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QLD 4074 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Westlake, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Westlake QLD
Based on 33 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,600,000
Up 22.6% over 12 months
Based on 33 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Westlake, QLD is currently $1,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Westlake has a 12-month growth rate of 22.6% for houses and 28.6% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,210,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,630,000 in Westlake.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Westlake is $950 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Westlake is $861,000, which has increased 28.6% since the same time last year. The median rent for units and apartments in Westlake is $725 per week and has increased 20.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Westlake is 354 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% below 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 Westlake.
Overall crime rate
354
offences per 100,000 residents
71% belowGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Westlake QLD 4074 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
4,547 people call Westlake home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,691 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.
23.2% of workers in Westlake worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
4.2% of Westlake residents were born in England.
37.0% of people in Westlake 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 Westlake QLD 4074.
19.2% of Westlake's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
1,371 family households lived in Westlake; 52.1% were couple families and 9.8% were one-parent families.
35.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Westlake had 4,547 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.0% 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 97.3% of occupied private dwellings in Westlake.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.1% 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.
44.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
44.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.1% 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 Westlake 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 34.8%, while 35.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
23.2% 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.
3.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 22.1% of the total.
76.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
67.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.8% reported a different address.
35.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
73.1% of residents used only English at home.
25.4% used a language other than English at home.
4.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
35.8% of Westlake's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.2% was born in Australia.
3.0% of residents were born in China.
1.9% 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 35.3% of ancestry responses in Westlake.
Australian ancestry made up 26.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
34.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 18.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.1% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
38.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
63.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
38.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,691 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,247.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $550 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 23.2% in Westlake, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 44.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 11.1% in Westlake, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,600,000, while units and apartments sit at $861,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,371 local families, and 19.2% 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 $1,630,000, 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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