Median price trend for houses
Based on 113 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,420,000
Up 11.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.24m
- 3 bed
- $1.34m
- 4 bed
- $1.72m
- 5+ bed
- $1.88m
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The quick read on
Moorooka
QLD 4105 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,420,000
- Median unit
- $820,000
- Population
- 10,783
- Postcode
- 4105
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ABS 2021
Moorooka, Queensland
Property market insights for Moorooka
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Moorooka QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 155 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Moorooka, QLD is currently $1,420,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Moorooka has a 12-month growth rate of 11.0% for houses and 14.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,240,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,340,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,720,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,880,000 in Moorooka.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Moorooka is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Moorooka is $820,000, which has increased 14.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $595,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $802,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000 in Moorooka. The median rent for units and apartments in Moorooka is $575 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Moorooka safe?
The overall rate for Moorooka is 1,119 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% 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 Moorooka.
Overall crime rate
1,119
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowGreater Brisbane
MoorookaGreater 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 Moorooka?
Moorooka QLD 4105 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
10,783 people call Moorooka home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,864 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 10,783
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.3%Below
15–3430.7%Above
35–5430.1%Above
55–7416.8%Below
75 and over5.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses60.5%Below
Townhouses15.5%Above
Apartments23.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright22.5%Below
Paying a mortgage35.9%Below
Renting41.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.8%Above
One car43.3%Above
Two cars35.6%Below
Three or more12.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.4%Above
Drove to work50.3%Below
Train, tram or bus7.0%Above
Walked or cycled3.1%In line
What stands out in Moorooka
20.4% of workers in Moorooka worked from home on Census day.
2.9% of Moorooka residents were born in England.
46.8% of people in Moorooka described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Moorooka
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Moorooka QLD 4105.
Is Moorooka family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.3% of Moorooka's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
2,798 family households lived in Moorooka; 42.2% were couple families and 14.9% were one-parent families.
39.5% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Moorooka?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Moorooka had 10,783 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
21.9% 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 Moorooka?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 60.5% of occupied private dwellings in Moorooka.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 23.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Moorooka?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
22.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
35.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.6% 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 Moorooka?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Moorooka had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 30.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.0%, while 19.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Moorooka?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
50.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
7.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Moorooka?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 43.3% of the total.
48.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Moorooka, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.4% reported a different address.
25.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Moorooka?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.3% of residents used only English at home.
18.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Moorooka residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.2% of Moorooka's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.8% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Moorooka?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.7% of ancestry responses in Moorooka.
Australian ancestry made up 31.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Moorooka?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.1% of workers, and education and training employed 12.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Moorooka?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.5%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
40.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Moorooka show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 6.8% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Moorooka?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
36.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Moorooka?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,864 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Moorooka compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.4% in Moorooka, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 22.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 41.6% in Moorooka, 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 Moorooka
Is Moorooka expensive?
The median house price is $1,420,000, while units and apartments sit at $820,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Moorooka good for families?
The Census counted 2,798 local families, and 17.3% 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 Moorooka?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,340,000, 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 Moorooka
148 streets in Moorooka
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abel St
- Abney St
- Amery St
- Andrew Ave
- Anson St
- Anzac Ln
- Avison St
- Baldock St
- Barford St
- Beaudesert Rd
- Beckford St
- Belair St
- Beulah St
- Beverley Hill St
- Blackburn Ln
- Blackburn St
- Blomfield St
- Bohain St
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- Bracken St
- Brier St
- Carson St
- Caskey St
- Charmaine St
- Chaucer St
- Citrus St
- Clifton St
- Clyde St
- Cobden St
- Coin St
- Colebrook Ave
- Cornford St
- Corsica St
- Currey Ave
- Cutler Ave
- Davey St
- Delville Ave
- Derrick St
- Desanne Pl
- Dexter St
- Dickebusch St
- Dinmore St
- Dora St
- Dunstan St
- Durack St
- Ellen St
- Eric Cr
- Errington St
- Evans Rd
- Evans Road
- Evesham St
- Fairy St
- Fegen Dr
- Feldt St
- Fincastle St
- Fleurs St
- Forest St
- Gaba Tepe St
- Gainsborough St
- Giardini Ln
- Gladstone St
- Glendale Gr
- Glen St
- Goodwin Tce
- Gow St
- Gratwick St
- Hamilton Rd
- Hansen St
- Hare St
- Harlock St
- Hawtree St
- Heilly St
- Helles St
- Hermes St
- Herring St
- Hillview Tce
- Holmes St
- Homestead St
- Hyslop St
- Ipswich Rd
- John Bright St
- Keats St
- Kensal St
- Kenway St
- Kerrianne Pl
- Kibby St
- Kiltie St
- Kine St
- Kingwell St
- Kipling St
- Koala Rd
- La Monte St
- Longueval St
- Lucy St
- Luxworth St
- Lyon St
- Mackie St
- Mackie St East
- Mackie St West
- Madang St
- Mametz St
- Mathilda St
- Mayfield Rd
- Medina St
- Michlin St
- Millicent St
- Moorland St
- Moresby St
- Moriac St
- Morshead St
- Muriel Ave
- Nettleton Cr
- Newman Rd
- Nicholls St
- Northview
- O'Neil St
- Pampas St
- Patricia St
- Piers St
- Purcell St
- Rabaul St
- Rachael St
- Robinson St
- Rosling St
- Scherger St
- Sharon St
- Sherley St
- Sinclair St
- Southwell St
- Tamarang St
- Tarragindi Rd
- Tennessee Ave
- Timbury St
- Timothy St
- Tonks St
- Truscott St
- Unwin St
- Vale St
- Vasey St
- Vendale Ave
- Wallace St
- Wall St
- Waterlot St
- Weir St
- Wharton St
- Whittle St
- Woodlea St
- Woodridge St
- Zonnebeke St
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