Real Estate
18 October, 2025
Data drives home North Moreton property surge
NEW research from PropTrack shows Moreton Bay has emerged as Queensland’s growth hotspot for families, as thousands of young families and upgraders move to the region in search of space, lifestyle, and family-sized homes that remain more affordable than Brisbane.
The PropTrack Stockland Regional Snapshot report revealed home prices in the area are rising faster than Greater Brisbane, with median house prices in Moreton Bay North almost doubling in the past five years, up 95 per cent to $825,000 – 8 per cent more than Brisbane’s house price growth over the same period. Units have followed a similar trajectory, and rental markets have also strengthened, with house rents climbing 64 per cent in five years and unit rents up 59 per cent.
This rapid growth, consistently outpacing Greater Brisbane, has been fuelled by more than 56,000 new residents moving to the region in the past decade – most of them families seeking larger, four-bedroom homes.
REA Group Senior Economist Anne Flaherty said family buyers are the driving force. “In the region, more than 70 per cent of households are families, with houses representing 80 per cent of new development listings on realestate.com.au,” she said. “Pair that with 51 per cent of enquiries for new developments focused on four-bedroom homes, and 90 per cent for homes with three or more bedrooms – it’s clear that family demand is shaping the market.”
Over the year to June 2024, Moreton Bay North’s population grew by more than 8,100 people, with house prices rising 8 per cent and units 13 per cent, continuing a decade-long trend of outperforming Greater Brisbane, where Moreton Bay surged 126 per cent over the past decade compared with Brisbane’s 115 per cent.
Stockland Project Director Rob Winters said the company is committed to helping meet the demand for new housing across its communities in Moreton Bay. “Our communities like Stockland Kinma Valley in Morayfi eld will provide around 2,500 new homes with a 3,000 square metre neighbourhood hub and a 31-hectare central park, and Rivermont in Waraba will deliver just over 2,000 homes,” he said. “We’re also delivering Halcyon over-50s communities like Serrata and Promenade in Burpengary East, which cater to the growing number of downsizers choosing to stay in the region.”
The PropTrack Stockland Regional Snapshot: Moreton Bay North was prepared in August 2025 using ABS Census data, PropTrack Housing Affordability Index, PropTrack Automated Valuation Model data, and realestate.com.au listing and buyer enquiry insights.
