Median price trend for houses
Based on 182 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,000,000
Up 14.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $900k
- 3 bed
- $900k
- 4 bed
- $1m
- 5+ bed
- $1.11m
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The quick read on
Griffin
QLD 4503 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,000,000
- Median unit
- $798,000
- Population
- 12,295
- Postcode
- 4503
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ABS 2021
Griffin, Queensland
Property market insights for Griffin
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Griffin QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 293 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Griffin, QLD is currently $1,000,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Griffin has a 12-month growth rate of 14.3% for houses and 22.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $900,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $900,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000 in Griffin.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Griffin is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Griffin is $798,000, which has increased 22.1% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $790,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $840,000 in Griffin. The median rent for units and apartments in Griffin is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Griffin safe?
The overall rate for Griffin is 463 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% 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 Griffin.
Overall crime rate
463
offences per 100,000 residents
62% belowGreater Brisbane
GriffinGreater 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 Griffin?
Griffin QLD 4503 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
12,295 people call Griffin home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,013 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 12,295
- Median age
- 29 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,941 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $385 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1528.4%Above
15–3436.7%Above
35–5425.7%Below
55–748.0%Below
75 and over1.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses72.2%Below
Townhouses26.7%Above
Apartments0.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright5.9%Below
Paying a mortgage39.9%Above
Renting54.2%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car32.5%Below
Two cars50.0%Above
Three or more16.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.9%Below
Drove to work64.6%Above
Train, tram or bus2.2%Below
Walked or cycled0.3%Below
What stands out in Griffin
12.9% of workers in Griffin worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
6.9% of Griffin residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
44.0% of people in Griffin described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Griffin
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Griffin QLD 4503.
Is Griffin family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
28.4% of Griffin's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
3,462 family households lived in Griffin; 50.4% were couple families and 18.0% were one-parent families.
57.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Griffin?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Griffin had 12,295 residents at the 2021 Census.
42.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
9.2% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Griffin?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 72.2% of occupied private dwellings in Griffin.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 26.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Griffin?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
5.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
39.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
54.2% 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 Griffin?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Griffin had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 31.2%, while 32.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Griffin?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
64.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
2.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Griffin?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 32.5% of the total.
66.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Griffin, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
26.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 73.7% reported a different address.
29.8% 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 Griffin?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
74.0% of residents used only English at home.
22.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Griffin residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.8% of Griffin's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.2% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
6.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Griffin?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.1% of ancestry responses in Griffin.
Australian ancestry made up 32.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Griffin?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 9.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Griffin?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 77.9%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
46.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Griffin show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 4.1% arthritis and 2.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Griffin?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Griffin?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,013 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,941.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $385 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Griffin compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.9% in Griffin, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 5.9% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 54.2% in Griffin, 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 Griffin
Is Griffin expensive?
The median house price is $1,000,000, while units and apartments sit at $798,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Griffin good for families?
The Census counted 3,462 local families, and 28.4% 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 Griffin?
Larger houses have a median around $1,110,000, 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 Griffin
156 streets in Griffin
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ambition
- Amethyst Ct
- Aniseed Cr
- Apex St
- Apple Cct
- Arcadia Drive
- Arnica St
- Ascent St
- Aspire Pde
- Awesome Pde
- Azorean St
- Azure Cr
- Bank St
- Basil St
- Bayleaf St
- Bellestar St
- Bergamot Cct
- Bettson Bvd
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- Beverley Ct
- Boreas St
- Bottlebrush Street
- Bramble St
- Brandywine St
- Brays Road
- Bronze Ct
- Bruce Hwy
- Cairns Rd
- Caraway Ct
- Cardamom Cl
- Cayenne St
- Celebration Cr
- Ceylon Cct
- Chamomile St
- Champion Cr
- Chello St
- Cinnamon St
- Clements St
- Clove St
- Cobalt Ct
- Copper Cr
- Coriander Dr
- Dandelion St
- Dohles Rocks Rd
- Dream
- Elderflower Cct
- Elizabeth Rd
- Emerald Cl
- Evergreen Pde
- Fern Pde
- Floradel Street
- Focus
- Fraser St
- Fuchsia Pl
- Georgia Cr
- Ginger Cr
- Goal Cr
- Goldie St
- Goodrich Rd East
- Grandview Pde
- Grant St
- Greens Rd
- Grevillia Ct
- Harvey Cct
- Henry Rd
- Holly Cr
- Hope St
- Illawarra Cl
- Ivory Cl
- Jacaranda Ct
- Jade Ln
- Junction Rd
- Kalu St
- Korman Rd
- Lavender Dr
- Leapai Pde
- Lemongrass Cct
- Liberator St
- Linda St
- Lionheart Ct
- Maestro St
- Magenta St
- Majestic Ave
- Mannikin St
- Matthew Ct
- Mica Ct
- Mint Cr
- Mistral Cr
- Montegrande Cct
- Nutmeg Dr
- Ochre Cr
- Oregano Cl
- Oriole St
- Ostria Ct
- Palatial Cr
- Pali Ct
- Patchouli Ct
- Peach Pl
- Peppercorn St
- Premier Ave
- Prosper
- Prussian St
- Pursuit Cr
- Rainbow Ct
- River Breeze Dr
- River Gum Street
- Rivermint St
- Riverview Pwy
- Rondalee Dr
- Sage Pde
- Saltbush St
- Samuel Rd
- Sandalwood Cr
- Santa Ana Ln
- Sapphire Cl
- Sawmill Dr
- Sepia Pl
- Shoreview Bvd
- Silky Oak Street
- Silvereye Dr
- Sirocco St
- Sorrel St
- Spearmint St
- Stewart Rd
- Stirling Esp
- Strive
- Summertaste Pde
- Summit St
- Sunray Pde
- Swallow St
- Tamba St
- Target Dr
- Tarragon Pde
- Terracotta Cl
- Tesch Rd
- Thyme St
- Torbay St
- Tulip Wood Street
- Turquoise Cr
- Ultramarine Pde
- Vanilla Ave
- Van Lieshout Cct
- Venetian Ct
- Venture Dr
- Verano Rd
- Vermilion Ave
- Victory Dr
- Vision
- Vosten Cl
- Wagner Rd
- Wattleseed St
- Wedge Tail Ct
- Wesley Rd
- White Ibis Dr
- Yarrow Cct
- Yurri St
- Zephyr St
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