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Suburb profile ·Brisbane LGA · QLD ·4008

Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

Brisbane Airport is in Brisbane LGA, QLD, postcode 4008, with population 22.

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

Local income gives the suburb a stronger demand backdrop. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,375,301
1.4M via Brisbane LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
135
10 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

Personal
$75K
Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$51K → $77K
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,299
6,299 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,299
Total incidents6,299· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault70321%
  • Break And Enter70921%
  • Drug Offences1,49745%
  • Fraud41312%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 18.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

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

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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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

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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

Moderate exposure ~18.6%
~18.6% 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 Special purpose
Other 83% Public / Open space 14% Industrial 1%

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

131 people · 2022131 by 2032 (+0.0%)

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

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

Brisbane Airport is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Brisbane local government area (postcode 4008). It is home to about 22 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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.

Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brisbane LGA is moderate at 6,299 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Brisbane LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,375,301
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Brisbane LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)7,814
Houses 32%Units 68%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brisbane LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4008ATO
Negatively geared2.8%
6 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,948/yr
Landlords (rental income)14
Reported capital gains15
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population22
Median age50
Household size2
HH income · wk
Personal income · wk$1,437
Persons / bedroom0.6
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$77,499
Mean income$106,929
Earners46
YoY change+75.4%
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining43
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops13
Domestic Airport station, platform 1
International Airport station, platform 1
Hospitals · Brisbane LGAAIHW
Public11
Private32
Ellen Barron Family Centrepublic
Jacaranda Place Queensland Adolescent Extended Treatment Centrepublic
Mater Adult Hospitalpublic
Mater Mothers' Hospitalpublic
Princess Alexandra Hospitalpublic
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospitalpublic
+37 more in Brisbane LGA
Aged care · Brisbane LGAGEN
Facilities102
Residential places10,276
Regis Sandgate - Musgrave272 places
Portofino Hamilton225 places
Mercy Community Services - Emmaus209 places
St Vincent Care Services Carseldine179 places
St Vincent's Care Services Mitchelton176 places
Regis Sandgate - Lucinda162 places
+96 more in Brisbane LGA
Childcare · Brisbane LGAACECQA
Services769
Approved places71,059
Exceeding NQS121
Sunnybank Hills State School OSHC470 places
West End State School OSHC400 places
McDowall State School Outside School Hours Care Program350 places
Gumdale OSHC345 places
Rochedale Outside School Hours Care Association (Roshca)330 places
Helping Hands Pallara320 places
+763 more in Brisbane LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Brisbane Airport is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 15 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 Brisbane Airport 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 main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Use nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings to find stronger comparables before turning this locality into a shortlist decision.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Cowan Cowan better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Eagle Farm better covered
better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Enoggera Reservoir better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Brisbane Airport FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brisbane Airport in?

    Brisbane Airport is in the Brisbane Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4008. Council-level context for Brisbane LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Brisbane Airport a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Brisbane Airport show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brisbane Airport?

    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.

  4. How often is the Brisbane Airport 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.