Livingstone Shire
Queensland
Good to Know
Livingstone QLD is a high-value house market in the Livingstone QLD area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Home to roughly 39,398 adults across 22,160 dwellings, the local market currently records a vacancy rate of 1.11%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Livingstone QLD is exhibiting balanced supply with steady buyer demand. Stock on Market sits at 0.97% and Inventory at 2.4 months — slightly tighter than the ~3-month balanced-market threshold but still in the neutral band — driving +11.9% YoY price growth and +6.0% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Price growth of +11.9% over 12 months is outpacing rent growth of +6.0%, which points to capital-led momentum rather than purely income-driven returns. With a gross yield of 3.65% (above the recommended minimum of 3%) and an affordability index of 48 years (stretched), Livingstone QLD currently blends attractive capital upside with modest cashflow.
Supply-side metrics are muted: Stock on Market is 0.97% and Inventory is 2.4 months, so listings are not flooding the market. For a visual of where this sits in the national context, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Livingstone QLD — and why it matters for investors
Livingstone QLD records an IRSAD of 988, above the suggested minimum of 927, indicating a moderately advantaged socio-economic profile that can support more stable demand and lower downside volatility. The renter/owner split is 21.0% (neutral), and the units/houses mix is 12.0% (neutral) — a tenured owner presence that typically reduces churn and supports long-cycle price performance.
See the IRSAD Crossover study for how socio-economic shifts translate to property growth risk and opportunity.
Why Livingstone QLD is a screening layer, not a final answer
Council-level averages can mask pockets of strength or weakness inside an LGA — decisions should be based on Livingstone QLD's own metrics. In this area the typical house price is $902,696, gross yield is 3.65%, Stock on Market is 0.97%, Inventory is 2.4 months and median days on market are 39 days. Those suburb/LGA-level figures are the right starting filter, but you should drill into street- and property-level details before committing.
Read more on methodology in our LGA vs Suburb research.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 36
The HtAG RCS™ score of 36 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite so you can quickly screen markets. Reviewing each sub-score matters when matching Livingstone QLD to a specific strategy (growth, balanced or income-focused).
Learn more about how the RCS™ is built, then open Livingstone QLD in HtAG Copilot to explore the score breakdown and scenario testing.
Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 1.11%: this sits in the balanced band (1–3.5%). If vacancy drifts below ~1% and stays low for 12–24 months, expect stronger rental growth and tighter listing conditions; a rise above 3.5% would ease rental pressure and soften asking prices.
building approvals ratio — currently 1.11%: this is in the neutral band (0.3–2%) and signals a modest pipeline of new supply rather than a construction surge that would materially increase stock over the next 12–24 months.
Brisbane cycle phase: watch the wider Brisbane cycle — if the city moves into a stronger expansion phase, Livingstone QLD is likely to pick up additional demand and price momentum; if the city enters a contraction, local momentum could moderate.
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RCS Breakdown
Livingstone Shire'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
Livingstone Shire's headline values — $902K to buy and $633PW to rent, a 3.64% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 127.72% and rents 84.01% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$902K 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.
$633PW today, with rent growth at (+6.03% YoY) compared to price growth (+11.87%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Livingstone Shire in its cycle - and is the 3.64% 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 Livingstone Shire's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Livingstone Shire 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
Livingstone Shire'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
Livingstone Shire 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 Livingstone Shire 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 Livingstone Shire 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 Livingstone Shire - 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
Livingstone Shire 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 Livingstone Shire'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 Livingstone Shire has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Livingstone Shire 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 Livingstone Shire has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.