Get a property report and suburb profile for any property in Mango Hill

Mango Hill, north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region, is a modern, family-oriented suburb of contemporary detached homes, townhouses and some low-rise apartments along tree-lined streets and neighbourhood parks. It grew up around rail access and is served by two stations on the Redcliffe Peninsula line, Mango Hill and Mango Hill East. A web of cycleways and reserves supports an active outdoor lifestyle, and local shopping strips, schools and childcare cover everyday needs, with North Lakes nearby for larger retail and leisure.

The suburb is home to 14,921 people, with a median age of 31, and couple families with children make up the largest household type at 56.1%. Homes are slightly more likely to be owner-occupied than rented. Ongoing local projects include a major affordable housing development for women over 55 with community spaces and on-site support, and council planning identifies the Griffin–Mango Hill area for future community centres. Whether Mango Hill suits you depends on whether you value transport links, outdoor space and nearby schools and shops.

Buying a house in Mango Hill at the current median price of $1,117,550 works out to about 10.0 times a typical local household's annual income as recorded at the most recent Census (median household income $2,145 a week). Rents are smaller by comparison: a house at $680 a week is about 31.7% of that weekly household income, a sizeable share, while a unit at $540 a week is about 25.2%, a moderate share.

On these figures, buying sits well above what local households earned at the last Census, while renting takes a sizeable to moderate share of a typical household's income depending on whether you're looking at a house or a unit. Whether that feels expensive will depend 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.

Over the past 12 months Mango Hill's house and unit markets moved quite differently. Median house values climbed 19.4%, a strong rise, while house rents increased 4.6%, a modest gain, so on the house side capital growth outpaced rental growth. By contrast, unit values edged up just 0.8%, a slight rise, while unit rents rose 5.9%, a solid increase. For units the rent a unit earns grew faster than its price, while for houses price growth was the stronger performer this year. Which of those patterns matters most depends on whether you are focused on capital growth or 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.