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Suburb profile ·Logan LGA · QLD ·4127

Priestdale QLD 4127

Priestdale is in Logan LGA, QLD, postcode 4127, with population 160.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.1M
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$575/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
403,515
404K via Logan LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
5,812
268 added 12mo · 37MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$603/wk (-$31,335/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-27% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Priestdale

Owner-occupied 100%Rented 0%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.1%
840 of 1,688 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,688
Reported capital gains1,076
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

95% of homes here are owner-occupied and 0% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

95% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

37%
of household income to service a new loan
8.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $5,145/mo vs median rent $2,492/mo (+106% · +$612/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $4,108/mo (-1,037) · at 6.2% (current): $5,145/mo · at 8.2%: $6,281/mo (+1,136)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
6.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,925/mo, while renters pay about $2,492/mo — owning runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.05M
Household income · yr
$166K
Median rent · wk
$575
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,925
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$166K household · yr+108.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$152K
Household
$166K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)51% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
0
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
8
$3,000-3,999
9
$4,000+
17

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,957/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,917/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (43 households)
Owned outright
63%
Owned with mortgage
33%
Rented
0%
Dwelling structure
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 57% drive, 4% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 26% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
8,043
8,043 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,043
Total incidents8,043· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,14433%
  • Break And Enter78622%
  • Drug Offences1,15633%
  • Fraud42012%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 97.2% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~97.2%
~97.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental management and conservation
Public / Open space 93%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

15,628 people · 202215,638 by 2032 (+0.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Rochedale South - Priestdale SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Priestdale QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Priestdale (postcode 4127) is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Logan local government area. It is home to about 160 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $166K per year, with an average household size of 3.5 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 +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are clerical & administrative, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Priestdale sit at $1.1 million, little changed on a year ago. The median weekly rent is $575 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,925.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Logan LGA is higher than average at 8,043 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 6.3x is considered moderate. 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.1M/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability6.3x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+3.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,925
Rent · wk(Census)$575
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income6.3x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)236
Population growth · Logan LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)403,515
5-year growth+3.3% CAGR
YoY change+3.1%
20012025
Development · Logan LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4,622
Houses 73%Units 27%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Logan LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4127ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
840 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,688
Reported capital gains1,076
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population160
Median age48
Household size3.5
HH income · wk$3,187
Personal income · wk$881
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,250 → $3,187
Change+41.6%
vs QLD median+23.6 pp
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Logan LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Logan Hospitalpublic
Logan Endoscopy Servicesprivate
Southside Endoscopy Centreprivate
Aged care · Logan LGAGEN
Facilities21
Residential places2,290
Bethania Parklands Care Community178 places
Regis Greenbank161 places
Lutheran Services - Trinder Park156 places
Palm Lake Bethania Aged Care Facility155 places
Bethania Gardens148 places
Jimboomba Community Aged Care144 places
+15 more in Logan LGA
Childcare · Logan LGAACECQA
Services267
Approved places22,610
Exceeding NQS16
Gumnut House School Age Care Program210 places
Active Kids Early Learning Centre Greenbank194 places
John Paul College Outside School Hours Care194 places
Woodlands Early Education Centre194 places
Harmony Early Education Yarrabilba190 places
Peak Childcare and Kindergarten Flagstone184 places
+261 more in Logan LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Priestdale 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 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 · 1 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Priestdale is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Priestdale feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Wolffdene most similar
similar price band similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · house -$300K · rent -$225/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

New Beith most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +5500 · house -$26K · rent -$25/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Glenlogan most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +1000 · house +$40K · rent -$82/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Priestdale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Priestdale in?

    Priestdale is in the Logan Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4127. Council-level context for Logan LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Priestdale?

    The current median house price in Priestdale, QLD is $1.1M, 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 Priestdale?

    The median weekly rent in Priestdale is $575/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Priestdale a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Priestdale?

    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.

  6. How often is the Priestdale 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.