Is Brendale a nice place to live?

Brendale is a commercial and light industrial precinct on Brisbane's northern fringe with business parks, warehouses and showrooms. It also hosts the Supernode energy and digital infrastructure campus. Many residents rent and household incomes are below the Queensland median, while couple families with children make up the largest family group. The suburb had a population of 3,100. Everyday services reflect that work-oriented character, with trade suppliers, specialist retailers and business facilities alongside nearby shopping and community centres, and arterial roads, local bus routes, parks and green corridors for recreation. An upgrade at the South Pine Sports Complex delivering eight accessible netball courts has been completed.

Is it expensive to live in Brendale?

A typical local household earned about $1,219 a week at the last Census, and on the figures here renting a house at $610 a week would take about 50% of that weekly income, while renting a unit at $565 a week would take about 46%. For renters, those rent shares are the numbers that matter and both represent a large share of a typical local household's weekly income. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Brendale a good place to invest?

Both house and unit values in Brendale climbed strongly over the past 12 months, with median house values up 22.6% and median unit values up 23.7%. Rents also rose: house rents increased a solid 8.9%, while unit rents jumped 20.7%. This means capital growth outpaced rental income for houses in Brendale during the period, with house values rising much more than house rents. For units, rents rose almost as strongly as values, with unit values edging out unit rents by a small margin. 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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Brendale suburb profile

Brendale sits in the Moreton Bay region on Brisbane's northern fringe. It is primarily a commercial and light industrial precinct, with business parks, warehouses and showrooms concentrated along major roads. Small pockets of low-density housing and tree-lined streets sit alongside larger industrial blocks, giving the area a pragmatic, work-oriented character.

Local services reflect the industrial focus, with trade suppliers, specialist retailers and business facilities forming the suburb's backbone, while nearby shopping and community centres broaden everyday options. The area is served by arterial roads and local bus routes, and parks and green corridors provide outdoor space for recreation and exercise.

Brendale property market performance

Current median dwelling price$777,550Past 3 months

Property growth+23.2%Past 12 months

Brendale saw unit rents rise sharply over the last 12 months, up 20.7%. No reliable median house or unit price is published for Brendale because too few properties of each type have sold here recently for a median to be published.

In Brendale, house rents grew solidly over the last 12 months, up 8.9%, while unit rents rose more sharply.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	22.6%	23.7%
Sold Past 3 months	8	5
Median days on market Past 12 months	12	10
Average rent Past 12 months	$610	$565
Change in rent Past 12 months	8.9%	20.7%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Brendale demographics

Brendale is a community with many renters and incomes below the median for Queensland.

Couple families with children are the largest family group at 34.8%, while one-parent families make up 31.3% of families. At the 2021 Census, 3,100 people lived in Brendale.

Brendale and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	35	38
Median household income weekly	$1,219	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	34.8%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	30.1%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	31.3%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	20.0%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	25.3%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	54.8%	34.3%

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

Brendale infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Brendale is the site of the Supernode energy and digital infrastructure campus, where Quinbrook reached financial close and began construction on stage one in 2024 for a 250MW/2-hour battery energy storage system. The project was reported to move into a further expansion phase with an offtake agreement announced in 2025. At the suburb’s South Pine Sports Complex, an upgrade delivering eight accessible netball courts was completed and officially opened on 7 March 2026.

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How does Brendale compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Brendale’s median house price is 38.2% lower than Albany Creek’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Brendale have grown 7.3% higher than in Strathpine.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Brendale have grown 22.4% higher than in Albany Creek.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Brendale are selling 14.3% faster than in Albany Creek.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Brendale are selling 23.1% faster than in Albany Creek.
Investment considerations: In Brendale, the rental yield for house is 14.8% lower than the Brisbane average, while the rental yield for units is 14.1% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Brendale have grown 37.5% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Brendale have grown 11.0% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Brendale

Is Brendale a nice place to live?
Brendale is a commercial and light industrial precinct on Brisbane's northern fringe with business parks, warehouses and showrooms. It also hosts the Supernode energy and digital infrastructure campus.

Many residents rent and household incomes are below the Queensland median, while couple families with children make up the largest family group. The suburb had a population of 3,100. Everyday services reflect that work-oriented character, with trade suppliers, specialist retailers and business facilities alongside nearby shopping and community centres, and arterial roads, local bus routes, parks and green corridors for recreation. An upgrade at the South Pine Sports Complex delivering eight accessible netball courts has been completed.
Is it expensive to live in Brendale?
A typical local household earned about $1,219 a week at the last Census, and on the figures here renting a house at $610 a week would take about 50% of that weekly income, while renting a unit at $565 a week would take about 46%. For renters, those rent shares are the numbers that matter and both represent a large share of a typical local household's weekly income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Brendale a good place to invest?
Both house and unit values in Brendale climbed strongly over the past 12 months, with median house values up 22.6% and median unit values up 23.7%. Rents also rose: house rents increased a solid 8.9%, while unit rents jumped 20.7%.

This means capital growth outpaced rental income for houses in Brendale during the period, with house values rising much more than house rents. For units, rents rose almost as strongly as values, with unit values edging out unit rents by a small margin.

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 Brendale

There are 38 real estate agents in Brendale, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 40.3% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Brendale typically range from 2% to 3%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.