Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$900,000
Up 18.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $895k
- 4 bed
- $880k
- 5+ bed
- $1.14m
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The quick read on
Plainland
QLD 4341 · Lockyer Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $900,000
- Median unit
- $600,000
- Population
- 1,930
- Postcode
- 4341
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ABS 2021
Plainland, Queensland
Property market insights for Plainland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Plainland QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 49 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 3.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Plainland, QLD is currently $900,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Plainland has a 12-month growth rate of 18.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $895,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $880,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,140,000 in Plainland.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Plainland is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Plainland is $600,000. The median rent for units and apartments in Plainland is $575 per week and has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Plainland safe?
The overall rate for Plainland is 1,671 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% 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 Plainland.
Overall crime rate
1,671
offences per 100,000 residents
36% aboveGreater Brisbane
PlainlandGreater 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 Plainland?
Plainland QLD 4341 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,930 people call Plainland home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,601 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,930
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.2%Above
15–3424.6%Below
35–5425.4%Below
55–7422.5%Above
75 and over6.0%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.5%Above
Townhouses1.6%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.1%Above
Paying a mortgage51.2%Above
Renting17.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.7%Below
One car26.0%Below
Two cars39.6%Above
Three or more32.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.1%Below
Drove to work67.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Plainland
9.1% of workers in Plainland worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Brisbane.
3.8% of Plainland residents were born in England.
42.2% of people in Plainland described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Plainland
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Plainland QLD 4341.
Is Plainland family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.2% of Plainland's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
527 family households lived in Plainland; 41.7% were couple families and 18.6% were one-parent families.
40.2% 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 Plainland?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Plainland had 1,930 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.5% 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 Plainland?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Plainland.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.6% 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 Plainland?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
51.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.6% 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 Plainland?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Plainland had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 36.0%, while 28.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Plainland?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
67.3% 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 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Plainland?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 26.0% of the total.
72.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Plainland, 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.
11.8% 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 Plainland?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Plainland residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.8% of Plainland's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Plainland?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.9% of ancestry responses in Plainland.
Australian ancestry made up 42.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Plainland?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 10.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Plainland?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
33.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Plainland show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.4% reported asthma, 12.1% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Plainland?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Plainland?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,601 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
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 Plainland compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.1% in Plainland, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 31.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 17.6% in Plainland, 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 Plainland
Is Plainland expensive?
The median house price is $900,000, while units and apartments sit at $600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Plainland good for families?
The Census counted 527 local families, and 21.2% 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 Plainland?
Larger houses have a median around $1,140,000, 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 Plainland
79 streets in Plainland
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ct
- Balonne Street
- Barcoo Dr
- Barwon St
- Beckey Rd
- Bellve Ct
- Burdekin Street
- Bushman St
- Cemetery Rd
- Clarence Pl
- College Rd
- Condamine
- Crane Rd
- Cricklewood Ct
- Culgoa Drive
- Darling Circuit
- Derwent Street
- Diamantina St
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- Donaldson Rd
- Echidna Pl
- Edgerton Dr
- Endeavour
- Faith Ave
- Fernrow Dr
- Flinders Ct
- Gascoyne St
- Gavin Rd
- Gehrke Rd
- Georgina St
- Grevillea St
- Gutt Rd
- Hakea Ct
- Hastings Ave
- Hill Rd
- Hooper Dr
- Hovea
- Howard Ct
- Hughes Rd
- Joyce Rd
- Laidley - Plainland Rd
- Laverton Cl
- Leschke Rd
- Logan Ct
- Mahogany Dr
- Mallee Ct
- Maroske Rd
- Merivale Court
- Mitchell Ct
- Mountain Rd
- Mountain View Dr
- Narelle Ct
- Nathan Ct
- Neuendorf Rd
- Norfolk Rd
- Northern Rd
- Old Laidley Plainland Rd
- Otto Rd
- Paroo Street
- Pats Rd
- Peppertree Pl
- Porter Dr
- Porters Rd
- Quail Ct
- Richmond Tce
- Sassafras Ct
- Saxby Dr
- Scheiwe Rd
- Shoalhaven Street
- Stieler Dr
- Stockyard St
- Sunwest Ct
- Teamster St
- Victor Court
- Waddington Pde
- Warrego Hwy
- Weier Rd
- Woolshed Creek Rd
- Zabel Dr
- Zischke Rd
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