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    Can you afford to live in Narangba?

    Narangba is a suburb in Queensland. Median rent is $700/week and the median house price is $665k.

    Median rent

    $700/wk

    Real

    Median price

    $665k

    Est.

    20% deposit

    $133k

    Stamp duty

    $23k

    Narangba, Queensland
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    The numbers, in plain English

    To rent in Narangba without housing stress, a household income of about $121,000/year keeps the rent of $700/week at or below 30% of gross income, the standard affordability benchmark. That rent is the official median for a 4-bedroom house, the most common new lease here (118 bonds lodged). Check your income →

    To buy the median home ($665,000) with a 20% deposit of $133k, repayments at 6.85% over 30 years come to about $3,486/month: comfortable on roughly $139,000/year under the same 30% rule. Saving that deposit at $1,500/month takes about 7.4 years, before stamp duty of $23k ($0 for eligible first home buyers). Run your own loan →

    That price is an estimate, and probably too low. No government publishes open sale prices for Queensland, so we model it from distance, population and income. Checked against real sales, the model runs about 40% under. Treat this figure, and the deposit and repayments built on it, as a rough scale, not a number to plan around. How we're fixing this →

    Compared to the rest of Queensland, Narangba is more expensive to buy than 92% of the state's suburbs (state median $360k) and pricier to rent than 87% (state median $434/week). It sits roughly 33 km from the Brisbane CBD as the crow flies.

    For investors, the median rent against the median price gives a gross rental yield of about 5.5% before costs. Net yield calculator →

    Modelled medians, not valuations. Every formula above is documented on our methodology page.

    Actual rents lodged here

    Bonds lodged, September 2026

    Measured median rents, not modelled, from every rental bond lodged with the Queensland RTA in Narangba · a typical 4-bedroom house rents for $700/week.

    BedroomsTypeMedian rentBonds lodged
    3house$630/wk29
    4house$700/wk118

    Source: Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority (CC BY 4.0), by suburb with at least 5 lodgements per figure. Updated quarterly. See data sources.

    Affordability by income

    $60k income

    Rent ($700/wk)

    Over budget

    Budget: $346/wk

    Buy ($665k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,486/mo · deposit in ~14.8yr

    $90k income

    Rent ($700/wk)

    Over budget

    Budget: $519/wk

    Buy ($665k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,486/mo · deposit in ~9.9yr

    $120k income

    Rent ($700/wk)

    Over budget

    Budget: $692/wk

    Buy ($665k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,486/mo · deposit in ~7.4yr

    Based on 30% gross income rule for rent; 6.85% p.a. / 30-year P&I loan at 20% deposit for purchase; 15% savings rate for deposit timeline.

    Upfront buying costs

    Purchase price$665k
    20% deposit (no LMI)$133k
    Stamp duty (Queensland)$23k
    Stamp duty (first home buyer)$0
    Conveyancing (est.)$1,500 – $3,000
    Building inspection (est.)$400 – $700
    Total upfront (est.)$158k

    Who lives here & what's nearby

    Real figures for Narangba. Measured, not modelled.

    Median household income
    $115k
    per year (ABS Census)
    Median age
    33
    years
    Socio-economic (SEIFA)
    80/100
    ABS 2021, national scale, higher is less disadvantaged
    Owner-occupied
    75%
    24% rented
    Housing mix
    Mostly houses
    96% houses · 0% units
    Nearest train station
    3.5 km
    Nearest hospital
    10.9 km
    Schools nearby
    3

    How Narangba compares

    • Households here earn about 60% more than the typical suburb in Queensland.
    • Younger than average, a median age of 33 vs 42 statewide.

    Demographics and tenure from the ABS 2021 Census; the socio-economic score is the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative disadvantage, scaled 0–100 against every Australian postcode; distances and school counts from OpenStreetMap. Comparisons are against the median suburb in Queensland. Suburb-level price trends aren't shown because no open source publishes them reliably yet, see our data sources.

    What's around Narangba

    Parks, markets, sport, libraries and community places nearby.

    Parks & green space
    • Highlands Drive Park300 m
    • Kookaburra Corner700 m
    • Duncombe Park700 m
    • Goanna Patch800 m
    Sport & recreation
    • Williamina Court Sports Complex600 m
    • Harris Avenue Sports Complex2.3 km
    • Narangba Eagles Football Club2.4 km
    • Narangba Demons Baseball Club2.4 km

    Places within about 3 km, from OpenStreetMap contributors, with distances as the crow flies. Something missing or moved? Tell us.

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    Get to know Narangba

    Video tours, maps and community groups for Narangba.

    Neighbourhood scores

    Indicative scores based on ABS Census data modelling. Always conduct your own research.

    Safety
    70/100
    Above average
    Schools
    74/100
    Above average
    Lifestyle
    65/100
    Above average

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    Government schemes that may apply

    5% Deposit Scheme

    Buy with a 5% deposit and no LMI. No income test and no limit on places since 1 October 2025; price caps vary by area.

    Learn more →

    First home owner grant

    $30,000 towards a new home valued under $750,000, for eligible first home buyers.

    Learn more →

    First Home Super Saver (FHSS)

    Save up to $50k inside super (taxed at 15% instead of marginal rate), then withdraw for a deposit.

    Learn more →

    Stamp duty concessions

    A first home buyer pays no transfer duty at all on Narangba's median of $665,000, a saving of $22,950 against the standard rate.

    That median is modelled, not observed, and our modelled prices run low. Treat the duty figure as indicative.

    Learn more →

    So what now?

    The questions these numbers usually raise, and where to get each one answered.

    Getting the place inspected

    A licensed inspector checks for structural and pest problems before you exchange contracts.

    Someone to handle the legal side

    A conveyancer reviews the contract, runs the title searches and manages settlement.

    Conveyancing quote ↗Not a paid link

    We do not rank these or say which is best: that would be advice, and we are not licensed to give it. Where a link pays us it says so beside the link, and it never changes what we show or the order we show it in. Our methodology explains every figure above.

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    Rent data for Narangba sourced from the ABS 2021 Census, scaled by rental CPI to current values. Calculations use 30% gross income rule, 20% deposit, 6.85% p.a. loan rate over 30 years. Not financial advice.

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