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Eagleby sits on the Logan River and combines suburban streets with semi-rural pockets thanks to the river foreshore and the Eagleby Wetlands, which provide walking trails, birdwatching and boat ramps. Housing ranges from older low-set homes on generous blocks to newer brick houses and a few small acreage properties, so the area attracts families, long-term locals and people who commute to nearby centres while keeping a leafy, outdoorsy character.

The suburb is home to 13,594 people, with a median age of 37 and a typical household income of $1,083 a week (about $56,300 a year). Households are dominated by couple families, and just over half of homes are owner-occupied while 47.0% are rented. Local shops and community facilities meet day-to-day needs, there has been investment in parks, drainage and community amenities including a reinstated 25 m beach-entry leisure pool at Bishop Street Park, and road and rail connections are close by. Whether Eagleby suits you depends on whether that mix of riverside open space, varied housing and transport links matches what you want.

Buying in Eagleby looks stretched against local incomes at the last Census. A median house at $830,000 is about 14.7 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit at $630,000 is about 11.2 times that income. On these figures, purchase prices sit well above what households in Eagleby earned at the last Census.

Renting also takes a large share of local income: a house rent of $580 a week is about 53.6% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and a unit rent of $480 a week is about 44.4%. If you are renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the key numbers to consider, and they are large relative to local incomes at the last Census.

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 both house and unit values in Eagleby rose sharply, increasing 21.3% for houses and 21.4% for units. Those are strong value gains, so capital growth was the dominant movement over the year. Rents moved more quietly: house rents climbed 5.5% (a solid rise) while unit rents jumped 11.6% (a strong rise).

For someone weighing Eagleby as an investment, that pattern matters. If rental income is your priority, unit rents showed the stronger growth this year, whereas if capital growth is your focus both houses and units posted similarly strong price gains. Whether that balance suits you depends on your 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.