Is Bald Hills a nice place to live?

Bald Hills sits beside the Pine River with riverside parkland and walking and cycling routes, and has a station on the North Coast line. The community has many households buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 45.0% of families; local shops, sports fields and community facilities sit alongside the river paths for everyday recreation, and the suburb has rail links into the city and straightforward road access. Brisbane City Council has an in-progress Gympie Road signalised pedestrian crossing project to install a new signalised pedestrian crossing near Telegraph Road.

Is it expensive to live in Bald Hills?

At the current median house price of $1,035,000, buying in Bald Hills works out to about 10.3 times a typical local annual household income. A typical local household earned about $1,931 a week at the last Census, which is $100,412 a year. Rents look less stretched than buying. House rents of about $695 a week would take roughly 36% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while unit rents of about $423 a week would take roughly 22%, a moderate share. If you are renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the numbers that matter. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Bald Hills a good place to invest?

What stands out in Bald Hills is the large rise in median house values, which climbed 23.5% over the past 12 months. House rents rose a solid 9.4%, so for houses capital growth outpaced rental income. Unit rents moved only marginally, up 0.7%, a slight increase that is considerably smaller than the change in house rents. 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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Bald Hills suburb profile

Bald Hills is a residential suburb in Brisbane's northern suburbs, set beside the Pine River and riverside parkland. Its streets mix older timber houses and low-set brick homes with pockets of newer suburban infill, and leafy verges and scattered gum trees give parts of the suburb a semi-rural feel within an urban setting.

Local shops, sports fields and community facilities sit alongside walking and cycling routes along the river, making outdoor recreation easy to access. Bald Hills railway station on the North Coast line provides rail links into the city and the area has straightforward road access for travel further north.

Bald Hills property market performance

Property growth+19.7%Past 12 months

Bald Hills houses have a median price of $1.035 million and rose sharply over the last 12 months, up 23.5%. It reads as a house market: 27 houses sold in the past 3 months and there are too few recent unit sales for a median to be published.

In Bald Hills, house rents rose notably, up 9.4% over 12 months, but house values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.03M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	23.5%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	27	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	13	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$695	$423
Change in rent Past 12 months	9.4%	0.7%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Bald Hills demographics

Bald Hills is a community with many households buying their homes.

Couple families with children are the largest family group, at 45.0% of families, and 47.0% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census, 7,000 people lived in Bald Hills.

Bald Hills and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	36	38
Median household income weekly	$1,931	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	45.0%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	35.6%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	17.8%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	26.9%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	47.0%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	26.0%	34.3%

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

Bald Hills infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Bald Hills's planned train station park 'n' ride upgrade was identified as a priority for expansion by the Department of Transport and Main Roads in 2023 but was reported as removed from the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program in 2025. Brisbane City Council has an in-progress Gympie Road signalised pedestrian crossing project (September–December 2026) that will install a new signalised pedestrian crossing near Telegraph Road.

Suburbs near Bald Hills

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How does Bald Hills compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Bald Hills’s median house price is 6.7% higher than Strathpine’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Bald Hills have grown 5.2% higher than in Bracken Ridge.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Bald Hills have grown 1.3% higher than in Bracken Ridge.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Bald Hills are selling 13.3% faster than in Bracken Ridge.
Investment considerations: In Bald Hills, the rental yield for house is 2.9% lower than the Brisbane average, while the rental yield for units is 30.3% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Bald Hills have grown 14.6% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Bald Hills have grown 0.3% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Bald Hills

Is Bald Hills a nice place to live?
Bald Hills sits beside the Pine River with riverside parkland and walking and cycling routes, and has a station on the North Coast line.

The community has many households buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 45.0% of families; local shops, sports fields and community facilities sit alongside the river paths for everyday recreation, and the suburb has rail links into the city and straightforward road access. Brisbane City Council has an in-progress Gympie Road signalised pedestrian crossing project to install a new signalised pedestrian crossing near Telegraph Road.
Is it expensive to live in Bald Hills?
At the current median house price of $1,035,000, buying in Bald Hills works out to about 10.3 times a typical local annual household income. A typical local household earned about $1,931 a week at the last Census, which is $100,412 a year.

Rents look less stretched than buying. House rents of about $695 a week would take roughly 36% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while unit rents of about $423 a week would take roughly 22%, a moderate share. If you are renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the numbers that matter.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Bald Hills a good place to invest?
What stands out in Bald Hills is the large rise in median house values, which climbed 23.5% over the past 12 months. House rents rose a solid 9.4%, so for houses capital growth outpaced rental income.

Unit rents moved only marginally, up 0.7%, a slight increase that is considerably smaller than the change in house rents.

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 Bald Hills

Choosing the right real estate agent in Bald Hills can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 48 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 42.7% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 2% to 3%, depending on the agent and what’s included. Comparing both performance and fee structures can help you find someone who's well-suited to your needs, and set them up for a successful result.