Market insights · Brisbane · 2025
By RealistIQ Core Team ·
Brisbane house prices in 2025: what the data really shows
2025 has been a massive year for Brisbane house prices - great if you already own, pretty spicy if you’re trying to buy your first place without selling a kidney on Facebook Marketplace.
What’s made it feel extra intense is the disparity. Some pockets have absolutely sprinted, others have just jogged along, and a few have had a breather. So if you’ve heard “Brisbane is cooked” and “Brisbane is unstoppable”, that checks outs - both can be true depending on where you’re looking.
This post is the calm, numbers-first version: medians and percentages (not vibes), plus the suburbs that actually moved up the most - and the ones that didn’t. If you’re buying, the goal is simple: swap doom-scrolling for a short list of hoods worth your attention.
2025 snapshot (the quick hits) for houses*
Median price (2025)
$1,333,000
Year on year (YoY) change
8.3%
Share of sales over $1m
80.2%
The big takeaway: Brisbane isn’t one market. It’s a bunch of little markets wearing a trench coat pretending to be one city.
A quick note on “median”: it’s robust, but it still depends on what has sold. If one month is mostly renovated Queenslanders and the next month is mostly units, the median can jump around without signalling a market crisis.*
*These summaries are for houses only - they don’t include apartments, townhouses, etc.
3 vs 4 bedroom house medians (2015–2025)
Same city, same year, different bedroom count. This chart compares the median sold price over time for 3-bedroom vs 4-bedroom houses in Brisbane.
The bit that jumps out: after 2020, prices have absolutely rocketed across South East Queensland - and you can see that step-up clearly for both 3-bed and 4-bed houses. If the recent pace keeps going (big “if”, not a prediction), it wouldn’t be shocking to see the overall median heading toward $1.5M in 2026.
Mobile tip: pinch to zoom, drag to pan. If a year is missing a median, we leave a gap instead of pretending we know.
Top 10 most explosive hoods (year on year median growth)
Are you wondering which hoods had the biggest increase? Here’s what we found.
This is year-on-year change in the median sale price. It’s not “every home rose by X%” - it’s a summary of where the middle of the market moved.
A quick vibe-check on why these hoods might be showing up (no crystal ball, just context):
Yeronga: South of the river and close to the city - a classic “good location, limited supply” recipe for a strong year.
Milton: Inner-west, near the city and lifestyle hubs. When buyers want convenience, places like Milton tend to get snapped up fast.
Woolloongabba: The Gabba precinct has been on everyone’s radar - and yes, the Olympic narrative doesn’t hurt the hype.
Ascot: Blue chip. Leafy streets, big homes, and a buyer pool that doesn’t blink easily - no surprises here.
Mount Gravatt: Solid family stock and good access - the kind of suburb that quietly turns into a ‘how is it this expensive now?’ moment.
Sinnamon Park: Big blocks and family homes in the west - often a ‘space upgrade’ destination when inner-ring budgets tap out.
| Rank | Hood | YoY | Median 2024 | Median 2025 | % over $1m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeronga-qld-4104 | 50.2% | $1,315,000 | $1,975,000 | 97.9% |
| 2 | milton-qld-4064 | 42.1% | $1,460,000 | $2,075,000 | 100.0% |
| 3 | woolloongabba-qld-4102 | 36.6% | $1,350,000 | $1,844,000 | 100.0% |
| 4 | ascot-qld-4007 | 36.6% | $2,380,000 | $3,250,000 | 100.0% |
| 5 | mount-gravatt-qld-4122 | 27.0% | $1,136,000 | $1,443,000 | 100.0% |
| 6 | sinnamon-park-qld-4073 | 22.3% | $1,175,000 | $1,438,000 | 94.4% |
| 7 | alderley-qld-4051 | 20.3% | $1,420,000 | $1,708,000 | 96.7% |
| 8 | moorooka-qld-4105 | 19.1% | $1,150,000 | $1,370,000 | 97.3% |
| 9 | redland-bay-qld-4165 | 19.1% | $914,000 | $1,088,000 | 66.2% |
| 10 | salisbury-qld-4107 | 17.6% | $1,105,000 | $1,300,000 | 91.5% |
Method note: the export applies minimum-sample filters so the rankings aren’t driven by a tiny handful of transactions.
Slowing down hoods
Not every pocket ran hot in 2025. A few suburbs looked like they were catching their breath - either flat or slightly down on the year. That doesn’t mean “crash”; it often just means the mix of what sold changed, or buyers got pickier at that price point.
Kalinga: down 16.8% YoY, with the median moving from $2,338,000 to $1,945,000.
Chelmer: down 8.9% YoY, with the median moving from $1,654,000 to $1,506,000.
Shorncliffe: down 8.3% YoY, with the median moving from $1,660,000 to $1,523,000.
Clayfield: down 8.2% YoY, with the median moving from $2,125,000 to $1,950,000.
Sandgate: down 6.4% YoY, with the median moving from $1,255,000 to $1,175,000.
Reminder: “median” is a robust snapshot, but it’s still sensitive to what actually sold that year (renovated vs original, land size, street, etc.).
Want to know how your hood performed?
We’ve put the full filterable table on a dedicated page so you can search and sort without scrolling through half of Brisbane.
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