Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,350,000
Up 49.2% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Wivenhoe Pocket
QLD 4306 · Somerset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,350,000
- Population
- 417
- Postcode
- 4306
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland
Property market insights for Wivenhoe Pocket
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wivenhoe Pocket QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Wivenhoe Pocket, QLD is currently $1,350,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wivenhoe Pocket has a 12-month growth rate of 49.2% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Wivenhoe Pocket safe?
The overall rate for Wivenhoe Pocket is 990 offences per 100,000 residents — 19% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket.
Overall crime rate
990
offences per 100,000 residents
19% belowGreater Brisbane
Wivenhoe PocketGreater 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?
Wivenhoe Pocket QLD 4306 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
417 people call Wivenhoe Pocket home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,571 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 417
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,473 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $325 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.0%Below
15–3413.9%Below
35–5429.3%Above
55–7431.4%Above
75 and over4.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.5%Above
Townhouses6.2%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.0%Above
Paying a mortgage43.3%Above
Renting12.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car20.3%Below
Two cars38.5%Above
Three or more39.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.2%Below
Drove to work61.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.5%Above
What stands out in Wivenhoe Pocket
15.2% of workers in Wivenhoe Pocket worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Wivenhoe Pocket residents were born in England.
42.9% of people in Wivenhoe Pocket described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wivenhoe Pocket
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wivenhoe Pocket QLD 4306.
Is Wivenhoe Pocket family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.0% of Wivenhoe Pocket's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
120 family households lived in Wivenhoe Pocket; 40.0% were couple families and 10.8% were one-parent families.
26.7% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wivenhoe Pocket had 417 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Wivenhoe Pocket?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.5% of occupied private dwellings in Wivenhoe Pocket.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.2% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
43.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.8% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wivenhoe Pocket had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 16.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 40.5%, while 25.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wivenhoe Pocket?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
61.1% 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 4.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Wivenhoe Pocket?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 20.3% of the total.
78.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wivenhoe Pocket, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.0% reported a different address.
10.3% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.6% of residents used only English at home.
1.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Wivenhoe Pocket residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.3% of Wivenhoe Pocket's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.7% 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 90.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wivenhoe Pocket?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.6% of ancestry responses in Wivenhoe Pocket.
Australian ancestry made up 40.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Wivenhoe Pocket?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.6% of workers, and education and training employed 6.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Wivenhoe Pocket?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.9%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
37.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wivenhoe Pocket show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.6% reported asthma, 13.2% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wivenhoe Pocket?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wivenhoe Pocket?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,571 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,473.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Wivenhoe Pocket compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.2% in Wivenhoe Pocket, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 44.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 12.8% in Wivenhoe Pocket, 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 Wivenhoe Pocket
Is Wivenhoe Pocket expensive?
The median house price is $1,350,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Wivenhoe Pocket good for families?
The Census counted 120 local families, and 18.0% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Wivenhoe Pocket
15 streets in Wivenhoe Pocket
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Banks Creek Rd
- Brisbane Valley Hwy
- Deletraz Rd
- England Creek Rd
- Harpeng Rd
- Kennedy Rd
- Linum Rd
- Lockyer View Rd
- Macdonald Rd
- Nerreman Rd
- Reids Ave
- Shines Rd
- Vernor Rd
- Wivenhoe Pocket Rd
- Wivenhoe - Somerset Road
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