Median price trend for houses
Based on 110 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,100,000
Up 18.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $949k
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $1.23m
- 5+ bed
- $1.5m
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The quick read on
Margate
QLD 4019 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,100,000
- Median unit
- $860,000
- Population
- 7,575
- Postcode
- 4019
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ABS 2021
Margate, Queensland
Property market insights for Margate (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Margate (Qld) QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 133 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$645 per week
Up 7.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Margate (Qld), QLD is currently $1,100,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Margate (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 18.2% for houses and 20.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $949,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000 in Margate (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Margate (Qld) is $645 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Margate (Qld) is $860,000, which has increased 20.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $760,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $956,000 in Margate (Qld). The median rent for units and apartments in Margate (Qld) is $575 per week and has increased 21.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Margate safe?
The overall rate for Margate is 1,127 offences per 100,000 residents — 8% 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 Margate.
Overall crime rate
1,127
offences per 100,000 residents
8% belowGreater Brisbane
MargateGreater 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 Margate?
Margate QLD 4019 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
7,575 people call Margate home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,231 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,575
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.2%Below
15–3419.3%Below
35–5428.4%Above
55–7427.3%Above
75 and over8.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses71.7%Below
Townhouses4.3%Below
Apartments23.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.6%Above
Paying a mortgage29.5%Below
Renting41.9%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.4%Above
One car41.8%Above
Two cars33.1%Below
Three or more14.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.7%Below
Drove to work61.2%Above
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled2.5%In line
What stands out in Margate
13.7% of workers in Margate worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.8% of Margate residents were born in New Zealand.
44.4% of people in Margate described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Margate
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Margate QLD 4019.
Is Margate family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.2% of Margate's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
1,999 family households lived in Margate; 34.0% were couple families and 24.5% were one-parent families.
35.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Margate?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Margate had 7,575 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Margate?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 71.7% of occupied private dwellings in Margate.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 23.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Margate?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
29.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.9% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Margate?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Margate had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 36.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 16.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Margate?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Margate?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 41.8% of the total.
47.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Margate, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.3% reported a different address.
21.4% 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 Margate?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.5% of residents used only English at home.
6.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Margate residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.4% of Margate's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.6% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Margate?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.3% of ancestry responses in Margate.
Australian ancestry made up 34.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Margate?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 11.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.5% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Margate?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.4%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
28.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Margate show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.0% reported asthma, 12.8% arthritis and 6.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Margate?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Margate?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,231 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Margate compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.7% in Margate, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 28.6% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 41.9% in Margate, 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 Margate (Qld)
Is Margate (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $1,100,000, while units and apartments sit at $860,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Margate (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 1,999 local families, and 16.2% 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 Margate (Qld)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,500,000, 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 Margate (Qld)
86 streets in Margate (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abelia Cr
- Acacia St
- Ada St
- Adrian St
- Albert St
- Alfreda St
- Alma Ct
- Anning St
- Balmoral St
- Bank St
- Barron Rd
- Baynes St
- Beaconsfield St
- Blackwood Rd
- Boyce St
- Buckingham St
- Carabeen Ct
- Carnarvon Ct
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- Cedar St
- Chartwell St
- Chatham St
- Cowen St
- Cox St
- Cutts St
- Deans St East
- Deans Street
- Deans Street West
- Disraeli St
- Dodds Street
- Dover Rd
- Duffield Rd
- Dunbar St
- Edith St
- Elson St
- Ernest St
- Eveline St
- Ewan St
- Hale St
- Haskins St
- Homefield St
- Janet St
- Joseph St
- Jull St
- Keenan St
- Kingsford St
- King St
- Kirkwood St
- Knights Tce
- Kurrowah Cr
- Langdon Ave
- Leonard St
- Mabel St
- Macdonnell Rd
- Magnolia St
- Mahogany Ct
- Maine Rd
- Margate Pde
- Marigold St
- Mary St
- Maude St
- Mcculloch Ave
- Melinda Ct
- Misso St
- Oxley Ave
- Pownall Cr
- Robertson Ave
- Robina St
- Rosemary St
- Rosewood Cr
- Sampson St
- Sandy Ln
- Seacrest Ave
- Seal Ln
- Sorrento St
- Spinny Ct
- Swan St
- Tramore St
- Trilby St
- Tudor Ct
- Victoria Ave
- Wales St
- Webb St
- Wetherby St
- Whelan St
- Wighton St
- Windsor St
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