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Suburb profile ·Moreton Bay LGA · QLD ·4500

Brendale QLD 4500

Brendale is in Moreton Bay LGA, QLD, postcode 4500, with population 3,100.

The read

Growth-momentum

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$600/wk
+9.1% YoY
Jun 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$370
Jun 2021Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$876K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
9.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.6%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
3,100
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
11,784
671 added 12mo · 77MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$372/wk (-$19,349/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
13.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
49%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $1,300/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$876K
Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300
Gross yield
3.6%

Household income

$63K household · yr-20.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$81K
Household
$63K
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,728
4,728 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,728
Total incidents4,728· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault64725%
  • Break And Enter37014%
  • Drug Offences1,30950%
  • Fraud26810%

Full data detail

Brendale QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Moreton Bay local government area, Brendale is a smaller residential area (postcode 4500). It is home to about 3,100 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Brendale is $876,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moreton Bay LGA is moderate at 4,728 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.6%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($876K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.6%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$876K/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability13.8x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$600
Gross yield2.1%
Price / income13.8x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)185
Population growth · Moreton Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)532,445
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Moreton Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4,773
Houses3,293
Units1,480
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moreton Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4500ATO
Negatively geared1,405 (4.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,575/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,617
Reported capital gains1,930
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,100
Median age35
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,219
Personal income · wk$724
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations7
Cafes & dining12
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops21
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Brendale carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 21 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Brendale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brendale in?

    Brendale is in the Moreton Bay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4500. Council-level context for Moreton Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Brendale?

    The current median house price in Brendale, QLD is $876K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Brendale?

    The median weekly rent in Brendale is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Brendale?

    Rent context available: Brendale has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Brendale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Brendale show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brendale?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Brendale data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.