Is Slacks Creek a nice place to live?

Slacks Creek centres on creek-side parkland and nearby Daisy Hill Conservation Park, with shops along the main roads and regular bus links to Logan's commercial centres. The community has incomes below the Queensland median, with 44.5% of homes rented though most are owner-occupied and the largest family group is couples with children. Pockets of open space and parks along the creek provide places for walking, picnics and weekend sport, and small commercial and light-industrial precincts on the outskirts supply services and employment. The Loganlea Station Relocation is under construction and will include lifts, an elevated pedestrian connection, bus stops and park-and-ride and kiss-and-ride facilities.

Is it expensive to live in Slacks Creek?

A typical local household earned about $1,301 a week at the last Census (ABS). On the current figures, Slacks Creek's median house price of $930,000 works out to about 13.7 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes. Renting is also relatively stretched: the average house rent of $600 a week would take about 46% of that weekly household income, a large share, while the average unit rent of $450 a week would take about 35%, a sizeable 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 Slacks Creek a good place to invest?

Strong value growth is the headline for Slacks Creek over the past 12 months: unit median values rose 25.3% and house median values rose 20.3%, while house rents increased 5.3%. For houses, value growth outpaced rent growth, so the increase in price was substantially larger than the increase in rental income, and unit values rose slightly more than house values. 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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Slacks Creek suburb profile

Slacks Creek is an established residential suburb in Logan City, in the southeast Brisbane region, named for the watercourse that runs through it. The streets mix older single-storey houses with newer low-rise units, and pockets of parkland and creek-side open space shape the local neighbourhood character. Daisy Hill Conservation Park and other green corridors are within reach, bringing bushland and walking trails close to town.

Local shops and community facilities sit along the suburb's main roads, and regular bus services link Slacks Creek with Logan's commercial centres and the motorway network. Small commercial and light-industrial precincts on the outskirts provide services and employment, while parkland along the creek supplies space for walking, picnics and weekend sport.

Slacks Creek property market performance

Current median dwelling price$803,500Past 3 months

Property growth+22.8%Past 12 months

Slacks Creek's median house price is $930,000, up 20.3% over 12 months, a sharp rise. It's primarily a house market; there is no reliable median for units because too few units have sold recently for a published median.

In Slacks Creek, house rents average $600 a week and rose 5.3% over 12 months, a solid rise. House values increased by a larger margin and thus ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$930K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	20.3%	25.3%
Sold Past 3 months	27	3
Median days on market Past 12 months	18	13
Average rent Past 12 months	$600	$450
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.3%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Slacks Creek demographics

Slacks Creek is a community with incomes below the median for Queensland and with 44.5% of homes rented, yet most homes are owner-occupied.

The largest family group is couples with children, who make up 38.5% of families. At the 2021 Census the population was 10,408.

Slacks Creek and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	35	38
Median household income weekly	$1,301	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	38.5%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	29.8%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	29.2%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	21.9%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	33.6%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	44.5%	34.3%

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

Slacks Creek infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Slacks Creek’s Loganlea Station Relocation is under construction, with major works commencing in early 2025; the new station will include lifts, an elevated pedestrian connection, bus stops and park-and-ride and kiss-and-ride facilities. The Loganlea Road upgrade was completed in February 2025, widening the carriageway to six lanes.

Earlier works in the suburb include the Slacks Creek Green Link, completed in May 2020, which delivered a 3-metre wide shared pathway connecting Compton Road with Moss Street. In September 2024 the Slacks Creek Community Housing Initiative was established in partnership to repurpose a former retirement village for long-term community housing. Mabel Park’s waterway naturalisation project began in September 2024 and plans to restore 170 m of concrete channel and add new pathways, and Timothy Park’s playground was upgraded in 2024.

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How does Slacks Creek compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Slacks Creek’s median house price is 14.5% higher than Logan Central’s.
Median unit prices: Slacks Creek’s median unit price is 14.2% higher than Woodridge’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Slacks Creek have grown 12.2% higher than in Springwood.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Slacks Creek have grown 9.1% higher than in Springwood.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Slacks Creek are selling 5.3% faster than in Logan Central.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Slacks Creek are selling 48.0% faster than in Logan Central.
Investment considerations: In Slacks Creek, the rental yield for house is 16.2% lower than the Brisbane average, while the rental yield for units is 31.6% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Slacks Creek have grown 29.2% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Slacks Creek have grown 27.5% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Slacks Creek

Is Slacks Creek a nice place to live?
Slacks Creek centres on creek-side parkland and nearby Daisy Hill Conservation Park, with shops along the main roads and regular bus links to Logan's commercial centres.

The community has incomes below the Queensland median, with 44.5% of homes rented though most are owner-occupied and the largest family group is couples with children. Pockets of open space and parks along the creek provide places for walking, picnics and weekend sport, and small commercial and light-industrial precincts on the outskirts supply services and employment. The Loganlea Station Relocation is under construction and will include lifts, an elevated pedestrian connection, bus stops and park-and-ride and kiss-and-ride facilities.
Is it expensive to live in Slacks Creek?
A typical local household earned about $1,301 a week at the last Census (ABS). On the current figures, Slacks Creek's median house price of $930,000 works out to about 13.7 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes. Renting is also relatively stretched: the average house rent of $600 a week would take about 46% of that weekly household income, a large share, while the average unit rent of $450 a week would take about 35%, a sizeable 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 Slacks Creek a good place to invest?
Strong value growth is the headline for Slacks Creek over the past 12 months: unit median values rose 25.3% and house median values rose 20.3%, while house rents increased 5.3%. For houses, value growth outpaced rent growth, so the increase in price was substantially larger than the increase in rental income, and unit values rose slightly more than house values.

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 Slacks Creek

Currently, there are 75 real estate agents working in Slacks Creek—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 75 agents sold 49.4% of all properties in Slacks Creek over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Slacks Creek typically charge a commission of 2.38% to 3.21%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.