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The quick read on

Indooroopilly

QLD 4068 · Brisbane

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$2,060,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$942,000

latest suburb median

Population
13,622

ABS 2021

Postcode
4068

Indooroopilly, Queensland

Property market insights for Indooroopilly

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Indooroopilly QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 100 sales in the preceding 12 months

$2,060,000

Up 7.8% over 12 months

$2.5m$2m$1.5m20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.41m
4 bed
$2.06m
5+ bed
$2.75m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 193 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$900 per week

No change over 12 months

$1k$800$600$40020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Indooroopilly, QLD is currently $2,060,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Indooroopilly has a 12-month growth rate of 7.8% for houses and 17.1% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,410,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,060,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,750,000 in Indooroopilly.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Indooroopilly is $900 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Indooroopilly is $942,000, which has increased 17.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $700,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $888,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,280,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,550,000 in Indooroopilly. The median rent for units and apartments in Indooroopilly is $725 per week and has increased 3.6% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Indooroopilly safe?

The overall rate for Indooroopilly is 749 offences per 100,000 residents — 39% 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 Indooroopilly.

Overall crime rate

749

offences per 100,000 residents

39% belowGreater Brisbane

IndooroopillyGreater 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 Indooroopilly?

Indooroopilly QLD 4068 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.

13,622 people call Indooroopilly home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,078 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
13,622
Median age
33 years
Median mortgage
$2,058 / month
2021 household rent
$440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1517.8%Below
15–3433.7%Above
35–5427.8%Above
55–7415.6%Below
75 and over5.0%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses46.7%Below
Townhouses7.9%Below
Apartments45.3%Above

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright28.9%Above
Paying a mortgage25.9%Below
Renting45.2%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car9.1%Above
One car45.8%Above
Two cars32.8%Below
Three or more12.4%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home29.2%Above
Drove to work36.9%Below
Train, tram or bus9.0%Above
Walked or cycled4.8%Above

What stands out in Indooroopilly

29.2% of workers in Indooroopilly worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.

7.0% of Indooroopilly residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.

45.5% of people in Indooroopilly described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Indooroopilly

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Indooroopilly QLD 4068.

Is Indooroopilly family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

17.8% of Indooroopilly's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

3,478 family households lived in Indooroopilly; 46.9% were couple families and 14.3% were one-parent families.

41.9% 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 Indooroopilly?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Indooroopilly had 13,622 residents at the 2021 Census.

30.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

20.6% 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 Indooroopilly?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 46.7% of occupied private dwellings in Indooroopilly.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.9% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 45.3% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Indooroopilly?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

28.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

25.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

45.2% 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 Indooroopilly?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Indooroopilly had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 23.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 24.2% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Indooroopilly?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

29.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

36.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

9.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.8% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Indooroopilly?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

9.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

One-car households formed 45.8% of the total.

45.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Indooroopilly, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

36.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 63.1% reported a different address.

42.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Indooroopilly?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

62.1% of residents used only English at home.

35.0% used a language other than English at home.

10.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.6% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Indooroopilly residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

42.0% of Indooroopilly's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.0% was born in Australia.

7.0% of residents were born in China.

5.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Indooroopilly?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 28.8% of ancestry responses in Indooroopilly.

Australian ancestry made up 23.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 15.7% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Indooroopilly?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

42.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 13.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 13.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Indooroopilly?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.7%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

36.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Indooroopilly show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

68.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.0% reported asthma, 4.3% arthritis and 2.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Indooroopilly?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

42.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 24.4% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 11.6%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Indooroopilly?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,078 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,058.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Indooroopilly compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 29.2% in Indooroopilly, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 28.9% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 45.2% in Indooroopilly, 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 Indooroopilly

Is Indooroopilly expensive?

The median house price is $2,060,000, while units and apartments sit at $942,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Indooroopilly good for families?

The Census counted 3,478 local families, and 17.8% 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 Indooroopilly?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,410,000, 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 Indooroopilly

152 streets in Indooroopilly

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Aaron Pl
  • Allwood St
  • Almeida St
  • Aragon St
  • Auburn Tce
  • Balmore St
  • Belgrave Rd
  • Blackstone St
  • Bonhill Ct
  • Bougainvillea Ave
  • Boundary Rd
  • Bowaga St
  • Bridge St
  • Brinkworth Pl
  • Bunning St
  • Burns St
  • Burton St
  • Cadiz St
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  • Caladenia St
  • Campus St
  • Carinya St
  • Carnarvon Rd
  • Carnoustie Ct
  • Carrington Rd
  • Castile St
  • Cecil St
  • Central Ave
  • Charlane Ave
  • Clandon St
  • Clarence Rd
  • Coonan St
  • Cougar St
  • Coverdale St
  • Crotty St
  • Dennis St
  • Dewrang St
  • Disraeli St
  • Dobell St
  • Eldon St
  • Elmira St
  • Essex Rd
  • Fairley St
  • Fig Tree Pocket Rd
  • Finney Rd
  • Foxton St
  • Furlong St
  • Garema St
  • Gilgandra St
  • Gilia Ct
  • Gladstone St
  • Glasnevin St
  • Glencairn Ave
  • Goldieslie Rd
  • Gordon Tce
  • Graham St
  • Greenhood St
  • Greenlaw St
  • Greenrigg Ct
  • Grosvenor Rd
  • Handel St
  • Harefield St
  • Harts Rd
  • Henderson St
  • Hillman St
  • Hoylake St
  • Hunter St
  • Indooroopilly Rd
  • Isles Rd
  • Ivy St
  • Jacaranda Pl
  • Jackson St
  • Jainba St
  • Jenkinson St
  • Jerrang St
  • Jesmond Rd
  • Jilba St
  • Julie St
  • Kate St
  • Keating St
  • Kew St
  • Lambert Rd
  • Lily St
  • Lohe St
  • Lomandra Ct
  • Lytham St
  • Magor St
  • Manchester Tce
  • Market St North
  • Market St South
  • Marston Ave
  • Martin Ln
  • Mccaul St
  • Meiers Road
  • Minkara St
  • Moggill Rd
  • Munro St
  • Musgrave Rd
  • Nawarra St
  • Nelson Pde
  • Neulans Rd
  • Newcomen St
  • Newcross St
  • Nindethana St
  • Nolina Ct
  • Normanby St
  • Ormond Tce
  • Payne St
  • Priory St
  • Radnor St
  • Railway Ave
  • Rankin St
  • Rennies Rd
  • Rennie St
  • Riverview Tce
  • Royena Ct
  • Russell Tce
  • Rutledge St
  • Rylatt St
  • Saint Andrews Pl
  • Salisbury St
  • Saunders St
  • Shirley St
  • Sovereign St
  • Spring St
  • Stamford Rd
  • St Andrews Place
  • Stanley St
  • Station Rd
  • Swann Rd
  • Taringa Pde
  • Tatong St
  • Teague St
  • Telarah St
  • Thea Ct
  • Thorpe St
  • Turner St
  • Twigg St
  • Ulric St
  • Underhill Ave
  • Usher St
  • Vera St
  • Victoria St
  • Vinca Ct
  • Vincent St
  • Volga Cr
  • Ward St
  • Waverley Rd
  • Westminster Rd
  • Witton Rd
  • Woodville St
  • Wynyard St
  • York St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.