Wealthiest suburbs in Brisbane
Median household income from the census. No estimates, no agent opinions.
Pullenvale (100/100), Brookfield (99/100), Kalinga (99/100) lead this ranking of 277 Brisbane suburbs.
By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026
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How do the top 25 compare, measure by measure?
| # | Suburb | Median household income ($/wk) | Wealth score | Median house price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pullenvale | 4,149 | 100 | $2,062,500 |
| 2 |  Brookfield | 3,778 | 99 | $1,888,000 |
| 3 |  Kalinga | 3,697 | 99 | $1,525,000 |
| 4 |  Fig Tree Pocket | 3,791 | 99 | $2,080,000 |
| 5 |  Gumdale | 3,405 | 98 | $1,630,000 |
| 6 |  Brookwater | 3,637 | 98 | $1,185,000 |
| 7 |  Bunya | 3,402 | 97 | $1,185,000 |
| 8 |  Grange | 3,278 | 97 | $1,810,000 |
| 9 |  Chelmer | 3,402 | 97 | $1,450,000 |
| 10 |  Bardon | 3,399 | 97 | $1,912,000 |
| 11 |  Highvale | 3,143 | 96 | $1,830,000 |
| 12 |  Samford Valley | 3,250 | 96 | $1,830,000 |
| 13 |  Mount Crosby | 2,993 | 95 | $1,118,750 |
| 14 |  Hawthorne | 3,029 | 95 | $2,000,000 |
| 15 |  Camp Hill | 3,085 | 95 | $1,900,000 |
| 16 |  Upper Kedron | 2,980 | 94 | $1,339,000 |
| 17 |  Hendra | 2,989 | 94 | $2,000,000 |
| 18 |  Mackenzie | 2,988 | 94 | $1,808,000 |
| 19 |  Chapel Hill | 2,969 | 93 | $1,640,000 |
| 20 |  Wilston | 2,971 | 93 | $1,845,000 |
| 21 |  Wakerley | 2,952 | 93 | $1,590,000 |
| 22 |  Cashmere | 2,950 | 92 | $1,175,000 |
| 23 |  Tarragindi | 2,934 | 92 | $1,660,000 |
| 24 |  Graceville | 2,929 | 92 | $1,450,000 |
| 25 |  Anstead | 2,926 | 91 | $2,062,500 |
Showing the top 25 of 277 ranked suburbs. Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Click any suburb for its full profile.
Why are these the 10 wealthiest suburbs in Brisbane? (October 2026)
Updated 15 October 2026 · one sentence of real reasons per suburb, from the data on this page. Crime here is published per police division, not per suburb, so these lines quote no crime figures.
- Pullenvale ★ 100
Pullenvale (#1) scores on 1 government primary school inside the suburb and a median house price of $2.06m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), and median rent of $685 a week.
- Brookfield ★ 99
What lifts Brookfield to #2 is 1 government primary school inside the suburb; it also has a median house price of $1.89m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), and median rent of $400 a week.
- Kalinga ★ 99
What lifts Kalinga to #3 is 100% of it within 400 m of a park; it also has 28 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 94, and 13.3 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents.
- Fig Tree Pocket ★ 99
#4 Fig Tree Pocket — 95% of it within 400 m of a park, plus 1 government primary school inside the suburb, and 12.1 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents.
- Gumdale ★ 98
What lifts Gumdale to #5 is 1 government primary school inside the suburb; it also has a median house price of $1.63m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), and median rent of $585 a week.
- Brookwater ★ 98
At #6, Brookwater combines 84% of it within 400 m of a park and a median house price of $1.19m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), and median rent of $565 a week.
- Bunya ★ 97
Bunya ranks #7: 95% of it within 400 m of a park, 337.5 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents, and 1 mapped school nearby.
- Grange ★ 97
What lifts Grange to #8 is 90% of it within 400 m of a park; it also has 40 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 85, and 1 government primary school inside the suburb.
- Chelmer ★ 97
Chelmer ranks #9: 86% of it within 400 m of a park, 1 mapped school nearby, and a median house price of $1.45m (Apr 2025–Mar 2026).
- Bardon ★ 97
What lifts Bardon to #10 is 89% of it within 400 m of a park; it also has 114 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 86, and 3 government primary schools inside the suburb.
Why each of the top 10 wealthiest suburbs in Brisbane ranks where it does
Written from this page's own data: each figure below is the suburb's own value, set against the Brisbane median where we hold one.
1. Pullenvale
Pullenvale is #1 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. Median household income is $4,149 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 5/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 19.1 km² with about 3,276 residents (census).
2. Brookfield
Brookfield is #2 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. Median household income is $3,778 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 13/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 20.5 km² with about 3,640 residents (census).
3. Kalinga
Kalinga is #3 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. Median household income is $3,697 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). It covers 0.9 km² with about 2,144 residents (census).
4. Fig Tree Pocket
Fig Tree Pocket is #4 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. Median household income is $3,791 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 38/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.8 km² with about 4,345 residents (census).
5. Gumdale
Gumdale is #5 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Median household income is $3,405 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 16/100 for parks, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.9 km² with about 2,298 residents (census).
6. Brookwater
Brookwater is #6 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. Median household income is $3,637 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 20/100 for activity, so it is weaker there. It covers 3.1 km² with about 2,902 residents (census).
7. Bunya
Bunya is #7 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. Median household income is $3,402 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 10/100 for public transport, so it is weaker there. It covers 13.9 km² with about 1,968 residents (census).
8. Grange
Grange is #8 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. Median household income is $3,278 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 40/100 for activity, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.8 km² with about 4,615 residents (census).
9. Chelmer
Chelmer is #9 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. Median household income is $3,402 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). The trade-off: it scores 14/100 for cafés, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.8 km² with about 3,325 residents (census).
10. Bardon
Bardon is #10 of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. Median household income is $3,399 a week, against a Brisbane median of $2,049 (census). It covers 4.7 km² with about 10,153 residents (census).
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What are the wealthiest suburbs in Brisbane?
On our October 2026 data the top five are Pullenvale (100/100), Brookfield (99/100), Kalinga (99/100), Fig Tree Pocket (99/100), Gumdale (98/100), out of 277 ranked Brisbane suburbs.
How is this ranking calculated?
Median weekly household income from the census, as a percentile. This is a factual ranking, not a recommendation — high income does not make a suburb a good place for you to live, and several of our other lists disagree with this one on purpose. 277 of 277 Brisbane suburbs had enough data to be ranked. Updated October 2026.
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No. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored. It is computed from open data: GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, the ABS census and OpenStreetMap.
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Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census,
OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Sale prices: Queensland Regional Profiles (QGSO), 12 months ending 31 March 2026 — © The State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury), Queensland Government Statistician's Office, Queensland Regional Profiles, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-SA2 placement via ABS ASGS 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Queensland publishes sale medians per ABS Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2 — "broadly equivalent to suburb size"), not per suburb, so this is the median for the SA2 the suburb sits in (named next to each figure when it differs); detached dwellings = houses, attached = units. The window is the latest 12 months, not a quarter, and QGSO withholds medians under 10 sales. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored.
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