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Acacia Ridge sits in southern Brisbane as a working industrial precinct with adjoining residential neighbourhoods. A strong logistics presence, including freight rail yards and large warehousing, shares the suburb with quieter streets of low-set postwar homes and classic Queenslanders, plus some newer townhouses near the main roads. Many residents work in trade, transport and service industries, and the community is multicultural and family-oriented. Outdoor life centres on local parks, sporting fields and stretches of Oxley Creek, while shops, cafes and community facilities cover everyday needs and major road and public transport links connect to the city and airport corridor.

About 7,486 people live here, with a median age of 34 and a typical household income of $1,313 a week. Families make up most households and renters (50.8%) slightly outnumber owner-occupiers (49.2%). The suburb is anchored by the Acacia Ridge intermodal freight terminal, local vocational training at TAFE SkillsTech and hospital access via the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, so it tends to suit people connected to logistics, trades and family life. Whether that fits you depends on what you’re looking for.

A median house price of $936,500 in Acacia Ridge works out to about 13.7 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which is a high multiple against those local incomes. Looking at weekly costs, a house rent of $600 a week would take about 45.7% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, while a unit rent of $420 a week would take about 32% of that weekly income. The household income cited here is as recorded at the last Census, so these comparisons use that local-income benchmark.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Over the past 12 months house and unit values in Acacia Ridge climbed strongly, with house values up 19.1% and unit values up 22.8%. Rents rose by a smaller, solid amount over the same period, with house rents up 5.3% and unit rents up 5.0%, so the year showed stronger capital growth than rental growth.

If rental income is your priority, note that house rents increased a little more than unit rents, while units recorded the larger price gain. Whether that balance suits you depends on your investment goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.