Median price trend for houses
Based on 43 sales in the preceding 12 months
$752,000
Up 18.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $675k
- 3 bed
- $747k
- 4 bed
- $898k
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The quick read on
Riverview
QLD 4303 · Ipswich
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $752,000
- Median unit
- $671,000
- Population
- 3,067
- Postcode
- 4303
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ABS 2021
Riverview, Queensland
Property market insights for Riverview (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Riverview (Qld) QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 48 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$500 per week
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Riverview (Qld), QLD is currently $752,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Riverview (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 18.4% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $675,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $747,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $898,000 in Riverview (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Riverview (Qld) is $500 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Riverview (Qld) is $671,000. The median rent for units and apartments in Riverview (Qld) is $525 per week and has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Riverview safe?
The overall rate for Riverview is 4,295 offences per 100,000 residents — 249% 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 Riverview.
Overall crime rate
4,295
offences per 100,000 residents
249% aboveGreater Brisbane
RiverviewGreater 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 Riverview?
Riverview QLD 4303 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
3,067 people call Riverview home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,097 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,067
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,092 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $270 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.5%Above
15–3425.6%Below
35–5423.1%Below
55–7419.5%In line
75 and over10.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.2%Above
Townhouses3.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright22.8%Below
Paying a mortgage25.9%Below
Renting51.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.9%Above
One car43.7%Above
Two cars29.1%Below
Three or more16.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.5%Below
Drove to work61.8%Above
Train, tram or bus4.3%In line
Walked or cycled2.7%In line
What stands out in Riverview
8.5% of workers in Riverview worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Brisbane.
4.8% of Riverview residents were born in New Zealand.
42.0% of people in Riverview described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Riverview
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Riverview QLD 4303.
Is Riverview family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.5% of Riverview's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
694 family households lived in Riverview; 33.1% were couple families and 29.5% were one-parent families.
40.6% 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 Riverview?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Riverview had 3,067 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.8% 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 Riverview?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.2% of occupied private dwellings in Riverview.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.7% 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 Riverview?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
22.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
25.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
51.3% 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 Riverview?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Riverview had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 22.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Riverview?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
61.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
4.3% 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 Riverview?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 43.7% of the total.
45.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Riverview, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.1% reported a different address.
20.2% 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 Riverview?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
72.0% of residents used only English at home.
14.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Riverview residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.2% of Riverview's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.8% was born in Australia.
1.0% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Riverview?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 31.8% of ancestry responses in Riverview.
Australian ancestry made up 31.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Riverview?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 7.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 5.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Riverview?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.4%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
21.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 13.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Riverview show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
41.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
16.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
14.0% reported asthma, 11.9% arthritis and 8.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Riverview?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Riverview?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,097 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,092.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Riverview compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.5% in Riverview, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 22.8% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 51.3% in Riverview, 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 Riverview (Qld)
Is Riverview (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $752,000, while units and apartments sit at $671,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Riverview (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 694 local families, and 21.5% 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 Riverview (Qld)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $898,000, 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 Riverview (Qld)
58 streets in Riverview (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alfred St
- Anderson St
- Bannerman St
- Becker St
- Brian St
- Brisbane Rd
- Carlyle St
- Caroline St
- Child St
- Conway St
- Davies St
- Dawn Pde
- Diamond St
- Dossie Ln
- Dossie St
- Duncan St
- Endeavour Rd
- Gibbs St
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- Hales St
- Hansells Pde
- Hayden St
- Ipswich St
- Jessica St
- Johnstone Pl
- Kenneth St
- Kevin St
- Laura St
- Lock
- Lynch St
- Maryanne St
- Maxwell St
- Mccosker St
- Mcewan St
- Mitchell St
- Moggill Ferry Rd
- Neilson Cr
- Nile St
- Old Ipswich Rd
- Overell Cr
- Pickering St
- Price St
- Regan Ct
- Riverview Rd
- Ryan Ct
- Sean St
- Slone St
- Station Rd
- Tessman St
- Twidale Dr
- Twine Ct
- Ursula St
- Valerie St
- Verrall St
- Warrego Hwy
- Webb St
- Westphalen Dr
- Whelband Ct
- Young St
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