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Brisbane City is the capital’s central business district, sitting beside the Brisbane River with a high-rise skyline of office towers, apartments and civic landmarks. Life there mixes work, dining and weekend leisure around Queen Street Mall, City Hall and riverfront promenades, with easy walking access to South Bank’s cultural precinct and the Botanic Gardens. Residents tend to be professionals, students and people after an inner-city lifestyle; the median age is 31 and about two in three dwellings are rented (68.4%), so the population skews young and largely renting rather than owner-occupied.

The CBD is highly walkable and well served by buses, trains and the CityCat ferry, with Brisbane Metro high-frequency services and new on-street works including a Cross River Rail station and pedestrian-focused changes to Victoria Bridge. Major riverfront upgrades and a planned Griffith University campus in the Old Treasury Building add more public spaces. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from city living.

Rents in Brisbane City 4000 would take a large share of a typical local household's income at the last Census. The average house rent of $783 a week is about 43.5% of the $1,802 weekly household income recorded at the last Census, and the average unit rent of $800 a week is about 44.4% of that income. The median unit price of $795,000 works out to roughly 8.5 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which sits in the high multiple range against local incomes. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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

Unit values in Brisbane City rose 16.0% over the past 12 months, a strong increase in the capital value of units. Unit rents also climbed 6.7% over the year, a solid gain for rental income, while house rents fell 7.9% over the same period, a solid decline. For someone weighing Brisbane City as an investment, the figures show stronger capital growth and rental growth on the unit side this year, and weaker rental performance for houses; which of those outcomes matters to you depends on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income and on your 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.