Median price trend for houses
Based on 18 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,580,000
Up 8.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.16m
- 3 bed
- $1.64m
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The quick read on
Lutwyche
QLD 4030 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,580,000
- Median unit
- $850,000
- Population
- 4,610
- Postcode
- 4030
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ABS 2021
Lutwyche, Queensland
Property market insights for Lutwyche
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lutwyche QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 34 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lutwyche, QLD is currently $1,580,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lutwyche has a 12-month growth rate of 8.7% for houses and 18.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,640,000 in Lutwyche.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lutwyche is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Lutwyche is $850,000, which has increased 18.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $664,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $835,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Lutwyche. The median rent for units and apartments in Lutwyche is $650 per week and has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Lutwyche safe?
The overall rate for Lutwyche 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 Lutwyche.
Overall crime rate
749
offences per 100,000 residents
39% belowGreater Brisbane
LutwycheGreater 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 Lutwyche?
Lutwyche QLD 4030 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
4,610 people call Lutwyche home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,872 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,610
- Median age
- 32 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,820 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $395 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.9%Below
15–3445.6%Above
35–5425.0%Below
55–7413.2%Below
75 and over5.9%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses18.6%Below
Townhouses3.5%Below
Apartments77.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright12.5%Below
Paying a mortgage19.7%Below
Renting67.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.7%Above
One car54.6%Above
Two cars28.4%Below
Three or more6.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.8%Above
Drove to work41.5%Below
Train, tram or bus13.6%Above
Walked or cycled3.5%Above
What stands out in Lutwyche
19.8% of workers in Lutwyche worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Lutwyche residents were born in India.
47.8% of people in Lutwyche described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lutwyche
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lutwyche QLD 4030.
Is Lutwyche family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.9% of Lutwyche's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
1,090 family households lived in Lutwyche; 25.7% were couple families and 12.9% were one-parent families.
26.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Lutwyche?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lutwyche had 4,610 residents at the 2021 Census.
44.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
19.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Lutwyche?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 18.6% of occupied private dwellings in Lutwyche.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 77.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lutwyche?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
12.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
19.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
67.8% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lutwyche?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lutwyche had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 37.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 41.5%, while 9.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lutwyche?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
41.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
13.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lutwyche?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 54.6% of the total.
34.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lutwyche, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
28.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 71.5% reported a different address.
30.0% 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 Lutwyche?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.2% of residents used only English at home.
21.6% used a language other than English at home.
1.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lutwyche residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
30.0% of Lutwyche's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.0% was born in Australia.
0.8% of residents were born in China.
3.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lutwyche?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.6% of ancestry responses in Lutwyche.
Australian ancestry made up 28.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lutwyche?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 11.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% 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 Lutwyche?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 74.8%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
44.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lutwyche show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 5.2% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lutwyche?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lutwyche?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,872 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,820.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $395 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lutwyche compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.8% in Lutwyche, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 12.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 67.8% in Lutwyche, 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 Lutwyche
Is Lutwyche expensive?
The median house price is $1,580,000, while units and apartments sit at $850,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lutwyche good for families?
The Census counted 1,090 local families, and 9.9% 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 Lutwyche?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,640,000, 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 Lutwyche
46 streets in Lutwyche
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Boomerang St
- Bradshaw St
- Brook St
- Chalk St
- Challis Ln
- Chapel St
- Chelmsford Ave
- Colton Ave
- Conon St
- Damon Rd
- East St
- Ernest St
- Felix St
- Florrie St
- Fuller St
- Gilbert Rd
- Gunyah St
- Gympie Rd
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- High Street
- Isedale St
- Kenneth St
- Lamington Ave
- Laura St
- Lowerson St
- Lucas St
- Lutwyche Rd
- Marita St
- Mccord St
- Mcgregor Ave
- Mclennan St
- Norman Ave
- Northern Busway
- Perry St
- Reid Ln
- Sears St
- Spear St
- Stoneleigh St
- Swan St
- Swinburne St
- Thistle St
- Tobruk St
- Torrance St
- Wellington St
- Wesley Street
- Windsor Ave
- Yarraman St
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