Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,700,000
Down 5.6% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.66m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Upper Brookfield
QLD 4069 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,700,000
- Population
- 857
- Postcode
- 4069
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Upper Brookfield, Queensland
Property market insights for Upper Brookfield
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Upper Brookfield QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$875 per week
Up 25.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Upper Brookfield, QLD is currently $1,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Upper Brookfield has a 12-month growth rate of -5.6% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,660,000 in Upper Brookfield.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Upper Brookfield is $875 per week. The median house rent has increased 25.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Upper Brookfield safe?
The overall rate for Upper Brookfield is 784 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% 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 Upper Brookfield.
Overall crime rate
784
offences per 100,000 residents
36% belowGreater Brisbane
Upper BrookfieldGreater 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 Upper Brookfield?
Upper Brookfield QLD 4069 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
857 people call Upper Brookfield home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,908 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 857
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $463 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.5%Above
15–3416.8%Below
35–5432.7%Above
55–7423.0%Above
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.1%Above
Paying a mortgage51.3%Above
Renting8.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car15.9%Below
Two cars43.5%Above
Three or more39.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home37.4%Above
Drove to work41.8%Below
Train, tram or bus1.2%Below
Walked or cycled2.3%Below
What stands out in Upper Brookfield
37.4% of workers in Upper Brookfield worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
6.0% of Upper Brookfield residents were born in England.
53.6% of people in Upper Brookfield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Upper Brookfield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Upper Brookfield QLD 4069.
Is Upper Brookfield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.5% of Upper Brookfield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
243 family households lived in Upper Brookfield; 51.4% were couple families and 9.5% were one-parent families.
38.3% 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 Upper Brookfield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Upper Brookfield had 857 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.2% 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 Upper Brookfield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.4% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Brookfield.
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 Upper Brookfield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
51.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.7% 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 Upper Brookfield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Upper Brookfield had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 13.2% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.2%, while 36.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Upper Brookfield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
37.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
41.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Upper Brookfield?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 15.9% of the total.
82.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Upper Brookfield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.9% reported a different address.
25.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Upper Brookfield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.0% of residents used only English at home.
5.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Upper Brookfield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.8% of Upper Brookfield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.2% 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 90.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Upper Brookfield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.4% of ancestry responses in Upper Brookfield.
Australian ancestry made up 30.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Upper Brookfield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 21.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Upper Brookfield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.9%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
37.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Upper Brookfield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.0% reported asthma, 4.9% arthritis and 2.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Upper Brookfield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 21.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 16.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Brookfield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,908 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $463 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Upper Brookfield compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 37.4% in Upper Brookfield, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 40.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 8.7% in Upper Brookfield, 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 Upper Brookfield
Is Upper Brookfield expensive?
The median house price is $1,700,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Upper Brookfield good for families?
The Census counted 243 local families, and 20.5% 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 Upper Brookfield?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,660,000, 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 Upper Brookfield
15 streets in Upper Brookfield
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Carbine Rd
- Fig Tree Ln
- Galvin Rd
- Gillies Rd
- Gold Creek Rd
- Grandview Rd
- Haven Rd
- Haven Road
- Kamala Dr
- Kittani St
- Pacey Rd
- Pacey Rd South
- Savages Rd
- Smith Ln
- Upper Brookfield Rd
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