10 best suburbs in Brisbane to invest in 2025

Home to the iconic ‘Brown Snake’ (Brisbane River), Brisbane is one of the country’s best performing property investments in terms of future growth prospects—second only to Perth in terms of price growth.

PropTrack recorded 11% growth in the median house price (double the national average) for Brisbane in 2024 and a 15% rise in the median unit price (triple the national average). CoreLogic released similar figures.

Brisbane continues to perform across key metrics such as sales volume, vacancy rates, rental growth and infrastructure spend, maintaining steady buyer demand from both home buyers and investors, despite historically low listing volume. Since 2021, listings have been lower than 20,000, and, at the end of 2024, fewer than 15,000 properties were listed for sale.

Factors underpinning the high demand include internal, interstate migration—with Queensland the nation’s biggest beneficiary of new residents—and investment in the state’s infrastructure to a tune of $2.5B in 2024-25 alone; part of the Australian Government’s 10-year Infrastructure Investment Program. Brisbane will also be the host city for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with an additional combined federal and state funding of over $3.4B earmarked for local and regional infrastructure. It’s safe to say, Brisbane has long since shaken off its reputation as a ‘big country town’.

The data below was prepared in February 2025 with suburb median prices, growth rates, vacancy rates and median rental yields provided by Hotspotting by Ryder and initial outlay and monthly repayments calculated by Canstar Research.

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Top 10 best suburbs in Brisbane to invest in 2025

• Bray Park
  

• Deception Bay
  

• Fortitude Valley (Unit)
  

• Hamilton (Unit)
  

• Kallangur
  

• Kippa-Ring (Unit)
  

• Lawnton (Unit)
  

• Loganlea (Unit)
  

• Redbank
  

• Victoria Point
  

Bray Park

Bray Park has a strong capital growth record (12% per year), rising buyer demand, ultra-low vacancies and rising rents. Houses typically sell within a fortnight in this pocket of Brisbane’s north. Big factors influencing locational choice are schools, shops and public transport. Bray Park also benefits from nearby lakes and expansive green spaces, and close proximity to the Sunshine Coast University campus in the neighbouring suburb of Lawnton.

Deception Bay

This affordable suburb in Brisbane’s north has been targeted by first home buyers and investors (435 homes sold in the past year) thanks to its affordable bayside living (median prices of $690,000 for houses and $510,000 for units). Its rising popularity is attracting more lifestyle elements to the area, making it a more affordable alternative to the nearby Redcliffe Peninsula. Rents are up 10% in the past year with vacancies at 0.4%.

Fortitude Valley (U)

Rising buyer demand for Brisbane inner-city units has seen prices rise strongly in Bowen Hills (one of 2024’s best suburbs in Brisbane) and this has flowed through to neighbouring Fortitude Valley (744 unit sales in the past year, despite its reputation as a busy nightlife spot). Unit rents have risen 11% in the past 12 months and properties typically sell within three weeks at the time of writing, with the median price up 14% to a little over $500,000.

Hamilton (U)

A great way to tap into rising demand for units is to target upmarket suburbs where units are a fraction of the price of houses. The enclave of Hamilton-Ascot-Clayfield in Brisbane’s inner north is a prime example; the median prices for riverside Hamilton are $2,200,000 for houses and $650,000 for units. Its lifestyle (including nearby Portside Wharf) attracts tenants, with vacancies below 1% and the median unit rent at $640 a week.

Kallangur

When over 300 houses sell in a year, spending typically only 10-days on the market, you can assume a suburb has something to offer. In the case of Kallangur in Brisbane’s north, it’s the highly sought-after schools, transport links and shops—plus proximity to a university campus and the services and amenities of neighbouring North Lakes. Property values have been rising at the annual rate of 13% in the past ten years, with similar uplift in the past 12 months.

Kippa-Ring (U)

A decade of development, helped by train links to Brisbane which opened in 2017, has transformed the appeal of the Redcliffe Peninsula. Kippa-Ring, home to the Peninsula’s train station, as well as a major shopping centre, is one of the more affordable options—with median prices of $465,000 for units and $750,000 for houses. With vacancies at 0.5%, rents have risen 10% in the past year. Proximity to Redcliffe Hospital also lifts this demand.

Lawnton (U)

The Moreton Bay LGA has always seen consistent popularity with home owners and investors, thanks to comparable affordable housing prices, but with recent median price rises, suburbs like Lawnton now have a median house price of around $800,000. In this instance, units provide an affordable alternative ($515,000) and typically sell in less than a fortnight. Train links, major shopping and the nearby university campus boost rental demand, with vacancies at 0.7% and rents rising 17% in the past 12 months.

Loganlea (U)

This suburb in Brisbane’s south is a case study in how an affordable location can deliver big growth if it offers core amenities and proximity to key features. Loganlea is on the Brisbane-Gold Coast train line, close to Logan Hospital, Griffith University and major shopping, while also offering affordability. The unit median price is below $500,000, despite annual rises averaging 17% over five years. Vacancies are close to zero and rents rose 14% in 2024.

Redbank

This Ipswich City suburb is a mix of commercial-industrial and residential, and is less prolific than nearby Redbank Plains (where 700 dwellings sold in 12 months). However it’s on the Ipswich Motorway and the train line which connects to Brisbane, has one of the region’s biggest shopping centres, as well as access to major employment nodes. House values have been growing at the rate of 15% a year and rents have risen 10% in the past 12 months.

Victoria Point

A bayside suburb in Australia’s third biggest city with a median house price under $1 million? This suburb in the under-rated Redlands area of Brisbane has grown its median house price at an average rate of 12% for the past five years, but it remains relatively low at $920,000 (when compared to similar bayside suburbs). Rents have risen 10% in the past year, boosted by a 0.4% vacancy rate. Victoria Point has major shopping outlets, extensive green space and ferry links to North Stradbroke Island.

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Best suburbs to invest in Brisbane 2025

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Source: www.canstar.com.au. Prepared in February 2025. Based on a selection of suburbs’ median prices, growth and rent figures provided by Hotspotting by Ryder. Initial outlay figures include the deposit, stamp duty, mortgage registration and transfer fees; and lenders’ mortgage insurance (LMI) premium for the 10% deposit scenarios. Stamp duty calculated based on an owner occupier purchase of an established dwelling where applicable. FHB concessions include stamp duty only. LMI premium based on Helia LMI Premium Calculator for an owner occupier borrower and a loan term of 30 years. Monthly repayments calculated based on the interest rates of 6.20% (20% deposit) and 6.34% (10% deposit) and a loan term of 30 years. Interest rates based on the RBA Lenders’ Interest Rates (November 2024). Percentage of income based on the average total income by Greater Capital City Statistical Area (ABS Personal Income, 2021-22), adjusted by the ABS Wage Price Index (Sep-2024) for each state.

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What are some of the factors that are impacting the Brisbane market?

Sales volumes

Brisbane has benefitted from a significant rise in sales volume compared to previous years (as seen by the increase of median house and unit prices), with buyer activity remaining consistent throughout 2024.

Quarterly price growth

The uplift in buyer demand has translated into price movements, with seven out of ten suburbs across Brisbane recording solid quarterly growth in their median prices.

Vacancy rates

Brisbane continues to have a low vacancy rate overall and six out of ten suburbs have vacancy rates below 1%. With population growth strong and new supply of housing constrained, the city’s tight rental market is unlikely to change any time soon.

Rental growth

With a tight rental market in a busy city economy with major infrastructure projects under construction, strong rental growth across Greater Brisbane is unsurprising. Over 80% of suburbs have recorded rental growth above 5% in the past year.

Infrastructure spending

While infrastructure has risen strongly in other Australian markets, Brisbane still has almost $50 billion worth of projects underway. This is likely to increase as preparations for the 2032 Olympics start to dominate the Queensland agenda.

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