Median price trend for houses
Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months
$950,000
Up 18.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $870k
- 4 bed
- $970k
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The quick read on
Minden
QLD 4311 · Somerset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $950,000
- Population
- 1,227
- Postcode
- 4311
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Minden, Queensland
Property market insights for Minden
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Minden QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 36.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Minden, QLD is currently $950,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Minden has a 12-month growth rate of 18.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $970,000 in Minden.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Minden is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 36.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Minden safe?
The overall rate for Minden is 568 offences per 100,000 residents — 54% 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 Minden.
Overall crime rate
568
offences per 100,000 residents
54% belowGreater Brisbane
MindenGreater 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 Minden?
Minden QLD 4311 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,227 people call Minden home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,725 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,227
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,517 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.1%Above
15–3423.0%Below
35–5426.3%Below
55–7422.8%Above
75 and over4.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.3%Above
Townhouses1.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.3%Above
Paying a mortgage60.5%Above
Renting11.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.0%Below
One car20.4%Below
Two cars37.7%In line
Three or more40.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.0%Below
Drove to work66.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Minden
14.0% of workers in Minden worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
3.7% of Minden residents were born in England.
42.1% of people in Minden described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Minden
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Minden QLD 4311.
Is Minden family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.1% of Minden's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
351 family households lived in Minden; 49.6% were couple families and 9.4% were one-parent families.
41.3% 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 Minden?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Minden had 1,227 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.3% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Minden?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.3% of occupied private dwellings in Minden.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.0% 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 Minden?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
60.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.2% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Minden?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Minden had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 36.5%, while 34.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Minden?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
66.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Minden?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 20.4% of the total.
77.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Minden, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.7% reported a different address.
10.3% 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 Minden?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.5% of residents used only English at home.
2.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Minden residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.3% of Minden's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.7% 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 91.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Minden?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.1% of ancestry responses in Minden.
Australian ancestry made up 48.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Minden?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 9.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Minden?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
35.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Minden show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.1% reported asthma, 10.4% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Minden?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 55.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Minden?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,725 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Minden compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.0% in Minden, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 28.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 11.2% in Minden, 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 Minden
Is Minden expensive?
The median house price is $950,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Minden good for families?
The Census counted 351 local families, and 23.1% 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 Minden?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $970,000, 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 Minden
37 streets in Minden
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bliesner Ct
- Bougainvillea St
- Boughen Rd
- Eckart Ct
- Frohloffs Rd
- Gehrke Ct
- Gosnick Rd
- Green Valley Rd
- Harpeng Dr
- Hinze Rd
- Kerkow Ct
- Kerles Rd
- Kisslings Rd
- Kopelke Ct
- Kraut Ct
- Lowood Minden Rd
- Luther Ct
- Manz Ct
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- Millewski Rd
- Minden Post Office Rd
- Mountain View Dr
- Neuendorffs Rd
- Neuendorf Rd
- Oscar Rd
- Park View Rd
- Piepers Rd
- Postmans Trk
- Reinke Rd
- Rose Ave
- Starks Rd
- Tallegalla Rd
- Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Rd
- Warrego Hwy
- Woofindin Ln
- Wruck Ct
- Zabels Rd North
- Zabels Rd South
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