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QLD 4280 · Logan
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
North Maclean, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in North Maclean QLD
Based on 14 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,290,000
Up 33.2% over 12 months
Based on 15 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
Up 11.8% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in North Maclean, QLD is currently $1,290,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. North Maclean has a 12-month growth rate of 33.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,440,000 in North Maclean.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in North Maclean is $950 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for North Maclean is 2,138 offences per 100,000 residents — 74% 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 North Maclean.
Overall crime rate
2,138
offences per 100,000 residents
74% aboveGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
North Maclean QLD 4280 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,581 people call North Maclean home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,732 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.
15.1% of workers in North Maclean worked from home on Census day.
4.0% of North Maclean residents were born in England.
45.3% of people in North Maclean 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 North Maclean QLD 4280.
17.0% of North Maclean's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
435 family households lived in North Maclean; 43.0% were couple families and 20.5% were one-parent families.
32.2% 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.
North Maclean had 1,581 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.2% 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 98.4% of occupied private dwellings in North Maclean.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
32.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
44.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.0% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in North Maclean had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 14.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 34.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
15.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
61.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
1.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 19.1% of the total.
79.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
67.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.0% reported a different address.
18.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
85.4% of residents used only English at home.
9.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
18.0% of North Maclean's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 43.5% of ancestry responses in North Maclean.
Australian ancestry made up 37.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
10.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 11.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.5% of workers, and education and training employed 5.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
32.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
53.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.8% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
12.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 52.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,732 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,820.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 15.1% in North Maclean, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 32.4% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 23.0% in North Maclean, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,290,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 435 local families, and 17.0% 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 $1,440,000, 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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