Is Ferny Hills a nice place to live?

Ferny Hills sits on the lower slopes of the D'Aguilar Range. It has tree-lined streets, pockets of bushland, walking tracks and a green, semi-rural feel. The community has incomes above the Queensland median and many households are buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 49.2% of families. Everyday needs are met by neighbourhood shops, sports fields and community facilities, and there are playgrounds and reserves for recreation; the Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Project has completed consultation on its draft Future Directions Report and the final report will be presented to Council for consideration.

Is it expensive to live in Ferny Hills?

At $1,115,000 the median house price in Ferny Hills works out to about 9.4 times a typical local annual household income. That household income was $2,271 a week at the most recent Census. Renting a house at about $735 a week would use roughly 32% of that weekly household income, which is a sizeable share. On these figures, buying sits well above local incomes while renting would take a sizeable portion of a typical local household's earnings. Whether those numbers feel expensive will depend on your own income and circumstances, and which option—renting or buying—matters most 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 Ferny Hills a good place to invest?

What stands out in Ferny Hills is a strong 17.2% rise in house values over the past 12 months, with house rents also up 11.4% in that time. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income. 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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Ferny Hills suburb profile

Ferny Hills is a leafy outer north-west Brisbane suburb set on the lower slopes of the D'Aguilar Range. Hilly, tree-lined streets are interspersed with pockets of bushland and reserves, giving the suburb a green, semi-rural feel and room for walking tracks, playgrounds and native wildlife.

Housing is predominantly timber and brick homes on modest to generous blocks, with some newer infill and renovated cottages. A local cluster of shops, sports fields and community facilities provide everyday needs, while road and public transport links make the city and hinterland accessible for day trips and recreation.

Ferny Hills property market performance

Ferny Hills' median house price is $1,115,000, and house values rose sharply, up 17.2% over the last 12 months. It's primarily a house market: 21 houses sold in the last 3 months and there were too few recent unit sales for a reliable unit median to be published.

In Ferny Hills, house rents rose strongly, up 11.4% over the last 12 months, while house values increased by more over the same period.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.11M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	17.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	21	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	12	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$735	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	11.4%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Ferny Hills demographics

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

Couple families with children make up 49.2% of families and 52.4% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census, 8,726 people lived in Ferny Hills.

Ferny Hills and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	40	38
Median household income weekly	$2,271	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	49.2%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	36.0%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	13.8%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	33.8%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	52.4%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	13.8%	34.3%

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

Ferny Hills infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Ferny Hills' precinct planning project, the Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Project, was launched in May 2025 and consultation on its draft Future Directions Report closed in April 2026; the final report will be presented to Council for consideration in late 2026. Ferny Hills State School had a new amenities block opened in 2024.

City of Moreton Bay's 2026–27 budget includes equipment renewal at the Ferny Hills Aquatic Centre, and the same budget programmes design work in 2026–27 for road safety upgrades at the intersection of Patricks Road, Caeser Road and Gordon Road in Ferny Hills.

Suburbs near Ferny Hills

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How does Ferny Hills compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Ferny Hills’s median house price is 1.4% higher than Everton Hills’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Ferny Hills have grown 1.3% higher than in Ferny Grove.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Ferny Hills are selling 7.7% faster than in Ferny Grove.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Ferny Hills have grown 2.5% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Ferny Hills have grown 1.6% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Ferny Hills

Is Ferny Hills a nice place to live?
Ferny Hills sits on the lower slopes of the D'Aguilar Range. It has tree-lined streets, pockets of bushland, walking tracks and a green, semi-rural feel.

The community has incomes above the Queensland median and many households are buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 49.2% of families. Everyday needs are met by neighbourhood shops, sports fields and community facilities, and there are playgrounds and reserves for recreation; the Ferny Hills Precinct Planning Project has completed consultation on its draft Future Directions Report and the final report will be presented to Council for consideration.
Is it expensive to live in Ferny Hills?
At $1,115,000 the median house price in Ferny Hills works out to about 9.4 times a typical local annual household income. That household income was $2,271 a week at the most recent Census. Renting a house at about $735 a week would use roughly 32% of that weekly household income, which is a sizeable share. On these figures, buying sits well above local incomes while renting would take a sizeable portion of a typical local household's earnings.

Whether those numbers feel expensive will depend on your own income and circumstances, and which option—renting or buying—matters most 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 Ferny Hills a good place to invest?
What stands out in Ferny Hills is a strong 17.2% rise in house values over the past 12 months, with house rents also up 11.4% in that time. For houses, capital growth outpaced rental income.

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 Ferny Hills

In Ferny Hills ,45 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 50.0% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 2% and 3%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.