Is Hemmant a nice place to live?

Hemmant's riverside reserves, pockets of light industry and a local station on the Cleveland line are its most distinctive features. Hemmant is a community where many households are buying their homes and incomes are above the Queensland median, with couple families with children accounting for 48.9% of families. Small shopping strips and river parkland provide everyday convenience and outdoor recreation, and Paul Conti Park's new scooter track and playground are completed.

Is it expensive to live in Hemmant?

In Hemmant, average weekly rents run to about $750 for a house and $430 for a unit. A typical local household earned about $2,141 a week at the most recent Census, so a house rental would take roughly 35% of that weekly income and a unit would take roughly 20%. On these figures, renting a house would use a sizeable share of a typical local household's income while renting a unit would be a more moderate share. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Hemmant a good place to invest?

A strong 14.2% rise in median house values is the standout movement for Hemmant in the twelve months to date. That leaves capital growth on houses outpacing rental income: house rents edged up 1.4%, while unit rents rose a modest 4.9%. 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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Hemmant suburb profile

Hemmant sits in Brisbane’s bayside region near the Brisbane River, where riverside reserves meet pockets of light industry and practical residential streets. Tree-lined avenues hold weatherboard cottages, fibro homes and recent low-set houses, giving a quietly worked-in character that mixes older fabric and infill.

The suburb is served by a local station on the Cleveland line and linked by major roads, making the city accessible by car or rail. Small shopping strips and river parkland provide everyday convenience and outdoor recreation beside the suburb’s industrial precincts.

Hemmant property market performance

Hemmant does not have published median prices for houses or units because too few properties of either type sold recently. It is a house market; five houses sold over the last 3 months and houses sold in a median of 15 days over the last 12 months.

In Hemmant, unit rents rose modestly by 4.9% over the last 12 months, while house rents edged up slightly by 1.4%.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	14.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	5	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	15	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	$430
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.4%	4.9%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Hemmant demographics

Hemmant is a community of many households buying their homes, with incomes above the median for Queensland. Couple families with children account for 48.9% of families, and 54.3% of homes are owned with a mortgage.

At the 2021 Census, 2,886 people lived in Hemmant.

Hemmant and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	36	38
Median household income weekly	$2,141	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	48.9%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	32.7%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	15.8%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	20.0%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	54.3%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	25.7%	34.3%

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

Hemmant infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Hemmant has the Wynnum Road and Hemmant-Tingalpa Road intersection upgrade, which construction finished in 2026; the work included a new shared path along Hemmant-Tingalpa Road.

Earlier, Paul Conti Park in Hemmant received a new scooter track and playground, completed in 2022. The suburb is also part of the Greater Port of Brisbane Freight Precinct, an initiative described in 2019 as covering Lytton, Hemmant and Murarrie to improve access for larger freight movements.

Suburbs near Hemmant

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How does Hemmant compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Hemmant’s median house price is 4.3% higher than Wynnum West’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Hemmant have grown 3.0% higher than in Murarrie.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Hemmant are selling 11.8% faster than in Murarrie.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Hemmant have grown 7.4% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.

Common questions about Hemmant

Is Hemmant a nice place to live?
Hemmant's riverside reserves, pockets of light industry and a local station on the Cleveland line are its most distinctive features.

Hemmant is a community where many households are buying their homes and incomes are above the Queensland median, with couple families with children accounting for 48.9% of families. Small shopping strips and river parkland provide everyday convenience and outdoor recreation, and Paul Conti Park's new scooter track and playground are completed.
Is it expensive to live in Hemmant?
In Hemmant, average weekly rents run to about $750 for a house and $430 for a unit. A typical local household earned about $2,141 a week at the most recent Census, so a house rental would take roughly 35% of that weekly income and a unit would take roughly 20%. On these figures, renting a house would use a sizeable share of a typical local household's income while renting a unit would be a more moderate share.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Hemmant a good place to invest?
A strong 14.2% rise in median house values is the standout movement for Hemmant in the twelve months to date. That leaves capital growth on houses outpacing rental income: house rents edged up 1.4%, while unit rents rose a modest 4.9%.

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 Hemmant

Choosing the right real estate agent in Hemmant can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 28 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 40.5% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 2.62% to 3.13%, 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.