Median price trend for houses
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
$695,000
Up 13.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $673k
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The quick read on
Rathdowney
QLD 4287 · Scenic Rim
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $695,000
- Population
- 320
- Postcode
- 4287
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Rathdowney, Queensland
Property market insights for Rathdowney
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Rathdowney QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Rathdowney, QLD is currently $695,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Rathdowney has a 12-month growth rate of 13.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $673,000 in Rathdowney.
Crime and safety
Is Rathdowney safe?
The overall rate for Rathdowney is 2,125 offences per 100,000 residents — 73% 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 Rathdowney.
Overall crime rate
2,125
offences per 100,000 residents
73% aboveGreater Brisbane
RathdowneyGreater 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 Rathdowney?
Rathdowney QLD 4287 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
320 people call Rathdowney home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,109 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 320
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $230 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.1%Below
15–3411.9%Below
35–5421.9%Below
55–7436.9%Above
75 and over10.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses92.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright54.5%Above
Paying a mortgage30.9%Below
Renting14.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.9%Below
One car35.0%Below
Two cars37.4%In line
Three or more31.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.5%Below
Drove to work62.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.4%Above
What stands out in Rathdowney
16.5% of workers in Rathdowney worked from home on Census day.
2.8% of Rathdowney residents were born in England.
29.7% of people in Rathdowney described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Rathdowney
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Rathdowney QLD 4287.
Is Rathdowney family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.1% of Rathdowney's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
86 family households lived in Rathdowney; 36.0% were couple families and 7.0% were one-parent families.
25.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Rathdowney?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Rathdowney had 320 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
47.2% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Rathdowney?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 92.2% of occupied private dwellings in Rathdowney.
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 Rathdowney?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
54.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
30.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.6% 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 Rathdowney?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Rathdowney had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 34.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 36.3%, while 19.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Rathdowney?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
62.8% 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 7.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Rathdowney?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 35.0% of the total.
69.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Rathdowney, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.4% reported a different address.
8.1% 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 Rathdowney?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.9% of residents used only English at home.
1.3% 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 Rathdowney residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.1% of Rathdowney's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.9% 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 90.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Rathdowney?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.9% of ancestry responses in Rathdowney.
Australian ancestry made up 41.3% 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 Rathdowney?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 19.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.9% of workers, and education and training employed 13.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Rathdowney?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.8%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
27.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Rathdowney show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
40.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 19.4% arthritis and 8.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Rathdowney?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Rathdowney?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,109 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $230 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Rathdowney compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.5% in Rathdowney, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 54.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 14.6% in Rathdowney, 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 Rathdowney
Is Rathdowney expensive?
The median house price is $695,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Rathdowney good for families?
The Census counted 86 local families, and 18.1% 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 Rathdowney?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $673,000, 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 Rathdowney
23 streets in Rathdowney
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bigriggan Rd
- Boonah - Rathdowney Rd
- Burnett Ln
- Cannon Creek Rd
- Collins St
- Cossart Rd
- Cotswold Rd
- Douglas Rd
- Edward St
- Forest Home Rd
- Girraween Rd
- Hardgrave St
- Johnson Rd
- John St
- Mount Lindesay Highway
- Panitz Rd
- Prior St
- Ridge Rd
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- Robinson Rd
- Running Creek Rd
- Tamrookum Creek Rd
- Upper Logan Rd
- Yorston Rd
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