Median price trend for houses
Based on 130 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,300,000
Up 10.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1m
- 3 bed
- $1.2m
- 4 bed
- $1.41m
- 5+ bed
- $1.56m
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The quick read on
Scarborough
QLD 4020 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,300,000
- Median unit
- $1,100,000
- Population
- 9,178
- Postcode
- 4020
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ABS 2021
Scarborough, Queensland
Property market insights for Scarborough (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Scarborough (Qld) QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 139 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 11.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Scarborough (Qld), QLD is currently $1,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Scarborough (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 10.6% for houses and 12.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,410,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,560,000 in Scarborough (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Scarborough (Qld) is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Scarborough (Qld) is $1,100,000, which has increased 12.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $890,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,190,000 in Scarborough (Qld). The median rent for units and apartments in Scarborough (Qld) is $650 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Scarborough safe?
The overall rate for Scarborough is 617 offences per 100,000 residents — 50% 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 Scarborough.
Overall crime rate
617
offences per 100,000 residents
50% belowGreater Brisbane
ScarboroughGreater 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 Scarborough?
Scarborough QLD 4020 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
9,178 people call Scarborough home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,336 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,178
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,907 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.9%Below
15–3415.2%Below
35–5424.6%Below
55–7433.1%Above
75 and over14.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses60.4%Below
Townhouses8.7%Below
Apartments29.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.3%Above
Paying a mortgage28.4%Below
Renting31.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.8%Above
One car44.0%Above
Two cars33.7%Below
Three or more14.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.9%In line
Drove to work56.2%Above
Train, tram or bus1.7%Below
Walked or cycled2.4%Below
What stands out in Scarborough
17.9% of workers in Scarborough worked from home on Census day.
8.0% of Scarborough residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
39.4% of people in Scarborough described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Scarborough
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Scarborough QLD 4020.
Is Scarborough family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.9% of Scarborough's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
2,637 family households lived in Scarborough; 30.2% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
26.9% 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 Scarborough?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Scarborough had 9,178 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
47.3% 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 Scarborough?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 60.4% of occupied private dwellings in Scarborough.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 29.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Scarborough?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
28.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.3% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Scarborough?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Scarborough had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 33.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 39.5%, while 14.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Scarborough?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
56.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
1.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Scarborough?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 44.0% of the total.
48.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Scarborough, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
51.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.9% reported a different address.
24.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Scarborough?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.1% of residents used only English at home.
5.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Scarborough residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.6% of Scarborough's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.4% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Scarborough?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Scarborough.
Australian ancestry made up 33.1% 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 Scarborough?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 13.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Scarborough?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 52.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
27.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Scarborough show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 14.6% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Scarborough?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Scarborough?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,336 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,907.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Scarborough compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.9% in Scarborough, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 40.3% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 31.3% in Scarborough, 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 Scarborough (Qld)
Is Scarborough (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $1,300,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,100,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Scarborough (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 2,637 local families, and 12.9% 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 Scarborough (Qld)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,560,000, 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 Scarborough (Qld)
73 streets in Scarborough (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams St
- Alexander St
- Amanda St
- Anderson St
- Ashmole Rd
- Benson St
- Bird O Passage Pde
- Brennan Rd
- Buckley Rd
- Bunton St
- Campbell St
- Central Ave
- Cole St
- Daniel Ct
- Donkin St
- Dunns Tce
- Eversleigh Rd
- Fernlea Ave
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- Fifth Ave
- Flinders Ln
- Flinders Pde
- Fortune St
- Fourth Ave
- Frank St
- Frawley St
- Gale St
- Garnet St
- Grace St
- Griffith Rd
- Hanlon St
- Herbert St
- Herne Rd
- Higlett St
- Hobbs St
- James St
- Jeays St
- Kennedy Esp
- Koch Ave
- Landsborough Ave
- Lucas St
- Margaret St
- Maryborough Tce
- Matthew St
- Mein St
- Michel Rd
- Moffatt St
- Murphy St
- North
- Oak Ave
- Osbourne St
- Oxley Ave
- Oyster Point Esp
- Palmtree Ave
- Pearl St
- Peterson St
- Philip St
- Prince Edward Pde
- Queens Beach Ln
- Queen St
- Reef Point Esp
- Rock St
- Roma St
- Scarborough Rd
- Seaville Ave
- Second Ave
- Shea St
- Sportsground St
- Sunnyside Rd
- Third Ave
- Thurecht Pde
- Turner St
- Warde St
- Woodcock St
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