Park Ridge South (postcode 4125) is a small community in Queensland within the Logan local government area. It is home to about 1,680 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.1% 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 clerical & administrative, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Park Ridge South has a median house price of $1.3 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $453 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Logan LGA is moderate at 7,987 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.