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The quick read on

Mount Gravatt

QLD 4122 · Brisbane

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,420,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$870,000

latest suburb median

Population
3,733

ABS 2021

Postcode
4122

Mount Gravatt, Queensland

Property market insights for Mount Gravatt

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Gravatt QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 45 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,420,000

Up 11.0% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.3m
4 bed
$1.58m
5+ bed
$2.35m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 60 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$750 per week

Up 11.1% over 12 months

$800$700$600$50020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Mount Gravatt, QLD is currently $1,420,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Gravatt has a 12-month growth rate of 11.0% for houses and 24.3% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,580,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,350,000 in Mount Gravatt.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Gravatt is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mount Gravatt is $870,000, which has increased 24.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $815,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,140,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $970,000 in Mount Gravatt. The median rent for units and apartments in Mount Gravatt is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Mount Gravatt safe?

The overall rate for Mount Gravatt is 1,078 offences per 100,000 residents — 12% 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 Gravatt.

Overall crime rate

1,078

offences per 100,000 residents

12% belowGreater Brisbane

Mount GravattGreater 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 Gravatt?

Mount Gravatt QLD 4122 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.

3,733 people call Mount Gravatt home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,875 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
3,733
Median age
36 years
Median mortgage
$2,001 / month
2021 household rent
$380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1517.3%Below
15–3430.3%Above
35–5427.8%In line
55–7417.6%Below
75 and over7.0%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses60.9%Below
Townhouses9.3%Below
Apartments29.7%Above

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright23.2%Below
Paying a mortgage33.3%Below
Renting43.5%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car11.1%Above
One car41.1%Above
Two cars34.4%Below
Three or more13.5%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home21.4%Above
Drove to work48.8%Below
Train, tram or bus7.2%Above
Walked or cycled2.7%In line

What stands out in Mount Gravatt

21.4% of workers in Mount Gravatt worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.

2.8% of Mount Gravatt residents were born in New Zealand.

42.1% of people in Mount Gravatt described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Mount Gravatt

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Gravatt QLD 4122.

Is Mount Gravatt family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

17.3% of Mount Gravatt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

948 family households lived in Mount Gravatt; 44.3% were couple families and 16.7% were one-parent families.

41.0% 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 Mount Gravatt?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Mount Gravatt had 3,733 residents at the 2021 Census.

30.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

24.6% 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 Mount Gravatt?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 60.9% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Gravatt.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.3% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 29.7% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Mount Gravatt?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

23.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

43.5% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Mount Gravatt?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Mount Gravatt had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 29.7%, while 19.9% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Mount Gravatt?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

21.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

48.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

7.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Mount Gravatt?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

11.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

One-car households formed 41.1% of the total.

47.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Mount Gravatt, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

50.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.9% reported a different address.

26.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Mount Gravatt?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

74.8% of residents used only English at home.

19.9% used a language other than English at home.

3.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Mount Gravatt residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

26.7% of Mount Gravatt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.3% was born in Australia.

1.8% of residents were born in China.

2.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Mount Gravatt?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 32.5% of ancestry responses in Mount Gravatt.

Australian ancestry made up 30.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 5.2% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Mount Gravatt?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

34.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 13.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.6% of workers, and education and training employed 13.0%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Mount Gravatt?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

38.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Mount Gravatt show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

60.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.1% reported asthma, 5.8% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Mount Gravatt?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

37.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.3% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Gravatt?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,875 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,001.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Mount Gravatt compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 21.4% in Mount Gravatt, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 23.2% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 43.5% in Mount Gravatt, 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 Gravatt

Is Mount Gravatt expensive?

The median house price is $1,420,000, while units and apartments sit at $870,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Mount Gravatt good for families?

The Census counted 948 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 Mount Gravatt?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,580,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Mount Gravatt

58 streets in Mount Gravatt

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Ansdell St
  • Bapaume Rd
  • Bartels St
  • Bentham St
  • Berge St
  • Blaine St
  • Broadwater Rd
  • Clough St
  • Creighton St
  • Doheny St
  • Donfern St
  • Elsa St
  • Fielding St
  • Gaynesford St
  • Gordon Pde
  • Gosford St
  • Gowrie St
  • Greening St
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  • Harper St
  • Herrick St
  • High St
  • Huntingdon St
  • Inge St
  • Invermore St
  • Lay Street
  • Lencol St
  • Logan Rd
  • Loreburn St
  • Mains Road
  • Margary St
  • Middleton St
  • Mitford St
  • Molyneux St
  • Mountain St
  • Mount Gravatt Outlook Dr
  • Mount Gravatt Rd
  • Noel St
  • Nursery Rd
  • Pitcairn St
  • Prelate Ln
  • Rise St
  • Roblyn St
  • Rockingham St
  • Roger St
  • Rover St
  • Santley St
  • Shire Rd
  • Stanhope St
  • Stourbridge St
  • Suncroft St
  • Tenby St
  • Trent St
  • Tudor St
  • Vanburgh St
  • Vaughan St
  • Verbena St
  • Virgil St
  • Waller St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.