• Median Sale Price: $746,000
• Annual Growth: +22.3%
• 5-Year Growth: +164.5%
• Median Weekly Rent: $610
• Rental Yield: 4.3%

At $746,000, Brendale is the cheapest house market on this list, and its 4.3 per cent yield is the highest of the five house picks. The median has risen 22.3 per cent over the past year and 164.5 per cent over five years, with houses renting at a median of $610 a week. Brendale sits in the Moreton Bay region north of Brisbane and is best known for its commercial and light industrial precincts, which run alongside residential streets of established low-set homes and newer townhouses. Larger retail and train services are in neighbouring Strathpine, and the Pine River and nearby parks give the suburb its green edges. Recent council investment has gone into sport and open space, including an expanded South Pine Sports Complex and upgraded netball courts.

• Median Sale Price: $751,000
• Annual Growth: +9.6%
• 5-Year Growth: +115.8%
• Median Weekly Rent: $570
• Rental Yield: 3.9%

Wacol is the second cheapest house market here at $751,000. Its median is up 9.6 per cent over the year, the mildest 12-month move of the house picks, and 115.8 per cent over five years. Houses rent at a median of $570 a week, a 3.9 per cent yield. Wacol sits in south-west Brisbane, where industrial estates and logistics hubs sit beside residential streets of older low-set Queenslanders and newer suburban housing. The suburb is built around its rail station and major road links, which give straightforward access to the city and the employment precincts around it. Oxley Creek and its reserves thread through parts of the suburb, and local shops and community facilities cover everyday needs.

• Median Sale Price: $770,000
• Annual Growth: +21.3%
• 5-Year Growth: +148.4%
• Median Weekly Rent: $580
• Rental Yield: 3.9%

Eagleby has a median house price of $770,000, up 21.3 per cent over the past year and 148.4 per cent over five years, with a median weekly rent of $580 and a 3.9 per cent yield. The suburb sits on the Logan River between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and is part suburban, part semi-rural, thanks to the river foreshore and the Eagleby Wetlands, which offer walking trails, birdwatching and boat ramps. Housing ranges from older low-set homes on generous blocks to newer brick houses and a few small acreage properties. The Pacific Motorway and the Beenleigh rail line are both close. Logan City Council has delivered a staged drainage upgrade through the Cowper Avenue and Kelly Street catchments, with restoration works at two local parks.

• Median Sale Price: $792,500
• Annual Growth: +17.9%
• 5-Year Growth: +113.9%
• Median Weekly Rent: $615
• Rental Yield: 4.0%

Bethania carries the highest median weekly rent of the five house picks at $615, against a median price of $792,500, for a 4.0 per cent yield. Values are up 17.9 per cent over the year and 113.9 per cent over five years, the smallest five-year gain of the five. Bethania is a low-key riverside suburb in Logan with a semi-rural character, running along the Logan River with a mix of older timber homes, riverfront properties and larger low-density blocks. Bethania railway station on the Beenleigh line gives commuters a direct train link, and parkland and river reserves on the suburb's edge provide walking routes and casual water-based recreation. Shopping and services sit in the neighbouring centres.

• Median Sale Price: $797,000
• Annual Growth: +22.6%
• 5-Year Growth: +168.4%
• Median Weekly Rent: $580
• Rental Yield: 3.8%

Logan Central is the most expensive house pick on this list at $797,000, and its 3.8 per cent yield is the lowest of the five, on a median weekly rent of $580. It also records the strongest five-year growth of the house picks, up 168.4 per cent, and is up 22.6 per cent over the past year. Logan Central is the commercial and civic heart of Logan City, a mixed-use suburb where council services, shopping strips and community facilities sit alongside everyday housing. Homes range from older timber and brick houses to low-rise apartments and medium-density development near the retail precincts. Regular bus and train services and major roads connect it to the surrounding centres, and parks and sporting fields sit close to the town centre amenities.

• Median Sale Price: $487,750
• Annual Growth: +25.4%
• 5-Year Growth: +192.1%
• Median Weekly Rent: $425
• Rental Yield: 4.5%

We have already touched on Logan Central as a house market, and its unit market is the cheapest of the ten suburbs on this page at $487,750, the only median on either list below $500,000. Values are up 25.4 per cent over the past year and 192.1 per cent over five years, with units renting at a median of $425 a week for a 4.5 per cent yield. The unit stock sits close to the retail precincts, in low-rise apartments and medium-density blocks within reach of the council offices, shopping strips and community facilities that make the suburb Logan City's civic centre. Renters outnumber owner-occupiers here by close to two to one, and bus and rail services run to the surrounding centres.

• Median Sale Price: $510,000
• Annual Growth: +27.5%
• 5-Year Growth: +168.4%
• Median Weekly Rent: $460
• Rental Yield: 4.7%

Mount Warren Park has the highest yield of the ten suburbs on this page at 4.7 per cent, with units renting at a median of $460 a week against a median price of $510,000. Values are up 27.5 per cent over the past year and 168.4 per cent over five years. The suburb is built around a low wooded rise in Logan City that gives it a slightly elevated, leafy feel, with single-storey family homes on modest blocks and townhouse pockets closer to the main roads. Neighbouring Beenleigh supplies the rail link and the larger shops. The Pacific Motorway is close enough to make commuting to either Brisbane or the Gold Coast practical, and Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road through the suburb was widened to four lanes in April 2026.

• Median Sale Price: $520,000
• Annual Growth: +4.0%
• 5-Year Growth: +131.1%
• Median Weekly Rent: $450
• Rental Yield: 4.5%

Caboolture is the outlier on recent growth. Its unit median of $520,000 is up 4.0 per cent over the past year, the weakest 12-month figure of the ten, although the five-year gain of 131.1 per cent is substantial. Units rent at a median of $450 a week, a 4.5 per cent yield. Caboolture is a regional centre in the Moreton Bay area, set beside the Caboolture River, with a compact town centre of shops, cafes and services and a rail station on the Brisbane line. The surrounding streets mix older timber Queenslanders, post-war homes and newer estates. Caboolture Hospital has opened a new clinical services building as part of a staged redevelopment, and the Caboolture West precinct is moving through planning and servicing.

• Median Sale Price: $549,000
• Annual Growth: +33.9%
• 5-Year Growth: +230.7%
• Median Weekly Rent: $470
• Rental Yield: 4.5%

Woodridge posts the strongest growth on this page, up 33.9 per cent over the past year and 230.7 per cent over five years, the highest 12-month and five-year figures of the ten. The unit median is $549,000, with a median weekly rent of $470 and a 4.5 per cent yield. Woodridge is a long-established residential suburb in Logan City built around its train station on the Beenleigh line, mixing post-war timber and brick houses with pockets of newer townhouses. A compact shopping strip, schools, community centres and sporting fields serve the suburb. The station precinct is being rebuilt under the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail program, with an elevated station design, lifts and stairs and a consolidated park and ride.

• Median Sale Price: $573,250
• Annual Growth: +22.0%
• 5-Year Growth: +191.7%
• Median Weekly Rent: $450
• Rental Yield: 4.1%

Slacks Creek is the most expensive unit pick at $573,250, and its 4.1 per cent yield is the lowest of the five, on a median weekly rent of $450. Values are up 22.0 per cent over the past year and 191.7 per cent over five years. The suburb is a working-class residential pocket of Logan City built around the creek it takes its name from, with parkland and riparian bushland running through quiet streets and housing that ranges from older low-set weatherboard and brick homes to more recent townhouses. Bus links and motorway access make commuting practical. Council and state plans for the Meadowbrook area include a shared pathway and pedestrian bridge through the Slacks Creek catchment and a proposed bus interchange.