Is Waterford a nice place to live?

Waterford sits beside the Logan River and has Waterford railway station on the Beenleigh line, with a town centre of local shops, cafés and community facilities. It is a young community, with couples with children the largest family group at 44.1%. Everyday life is shaped by sporting fields, walking paths along the river and convenient road links to surrounding centres, and the suburb is included in the Bethania to Logan Village rail trail project, for which detailed design has been completed and which will provide a multi-use off-road walking and riding path.

Is it expensive to live in Waterford?

For Waterford, a typical local household earned about $1,623 a week at the most recent Census. With houses renting at about $670 a week, rent would take roughly 41% of a typical local household's weekly income, which is a large share of income. Buying looks more stretched. The median house price of $875,000 is about 10.4 times a typical local annual household income on these figures, which sits well above local incomes. If you are renting rather than buying, the rent share is the number that matters for your budget. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Waterford a good place to invest?

A 20.4% rise in median house values over the past 12 months is the most striking movement for Waterford, while house rents climbed 9.3% in the same period. On houses, that means capital growth outpaced increases in rental income, with values rising by a clear margin compared with rents. 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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Waterford suburb profile

Waterford is a suburb in Logan City, south-east Queensland, set beside the Logan River with a mix of established streets and pockets of semi-rural acreage. Many properties are mid-century cottages and lowset brick homes, while public reserves and riverfront parkland give the area a leafy, relaxed feel.

The suburb is served by Waterford railway station on the Beenleigh line and has local shops, cafés and community facilities clustered near the town centre. Sporting fields, walking paths beside the river and convenient road links to surrounding centres shape everyday life in the area.

Waterford property market performance

Property growth+25.7%Past 12 months

Waterford's median house price is $875,000, up 20.4% over the last 12 months, a sharp rise. The suburb is primarily a house market, and there is no reliable unit median because too few units have sold to publish one. That increase is based on 14 house sales over the last 3 months.

In Waterford, house rents rose a solid 9.3% over the last 12 months, while house values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$875K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	20.4%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	14	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	16	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$670	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	9.3%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Waterford demographics

Waterford is a young community.

Couples with children are the largest family group at 44.1%, and 41.9% of homes are rented. At the 2021 Census 5,796 people lived in Waterford.

Waterford and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	32	38
Median household income weekly	$1,623	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	44.1%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	30.9%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	23.1%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	20.9%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	37.2%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	41.9%	34.3%

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

Waterford infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Waterford is included in the Bethania to Logan Village rail trail project, whose detailed design was completed in 2025 and which follows the disused rail corridor to provide a multi-use off-road walking and riding path between Bethania and Logan Village. Council project listings also show works at Jarvis Crossing Park in Waterford as "Jarvis Crossing Park Key Court", with construction recorded in progress in 2025 and providing a new park court facility.

Suburbs near Waterford

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How does Waterford compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Waterford’s median house price is 8.0% higher than Bethania’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Waterford have grown 3.4% higher than in Waterford West.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Waterford have grown 35.0% higher than in Bethania.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Waterford are selling 40.7% faster than in Bethania.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Waterford have grown 26.7% lower than the average rate of growth across Brisbane.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Waterford have grown 17.6% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Brisbane.

Common questions about Waterford

Is Waterford a nice place to live?
Waterford sits beside the Logan River and has Waterford railway station on the Beenleigh line, with a town centre of local shops, cafés and community facilities.

It is a young community, with couples with children the largest family group at 44.1%. Everyday life is shaped by sporting fields, walking paths along the river and convenient road links to surrounding centres, and the suburb is included in the Bethania to Logan Village rail trail project, for which detailed design has been completed and which will provide a multi-use off-road walking and riding path.
Is it expensive to live in Waterford?
For Waterford, a typical local household earned about $1,623 a week at the most recent Census. With houses renting at about $670 a week, rent would take roughly 41% of a typical local household's weekly income, which is a large share of income.

Buying looks more stretched. The median house price of $875,000 is about 10.4 times a typical local annual household income on these figures, which sits well above local incomes. If you are renting rather than buying, the rent share is the number that matters for your budget.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Waterford a good place to invest?
A 20.4% rise in median house values over the past 12 months is the most striking movement for Waterford, while house rents climbed 9.3% in the same period.

On houses, that means capital growth outpaced increases in rental income, with values rising by a clear margin compared with rents.

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 Waterford

Currently, there are 54 real estate agents working in Waterford—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 54 agents sold 46.2% of all properties in Waterford 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 Waterford 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.