Median price trend for houses
Based on 2 sales in the preceding 12 months
$825,000
Up 36.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $890k
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The quick read on
Palen Creek
QLD 4287 · Scenic Rim
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $825,000
- Population
- 368
- Postcode
- 4287
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Palen Creek, Queensland
Property market insights for Palen Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Palen Creek QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Palen Creek, QLD is currently $825,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Palen Creek has a 12-month growth rate of 36.4% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $890,000 in Palen Creek.
Crime and safety
Is Palen Creek safe?
The overall rate for Palen Creek is 1,756 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% above 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 Palen Creek.
Overall crime rate
1,756
offences per 100,000 residents
43% aboveGreater Brisbane
Palen CreekGreater 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 Palen Creek?
Palen Creek QLD 4287 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
368 people call Palen Creek home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,174 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 368
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $231 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.1%Below
15–3423.1%Below
35–5439.9%Above
55–7424.2%Above
75 and over5.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.6%Above
Paying a mortgage33.3%Below
Renting27.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car21.1%Below
Two cars31.6%Below
Three or more42.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.4%Above
Drove to work49.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Palen Creek
22.4% of workers in Palen Creek worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
2.7% of Palen Creek residents were born in New Zealand.
15.8% of people in Palen Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Palen Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Palen Creek QLD 4287.
Is Palen Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.1% of Palen Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
48 family households lived in Palen Creek; 39.6% were couple families and 18.8% were one-parent families.
41.7% 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 Palen Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Palen Creek had 368 residents at the 2021 Census.
44.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.3% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Palen Creek?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.5% of occupied private dwellings in Palen Creek.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Palen Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.1% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Palen Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Palen Creek had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 17.2% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 39.7%, while 20.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Palen Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
49.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Palen Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 21.1% of the total.
73.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Palen Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.8% reported a different address.
11.4% 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 Palen Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
41.6% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Palen Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.4% of Palen Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.6% 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 39.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Palen Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 18.2% of ancestry responses in Palen Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 16.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Palen Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 22.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.9% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Palen Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 20.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
11.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 6.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Palen Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
25.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.6% reported asthma, 4.1% arthritis and 2.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Palen Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 5.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Palen Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,174 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $231 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Palen Creek compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.4% in Palen Creek, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 39.6% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 27.1% in Palen Creek, 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 Palen Creek
Is Palen Creek expensive?
The median house price is $825,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Palen Creek good for families?
The Census counted 48 local families, and 10.1% 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 Palen Creek?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $890,000, 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 Palen Creek
17 streets in Palen Creek
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Back Creek Rd
- Barney View Rd
- Black Gully Rd
- Byrne Rd
- Cashell Rd
- Klan Rd
- Masen Rd
- Mount Lindesay Hwy
- Old Mount Lindesay Rd
- Palen Creek School Rd
- Palen Rd
- Pett Rd
- Pine Vale Rd
- Richards Rd
- Running Creek Rd
- Snake Gully Rd
- Ward Rd
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