Acacia Ridge vs GreenslopesTwo Brisbane suburbs compared for a home loan
Acacia Ridge (QLD 4110) is approximately 16 km south of the Brisbane CBD, adjoining the Acacia Ridge rail freight terminal. Greenslopes (QLD 4120) is approximately 6 km south of the Brisbane CBD, between the South East Busway and Norman Creek. At the 2021 Census, Acacia Ridge had 7,486 residents with a median age of 34, and Greenslopes had 7,941 residents with a median age of 34.
The most common occupied dwelling was separate houses in Acacia Ridge and flats and apartments in Greenslopes. Flats and apartments made up 3% of occupied dwellings in Acacia Ridge and 48% in Greenslopes, while 50% of Acacia Ridge households rented compared with 53% in Greenslopes. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
QLD 4110 · Southern Brisbane
Acacia Ridge
Acacia Ridge is a post-war southern Brisbane suburb where 1,759 of its 2,633 occupied dwellings had three bedrooms at the 2021 Census.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 16 km south of the Brisbane CBD, adjoining the Acacia Ridge rail freight terminal.
Read the full Acacia Ridge guideQLD 4120 · Inner South Brisbane
Greenslopes
Greenslopes is a small inner south Brisbane busway suburb where only 16.6 per cent of households owned their home outright at the 2021 Census.
Brisbane City Council. Approximately 6 km south of the Brisbane CBD, between the South East Busway and Norman Creek.
Read the full Greenslopes guide
What buying in Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes would mean for the loan
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Acacia Ridge | Greenslopes |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 7,486 | 7,941 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 34 | 34 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $1,313 | $1,974 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $335 | $370 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,517 | $1,974 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 50% | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 29% | 30% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 20% | 17% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 85% | 42% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 12% | 10% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 3% | 48% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 14% | 50% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 18% | 19% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 6% | 6% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Acacia Ridge
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Median weekly household income of $1,313 against $1,746 nationally makes assessed serviceability the constraint.
- Lenders mortgage insurance is likely where the deposit is small, and insurers apply their own policies.
- Properties adjoining industrial land can attract a lower maximum loan-to-value ratio with some lenders.
- An environmental management register and contaminated land register search is reasonable near industrial land.
- With 1,759 three-bedroom dwellings, comparable sales are plentiful and valuation risk is comparatively low.
Greenslopes
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Minimum internal floor area rules bear on the 374 one-bedroom dwellings and three studios in the suburb.
- Sinking fund adequacy in older walk-up blocks matters more than the level of current levies.
- Body corporate levies count as a committed expense and reduce assessed borrowing capacity.
- Norman Creek flooding should be checked through a FloodWise Property Report for the specific address.
- Investment lending is assessed differently, and median weekly rent of $370 sat below the national $375.
Housing stock in Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes compared
Acacia Ridge
- Post-war houses
- Separate houses numbered 2,230 at the 2021 Census, 84.7 per cent of occupied homes, many of them original.
- Three-bedroom dwellings
- At the 2021 Census, 1,759 of 2,633 occupied dwellings had three bedrooms, an unusually uniform stock.
- Townhouses
- Townhouse and semi-detached dwellings numbered 324, or 12.3 per cent, with only 77 flats or apartments.
Greenslopes
- Walk-up flats
- Flats and apartments numbered 1,620 at the 2021 Census, 48.0 per cent of occupied homes, mostly in small blocks.
- Pre-war timber houses
- Separate houses numbered 1,414, or 41.9 per cent, concentrated on the higher ground.
- Townhouses
- Townhouse and semi-detached dwellings numbered only 339, or 10.0 per cent of occupied homes.
Official sale price and rent figures for Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Acacia Ridge
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Acacia Ridge, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Greenslopes
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Greenslopes, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Acacia Ridge and Greenslopes
Acacia Ridge
Transport
- Coopers Plains station (train)
- Beaudesert Road buses (bus)
- Beaudesert Road (road)
- Acacia Ridge freight terminal (road)
Schools and campuses
- Watson Road State School (primary, government)
- Our Lady of Fatima Primary School (primary, catholic)
- The Murri School (combined, independent)
Amenities
- Beaudesert Road shops
- Acacia Ridge industrial estate
- Acacia Ridge Leisure Centre
- Sunnybank retail centres
Greenslopes
Transport
- Greenslopes busway station (bus)
- Logan Road buses (bus)
- Pacific Motorway (road)
- Logan Road (road)
Schools and campuses
- Greenslopes State School (primary, government)
Amenities
- Greenslopes Private Hospital
- Stones Corner retail strip
- Stephens Mountain
- Norman Creek corridor
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Queensland education department.
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