Median price trend for houses
Based on 66 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,300,000
Down 7.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.94m
- 4 bed
- $2.18m
- 5+ bed
- $2.72m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Hawthorne
QLD 4171 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,300,000
- Median unit
- $1,040,000
- Population
- 5,090
- Postcode
- 4171
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ABS 2021
Hawthorne, Queensland
Property market insights for Hawthorne
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hawthorne QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 100 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,100 per week
Up 10.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hawthorne, QLD is currently $2,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hawthorne has a 12-month growth rate of -7.2% for houses and 4.8% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,940,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,180,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,720,000 in Hawthorne.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hawthorne is $1,100 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hawthorne is $1,040,000, which has increased 4.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $845,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,360,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,730,000 in Hawthorne. The median rent for units and apartments in Hawthorne is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hawthorne safe?
The overall rate for Hawthorne is 583 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 Hawthorne.
Overall crime rate
583
offences per 100,000 residents
53% belowGreater Brisbane
HawthorneGreater 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 Hawthorne?
Hawthorne QLD 4171 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
5,090 people call Hawthorne home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $3,029 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,090
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,809 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $430 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.8%Above
15–3426.3%Below
35–5433.5%Above
55–7417.4%Below
75 and over2.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses61.8%Below
Townhouses11.8%In line
Apartments26.3%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright24.8%Below
Paying a mortgage38.1%Above
Renting37.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.3%Below
One car36.7%In line
Two cars41.3%Above
Three or more18.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home27.3%Above
Drove to work45.0%Below
Train, tram or bus2.7%Below
Walked or cycled2.7%In line
What stands out in Hawthorne
27.3% of workers in Hawthorne worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.2% of Hawthorne residents were born in England.
40.0% of people in Hawthorne described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hawthorne
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hawthorne QLD 4171.
Is Hawthorne family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.8% of Hawthorne's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
1,354 family households lived in Hawthorne; 51.8% were couple families and 12.9% were one-parent families.
42.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hawthorne?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hawthorne had 5,090 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hawthorne?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 61.8% of occupied private dwellings in Hawthorne.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 11.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 26.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hawthorne?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
24.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
38.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
37.1% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hawthorne?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hawthorne had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.9% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
Two-person households represented 31.0%, while 27.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hawthorne?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
27.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
45.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
2.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hawthorne?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 36.7% of the total.
59.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hawthorne, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
46.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 53.5% reported a different address.
21.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hawthorne?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.5% of residents used only English at home.
8.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hawthorne residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.9% of Hawthorne's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.1% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hawthorne?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.7% of ancestry responses in Hawthorne.
Australian ancestry made up 33.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hawthorne?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
35.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 21.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hawthorne?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 76.7%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
47.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hawthorne show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
69.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.0% reported asthma, 4.2% arthritis and 1.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hawthorne?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
42.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hawthorne?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,029 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,809.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hawthorne compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 27.3% in Hawthorne, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 24.8% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 37.1% in Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne
Is Hawthorne expensive?
The median house price is $2,300,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,040,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hawthorne good for families?
The Census counted 1,354 local families, and 19.8% 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 Hawthorne?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,940,000, 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 Hawthorne
46 streets in Hawthorne
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aaron Ave
- Amy St
- Balmoral St
- Barton Rd
- Barton St
- Beatrice St
- Billington St
- Birkai St
- Blackheath Ave
- Carr St
- Cawmore Rd
- Coventry St
- Dover St
- Dutton St
- Elliott St
- Exeter St
- Forbes St
- Gordon St
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- Goulburn St
- Govett Ave
- Harris St
- Hawthorne Rd
- Jenolan Ave
- Katoomba Ave
- Leura Ave
- Leura Tce
- Lindsay St
- Malcolm St
- Marie St
- Mcdonald St
- Miles St
- Mullens St
- Oak St
- Orchard St
- Park St
- Philip St
- Purcell Ln
- Riding Rd
- Scott St
- Stewart St
- Stuart St
- Uhlmann St
- Virginia Ave
- Waldo St
- Wendell St
- Wynnum Rd
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