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QLD 4508 · Moreton Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Deception Bay, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Deception Bay QLD
Based on 296 sales in the preceding 12 months
$870,000
Up 16.5% over 12 months
Based on 375 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 4.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Deception Bay, QLD is currently $870,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Deception Bay has a 12-month growth rate of 16.5% for houses and 19.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $730,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $847,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $925,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000 in Deception Bay.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Deception Bay is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Deception Bay is $690,000, which has increased 19.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $720,000 in Deception Bay. The median rent for units and apartments in Deception Bay is $550 per week and has increased 15.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Deception Bay is 1,283 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Brisbane.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Deception Bay.
Overall crime rate
1,283
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Deception Bay QLD 4508 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
19,573 people call Deception Bay home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,270 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.
8.6% of workers in Deception Bay worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Brisbane.
6.3% of Deception Bay residents were born in New Zealand.
43.7% of people in Deception Bay 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 Deception Bay QLD 4508.
19.5% of Deception Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
5,199 family households lived in Deception Bay; 36.0% were couple families and 25.8% were one-parent families.
38.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Deception Bay had 19,573 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 84.1% of occupied private dwellings in Deception Bay.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
25.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
34.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.9% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Deception Bay had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.0%, while 23.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
8.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
65.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
1.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
6.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
One-car households formed 39.6% of the total.
54.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
57.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.3% reported a different address.
19.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
86.1% of residents used only English at home.
7.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
19.1% of Deception Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.9% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 40.6% of ancestry responses in Deception Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 37.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
11.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 7.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.4%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
27.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
48.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.9% reported asthma, 12.5% arthritis and 7.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
12.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,270 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 8.6% in Deception Bay, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 25.7% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 39.9% in Deception Bay, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $870,000, while units and apartments sit at $690,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 5,199 local families, and 19.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,100,000, 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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