Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,480,000
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The quick read on
Lamington
QLD 4285 · Scenic Rim
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,480,000
- Population
- 89
- Postcode
- 4285
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Lamington, Queensland
Property market insights for Lamington (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lamington (Qld) QLD
The median house price in Lamington (Qld), QLD is currently $1,480,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Lamington safe?
The overall rate for Lamington is 1,381 offences per 100,000 residents — 12% 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 Lamington.
Overall crime rate
1,381
offences per 100,000 residents
12% aboveGreater Brisbane
LamingtonGreater 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 Lamington?
Lamington QLD 4285 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
89 people call Lamington home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,781 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 89
- Median age
- 55 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,725 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $326 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 154.5%Below
15–3411.2%Below
35–5429.2%Above
55–7442.7%Above
75 and over9.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright56.4%Above
Paying a mortgage23.1%Below
Renting20.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car18.9%Below
Two cars40.5%Above
Three or more32.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.5%Above
Drove to work50.9%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.5%Above
What stands out in Lamington
34.5% of workers in Lamington worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
30.3% of people in Lamington described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lamington
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lamington QLD 4285.
Is Lamington family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.5% of Lamington's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
30 family households lived in Lamington; 10.0% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.
10.0% 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 Lamington?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lamington had 89 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
51.7% 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 Lamington?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Lamington.
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 Lamington?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
56.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
23.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.5% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lamington?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lamington had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 32.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 67.6%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lamington?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
50.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lamington?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 18.9% of the total.
73.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lamington, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
85.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 14.8% reported a different address.
5.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lamington?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.9% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lamington residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.6% of Lamington's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.4% 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 88.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lamington?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 30.3% of ancestry responses in Lamington.
Australian ancestry made up 47.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lamington?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 30.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 18.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lamington?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.1%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
41.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lamington show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
49.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.2% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lamington?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
5.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lamington?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,781 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,725.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $326 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lamington compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.5% in Lamington, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 56.4% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 20.5% in Lamington, 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 Lamington (Qld)
Is Lamington (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $1,480,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lamington (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 30 local families, and 4.5% 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 Lamington (Qld)?
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 Lamington (Qld)
9 streets in Lamington (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Barnes Rd
- Carinya Rd
- Chinghee Creek Rd
- Christmas Creek Rd
- Dennis Rd
- Gap Creek Rd
- Haack Rd
- Rohan Rd
- Widgee Creek Rd
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