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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Griffin is a regional centre in Queensland, Australia, with a population of approximately 12,295, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 22 km from the Brisbane CBD, Griffin is a regional area in Queensland. The median household income is $104,676 per year.
Strong household incomes in Griffin underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Griffin. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Griffin on My School →Estimated 5 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 12,295 residents, Griffin is one of Queensland's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.2× the state median of 5,474 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $104,676/year runs 16% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Rent of $385/week (86% coverage of the $1,941/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $273/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. 22 km from Brisbane places Griffin in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Griffin stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Griffin sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Griffin | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,295 | 5,474 | +125% |
| Median household income | $104,676/yr | $90,298/yr | +16% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $385 | $385 | 0% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,941 | $1,733 | +12% |
| Distance to CBD | 22 km | 62 km | -65% |
| Separate houses | 69% | 77% | -8pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Griffin — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 16% above the Queensland suburb median ($104,676 vs $90,298), and the 22 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Queensland, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $385/week (~$1,668/month) covers 86% of the $1,941/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $273/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 69% houses in a 12,295-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Griffin enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 16% above the Queensland suburb median of $90,298 and a population of 12,295 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider QLD market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~86% of the typical mortgage ($1,668/month rent vs $1,941/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 62/100 places Griffin in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Griffin scores 62/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 12,295, median household income of $104,676/year and median weekly rent of $385. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Griffin are proximity to Brisbane (22 km), an above-state-median household income of $104,676/year, a dwelling mix that is 69% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 5 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Griffin has a usual resident population of approximately 12,295, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Griffin sits 22 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $385 in Griffin, equating to approximately $20,020/year in gross rental income (state median $385/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Griffin is $1,941, or approximately $23,292/year (vs $1,733/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $385 works out to $1,668/month, covering 86% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,941/month. That leaves a $273/month shortfall (around $3,276/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,941 median mortgage, the broader Queensland market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.