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Tanah Merah is a leafy, primarily residential suburb on Brisbane's southern fringe, with established streets of lowset brick and timber homes alongside pockets of newer housing. Many properties sit on generous blocks with mature gardens, and local reserves and creek-side green space give residents places for walking and weekend play. Small neighbourhood shops and larger retail centres are a short drive away, and practical road links connect the suburb with nearby employment hubs and Brisbane, making day-to-day errands and commuting straightforward.

The suburb is home to 4,754 people with a median age of 37 and a typical household income of $1,899 a week. Households are largely family based, with couple families with children at 45.7% and couple families without children at 34.5%, and about three in four dwellings are owner-occupied. Recent government action will convert a former retirement village into around 124 secure and affordable homes, and broader transport upgrade concepts identify proposed road, busway and active-transport works that would affect the area.

Buying a house in Tanah Merah works out to about 10.6 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, using the median house price of $1,050,000 and a weekly household income of $1,899. That multiple sits well above local incomes.

A house rent of $680 a week would take about 35.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share. On these figures, buying looks more stretched against local incomes than renting; whether that feels expensive will depend on your own circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

House values in Tanah Merah rose 14.0% over the past year, a strong increase in what houses are worth. Over the same 12 months, house rents rose 4.6%, a modest increase in the income those properties earn.

For someone weighing Tanah Merah up as an investment, the numbers show capital growth outpaced rental income on the house side this year; which of those outcomes matters more will depend on your individual 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.