The quick read on
QLD 4156 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Burbank, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Burbank QLD
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$3,700,000
Up 16.2% over 12 months
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,500 per week
Down 9.1% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Burbank, QLD is currently $3,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Burbank has a 12-month growth rate of 16.2% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,580,000 in Burbank.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Burbank is $1,500 per week. The median house rent has decreased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Burbank is 1,343 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% above the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Burbank.
Overall crime rate
1,343
offences per 100,000 residents
9% aboveGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Burbank QLD 4156 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,051 people call Burbank home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,652 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
22.9% of workers in Burbank worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
4.5% of Burbank residents were born in England.
33.3% of people in Burbank described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Burbank QLD 4156.
15.1% of Burbank's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
310 family households lived in Burbank; 50.0% were couple families and 7.1% were one-parent families.
29.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Burbank had 1,051 residents at the 2021 Census.
12.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 95.8% of occupied private dwellings in Burbank.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
58.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
30.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Burbank had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 10.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Two-person households represented 36.0%, while 35.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
22.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
54.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
2.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 13.0% of the total.
85.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
75.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.2% reported a different address.
24.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
80.9% of residents used only English at home.
15.9% used a language other than English at home.
4.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.9% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
24.5% of Burbank's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.5% was born in Australia.
2.9% of residents were born in China.
1.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 37.1% of ancestry responses in Burbank.
Australian ancestry made up 30.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
27.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 16.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.5% of workers, and education and training employed 11.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.5%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
31.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
63.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.7% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
32.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,652 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,102.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $365 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 22.9% in Burbank, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 58.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 10.7% in Burbank, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $3,700,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 310 local families, and 15.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $3,580,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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