Best suburbs to live in Brisbane
Every suburb within 50 km of Queen Street Mall.
Brisbane suburbs at a glance — inner-city character streets, the bayside, and the fast-growing western and northern corridors. Compare metro suburbs on schools, walkability, median house price, and flood exposure.
Greater Brisbane has 647 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 638 of them with residents. This page covers the 372 within 50 km of Queen Street Mall, home to 2,325,650 residents. Morayfield is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 24,898. By land area the biggest is Greenbank at 110.5 km².
Brisbane median house prices range from $500,000 to $3.65 million.
24,898 residents
41,361 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Meanjin · Brisbane — Meanjin — is the Country of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples. Jagera is also written Jagara or Yuggera.
Also written Magandjin in Yagara. Source: State Library of Queensland.
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Median sale price in Brisbane
Oct 2026Houses
$1.07M
538 sales that month
Units
$805K
141 sales that month
Median of every recorded sale across metro Brisbane that month — not an average of suburb medians, which a handful of small expensive suburbs would pull well above the market. Months with fewer than 30 sales are not counted, and the newest months revise upward as settlements are recorded.
Median asking rent in Brisbane
Oct 2026Houses
$750/wk
1,615 rental listings that month
Units
$720/wk
463 rental listings that month
Advertised weekly rents across metro Brisbane, not signed leases. This series starts later than the sale data — rents were not collected before late 2020.
Popular rankings for Brisbane
- Best Brisbane suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Brisbane suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Brisbane suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Brisbane suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Brisbane suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Brisbane suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Brisbane suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Brisbane suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Brisbane suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Brisbane suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Brisbane suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Brisbane suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Brisbane suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Brisbane suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Brisbane suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Brisbane suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Brisbane suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Brisbane's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Brisbane's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Brisbane suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Brisbane suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Brisbane suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Brisbane
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest Buddhist communityRanked top-15 · largest Buddhist community
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Brisbane suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Brisbane
- Where the Chinese community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Greek community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Greek community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Lebanese community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Lebanese community
- Where the Filipino community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Filipino community
- Where the Korean community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the Nepali community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Nepali community
- Where the Iraqi community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Iraqi community
- Where the Samoan community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Samoan community
- Where the Malaysian community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Malaysian community
- Where the Afghan community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Afghan community
- Where the Bangladeshi community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Bangladeshi community
- Where the South African community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · South African community
- Where the Sri Lankan community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Sri Lankan community
- Where the Pakistani community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Pakistani community
- Where the Serbian community lives in BrisbaneRanked top-15 · Serbian community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Brisbane
How many suburbs are in Brisbane?
Greater Brisbane has 647 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 638 of them with residents. This page covers the 372 within 50 km of Queen Street Mall, home to 2,325,650 residents.
What is the largest Brisbane suburb?
Morayfield is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 24,898 (ABS Census 2021). By land area the biggest is Greenbank at 110.5 km².
What are the best suburbs to live in Brisbane?
The top-rated Brisbane suburbs on SuburbScan are Red Hill, Gordon Park, and Chapel Hill, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Brisbane suburbs?
The most affordable Brisbane suburbs by median house price are Stapylton, Woodridge, and Lamb Island, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Brisbane?
Median house prices across Brisbane range from $500,000 to $3,650,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
Whose Country is Brisbane on, and what is its Aboriginal name?
Brisbane — Meanjin — is the Country of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples. Jagera is also written Jagara or Yuggera. Source: State Library of Queensland.