Median price trend for houses
Based on 102 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,220,000
Up 15.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $939k
- 4 bed
- $1.2m
- 5+ bed
- $1.52m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Mount Cotton
QLD 4165 · Redland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,220,000
- Population
- 7,302
- Postcode
- 4165
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Cotton, Queensland
Property market insights for Mount Cotton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Cotton QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 45 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Cotton, QLD is currently $1,220,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Cotton has a 12-month growth rate of 15.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $939,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,520,000 in Mount Cotton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Cotton is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Cotton safe?
The overall rate for Mount Cotton is 524 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% 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 Mount Cotton.
Overall crime rate
524
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Brisbane
Mount CottonGreater 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 Mount Cotton?
Mount Cotton QLD 4165 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
7,302 people call Mount Cotton home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,640 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,302
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,100 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $475 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1525.9%Above
15–3424.2%Below
35–5432.6%Above
55–7414.9%Below
75 and over2.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.6%Above
Townhouses0.2%Below
Apartments0.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright19.3%Below
Paying a mortgage66.8%Above
Renting13.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.6%Below
One car15.7%Below
Two cars52.5%Above
Three or more31.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.1%In line
Drove to work63.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Mount Cotton
17.1% of workers in Mount Cotton worked from home on Census day.
5.9% of Mount Cotton residents were born in England.
50.4% of people in Mount Cotton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Cotton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Cotton QLD 4165.
Is Mount Cotton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
25.9% of Mount Cotton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
2,121 family households lived in Mount Cotton; 59.1% were couple families and 9.9% were one-parent families.
49.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Cotton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Cotton had 7,302 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.2% 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 Mount Cotton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.6% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Cotton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Cotton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
19.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
66.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.8% 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 Mount Cotton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Cotton had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 8.8% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 28.5%, while 42.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Cotton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
63.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Cotton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 15.7% of the total.
83.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Cotton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.8% reported a different address.
19.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Cotton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.5% of residents used only English at home.
5.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Cotton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
19.5% of Mount Cotton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.5% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Cotton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.1% of ancestry responses in Mount Cotton.
Australian ancestry made up 39.7% 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 Mount Cotton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 15.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.4% of workers, and education and training employed 11.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Cotton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 78.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
48.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Cotton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 5.6% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Cotton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Cotton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,640 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,100.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $475 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Cotton compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.1% in Mount Cotton, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 19.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 13.8% in Mount Cotton, 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 Mount Cotton
Is Mount Cotton expensive?
The median house price is $1,220,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Cotton good for families?
The Census counted 2,121 local families, and 25.9% 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 Mount Cotton?
Larger houses have a median around $1,520,000, 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 Mount Cotton
115 streets in Mount Cotton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alepine Pl
- Amphora St
- Araluen Cl
- Autumnwood Ave
- Avalon Rd
- Balbriggan Ct
- Balladonia St
- Balthazar Cct
- Bandana St
- Baradine St
- Begonia Cr
- Bellflower Cr
- Billiau Rd
- Blackbutt Ave
- Bloodwood Ct
- Bodega St
- Bohemia Ct
- Bottletree Cr
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- Bouquet St
- Brigalow Pl
- Brushbox Ct
- Brut St
- Bunker Rd
- Bunya Pine Pl
- Burkes Ave
- Camlet Pl
- Carissa St
- Cellarmans Ct
- Citrus Cct
- Coolaman Ct
- Coopers Ct
- Coronata Ct
- Crows Ash St
- Cycad Cl
- Darwalla Rd
- Double Jump Rd
- Drovers Pl
- Durian St
- Elkhorn St
- Eprapah Rd
- Explorers
- Flametree Cr
- Flindersia Dr
- German Church Rd
- Golden Wattle Ave
- Gramzow Rd
- Grasstree Ct
- Grosgrain Ct
- Hakea Pl
- Hardwood Dr
- Heinemann Rd
- Heinemann Road
- Helicia Cct
- Hibiscus Dr
- Hillview Rd
- Holzapfel Rd
- Homestead Pl
- Hoop Pine St
- Jagera Pl
- Jonquil Ct
- Juniper Ct
- Karingal Rd
- Kingfisher Rd
- Krause Rd
- Lacebark Cl
- Laurel Ct
- Lillypilly St
- Maculata Cl
- Magnum Ct
- Marblewood St
- Marigold Pl
- Midyim St
- Mount Cotton Rd
- Mount View Rd
- Myrtle Pl
- Orchid Dr
- Papaya St
- Paperbark St
- Parsonia Ct
- Peart Pde
- Pendula St
- Persian Cl
- Petunia Cr
- Pimelea Cr
- Poplin Pl
- Red Ash Ct
- Sanctuary Dr
- Sarsenet Cct
- Scribbly Gum Pl
- Seaview Rd
- Seeana Dr
- Settlers Cct
- Sheoak Ct
- Sommelliers St
- Spotted Gum Cr
- Staghorn Ct
- Sugarglider Ct
- Sugargum Ave
- Sunrise Ct
- Sunrise St
- Taffeta Dr
- Tallow Wood Ct
- Talty Rd
- Tamarillo Cl
- Ti Tree Ct
- Valley
- Venman Rd
- Village Dr
- Vineyard Dr
- Vintners Ct
- Warren St
- Wedgetail Ct
- West Mount Cotton Rd
- Whiteash St
- Wrights Pl
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