St
- Esk Crows Nest Rd
- Esk Gatton Rd
- Esk - Hampton Rd
- Esk - Kilcoy Rd
- Factory Ln
- Falls Rd
- Francis Tce
- Gatton-Esk Rd
- Hassall St
- Heap St
- Highland St
- Hill Ct
- Hill St
- Howe St
- Ipswich St
- Jelica Pl
- Keeley Pl
- Kelly Ct
- Lakeview Dr
- Langtons Ln
- Latters Ln
- Laurel St
- Limberg Road
- Mack St
- Mary St
- Middle St
- Outlook Dr
- Peters St
- Pine Cr
- Pryde St
- Railway Street
- Rashford St
- Redbank St
- Richard St
- Ridge St
- Russell St
- Selwyn Rd
- Short St
- South St
- Valleyviews Lane
- Wallaby Pl
- Wattle St
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