Redcliffe, QLD 4020
Moreton Bay Regional, Queensland
Good to Know
Redcliffe, QLD 4020 is a high-value house market in the Moreton Bay Regional area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. It sits on Brisbane's northern bayside about 35 km north of Brisbane CBD, home to roughly 10,460 adults across 6,580 dwellings, with a vacancy rate of 1.47%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Redcliffe is exhibiting a stable, balanced supply–demand profile. Stock on Market sits at 0.42% and Inventory at 2.62 months — slightly below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +13.8% YoY price growth and +3.5% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Redcliffe's house market shows strong capital appreciation alongside modest rental gains: prices are up 13.8% YoY while rents are up 3.5% YoY. That divergence points to demand-led price momentum rather than outsized rental re-pricing. Supply signals are neutral — vacancy is 1.47%, Stock on Market is 0.42% and Inventory is 2.62 months — which supports further measured price growth without acute rental pressure. For a live view, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Redcliffe — and why it matters for investors
Redcliffe scores an IRSAD decile of 2, indicating lower relative socio‑economic advantage; that can mean greater sensitivity to employment and affordability shocks. The renter/owner split is 42% (neutral), while the units/houses mix is 53% (unfavourable for house scarcity), which affects turnover and tenant demand patterns. These demographic signals influence volatility and rental resilience — see the IRSAD Crossover study for why area-level socio‑economic context matters.
Why suburb-level data matters for Redcliffe
Council- or region-level averages can mask pockets like Redcliffe. Decisions should rest on Redcliffe's own metrics — a typical house price of $1,116,850, an indicative gross yield of 3.02%, Stock on Market at 0.42%, Inventory at 2.62 months and median days on market of 52 days all tell a specific local story about liquidity, yield and price momentum. Local signals such as the +13.8% annual price move are crucial when choosing a hold or value-add strategy. Read more on methodology in our LGA vs Suburb research. For a deeper pack of numbers, get the full Redcliffe data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 51
The HtAG RCS™ (Rating Composite Score) of 51 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one composite. Each sub-score matters for matching Redcliffe to a strategy: a middle composite like 51 typically reflects mixed strengths (solid capital momentum, middling yield and neutral supply). Learn more about how the RCS™ is built. To analyse Redcliffe against your criteria, open Redcliffe in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.47%: a sustained dip below 1% would signal tightening rental market and stronger rental growth; a sustained rise above 3.5% would indicate softening demand and downward pressure on rents.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.51%: approvals at this neutral level suggest moderate new supply that is unlikely to overwhelm market absorption in the short term, but a rising trend would be a leading sign of future stock pressure.
The Brisbane cycle phase: a city‑wide shift from expansion to contraction would cool local momentum in Redcliffe, while continued expansion across Brisbane would likely extend price strength locally.
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RCS Breakdown
Redcliffe's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Redcliffe's headline values — $1,107K to buy and $650PW to rent, a 3.05% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 146.26% and rents 74.53% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,107K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$650PW today, with rent growth at (+3.33% YoY) compared to price growth (+11.67%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Redcliffe in its cycle - and is the 3.05% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Redcliffe's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Redcliffe carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Redcliffe's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Redcliffe can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Redcliffe genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Redcliffe prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Redcliffe - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Redcliffe looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Redcliffe's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Redcliffe has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Redcliffe shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Redcliffe has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Redcliffe 4020 QLD is 9,182, with a median age of 52. Of those, 39.35% are married, 21.49% are divorced or separated, 30.42% are single and 8.78% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.0 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $6,136. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,610 which is 26.24% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)