ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Stones Corner is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Brisbane, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,336, making it a boutique locality. Located 4 km from the Brisbane CBD, Stones Corner is a middle ring area in Queensland. The median household income is $96,408 per year.
Above-average earnings in Stones Corner support sustained property values. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Stones Corner. 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 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Stones Corner on My School →Estimated 1 park 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.
Stones Corner is a smaller community of 2,336 — about 43% of the Queensland suburb median (5,474) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Households here earn $96,408/year on average — 7% above the QLD suburb median of $90,298 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $400 equates to $1,733/month — about 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 4 km from the Brisbane CBD, Stones Corner sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 31% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 22% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Stones Corner stacks up against the median of all Queensland suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Stones Corner sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Stones Corner | QLD median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,336 | 5,474 | -57% |
| Median household income | $96,408/yr | $90,298/yr | +7% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $400 | $385 | +4% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,733 | $1,733 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 4 km | 62 km | -94% |
| Separate houses | 31% | 77% | -46pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Stones Corner — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,336 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Queensland market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $400/week (~$1,733/month) covers 100% of the $1,733/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 31% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 77% QLD median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Stones Corner are modest for 2026 — incomes 7% above the QLD median of $90,298 and a population of 2,336 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($1,733/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 66/100 places Stones Corner 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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Stones Corner scores 66/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,336, median household income of $96,408/year and median weekly rent of $400. 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 Stones Corner are proximity to Brisbane (4 km), an above-state-median household income of $96,408/year, a dwelling mix that is 31% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 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.
Stones Corner has a usual resident population of approximately 2,336, compared with a Queensland suburb median of 5,474 — placing it in the lower 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.
Stones Corner sits 4 km straight-line from the Brisbane CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Brisbane employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $400 in Stones Corner, equating to approximately $20,800/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 Stones Corner is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/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 $400 works out to $1,733/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Stones Corner leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. 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 a thin buyer pool (2,336 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (31% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, 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.