Is Albany Creek a nice place to live?

Albany Creek sits beside the South Pine River and has tree-lined streets, creekside reserves, riverside walking tracks and a village shopping strip. The community records incomes above the median for Queensland, many households are buying their homes, and couple families with children make up 50.6% of families. Day-to-day needs are met by local shops and community facilities, regular bus services and nearby arterial roads connect the suburb to the wider metro area, and construction is underway on the South Pine River shared pathway as part of the Albany Creek active transport project.

Is it expensive to live in Albany Creek?

At the last Census a typical household in Albany Creek earned $2,267 a week. On those figures, a house with a median price of $1,282,000 works out to about 10.9 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes on a price-multiple basis. Renting a house at about $780 a week would take roughly a third of that weekly household income (about 34%), a sizeable share. If you are weighing renting against buying, that 34% rent share and the 10.9-times price multiple are the clearest numbers to use when judging how expensive Albany Creek feels to you. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Albany Creek a good place to invest?

Over the past 12 months, Albany Creek's median house value climbed 27.1% while house rents rose a solid 6.8%. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income growth by a wide margin. Unit values only edged up a slight 1.3%. 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.

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Albany Creek suburb profile

Albany Creek sits in Brisbane's northern suburbs beside the South Pine River. It feels leafy and established, with tree-lined streets, creekside reserves and pockets of bushland that frame residential roads. Riverside open space and walking tracks give the area a relaxed, green character.

Housing mixes older timber cottages and brick homes with newer infill and generally larger blocks than inner-city areas. A village shopping strip and local community facilities cover day-to-day needs, while regular bus services and nearby arterial roads connect the suburb to the wider metro area.

Albany Creek property market performance

Current median dwelling price$1,079,750Past 3 months

Property growth+14.2%Past 12 months

Albany Creek's median house price is $1.282 million, up 27.1% over the last 12 months, a sharp rise. The suburb is primarily a house market: four units were recorded over the last 3 months and no reliable unit median is published. Houses and units sold in much the same time over the last 12 months, with median days on market of 14 and 13 respectively.

In Albany Creek, house rents rose notably over the last 12 months, up 6.8% to $780 a week, while house values ran well ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.28M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	27.1%	1.3%
Sold Past 3 months	40	4
Median days on market Past 12 months	14	13
Average rent Past 12 months	$780	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.8%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Albany Creek demographics

Albany Creek is a community with incomes above the median for Queensland and many households buying their homes.

Couple families with children are the largest family group at 50.6%, and 49.0% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census, 16,385 people lived in Albany Creek.

Albany Creek and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	40	38
Median household income weekly	$2,267	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	50.6%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	35.3%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	13.2%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	35.0%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	49.0%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	16.0%	34.3%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Albany Creek infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Albany Creek is seeing the Albany Creek Library courtyard transformed into an enclosed multipurpose room, with works expected to be completed in 2026. Construction is also underway on the South Pine River shared pathway as part of the Albany Creek active transport project, with staged works across 2025–2026 and a 2 to 2.5 metre-wide shared path planned.

The 2025–26 council budget funded the installation of outdoor fitness equipment at Cowrie Parade Park in Albany Creek.

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How does Albany Creek compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Albany Creek’s median house price is 1.3% higher than Eatons Hill’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Albany Creek have grown 4.6% higher than in Brendale.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Albany Creek have grown 7.4% higher than in Bridgeman Downs.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Albany Creek are selling 17.6% faster than in Bridgeman Downs.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Albany Creek are selling 66.7% faster than in Bridgeman Downs.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Albany Creek have grown 5.4% higher than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Albany Creek have grown 11.4% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Albany Creek

Is Albany Creek a nice place to live?
Albany Creek sits beside the South Pine River and has tree-lined streets, creekside reserves, riverside walking tracks and a village shopping strip.

The community records incomes above the median for Queensland, many households are buying their homes, and couple families with children make up 50.6% of families. Day-to-day needs are met by local shops and community facilities, regular bus services and nearby arterial roads connect the suburb to the wider metro area, and construction is underway on the South Pine River shared pathway as part of the Albany Creek active transport project.
Is it expensive to live in Albany Creek?
At the last Census a typical household in Albany Creek earned $2,267 a week. On those figures, a house with a median price of $1,282,000 works out to about 10.9 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes on a price-multiple basis.

Renting a house at about $780 a week would take roughly a third of that weekly household income (about 34%), a sizeable share. If you are weighing renting against buying, that 34% rent share and the 10.9-times price multiple are the clearest numbers to use when judging how expensive Albany Creek feels to you.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Albany Creek a good place to invest?
Over the past 12 months, Albany Creek's median house value climbed 27.1% while house rents rose a solid 6.8%. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income growth by a wide margin. Unit values only edged up a slight 1.3%.

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.

Choose the right real estate agents in Albany Creek

Currently, there are 92 real estate agents working in Albany Creek—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 92 agents sold 35.9% of all properties in Albany Creek over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Albany Creek typically charge a commission of 2% to 3%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.