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Property management in Woolloongabba.

The Olympic suburb - a decade of upside starts at the Gabba.

Renting in Woolloongabba.

Woolloongabba is Brisbane's most watched suburb: the Gabba's Olympic rebuild, Cross River Rail's new station and the antique precinct's revival are converging on a compact grid of terraces and new apartments. Tenants are already paying for what's coming. Landlords here need managers tracking the precinct plans as closely as the market.

  • Cross River Rail's Woolloongabba station opens the suburb to the whole network
  • The Gabba precinct redevelopment is the 2032 Games' centrepiece
  • The antique precinct on Logan Road has become a dining destination
  • PA Hospital and the Boggo Road health precinct anchor professional demand

Property mix: New apartments near the Gabba, character terraces, warehouse conversions.

Indicative weekly rents - Woolloongabba

Units & apartments

  • 1 bed$550 - $680/wk
  • 2 bed$710 - $870/wk
  • 3 bed$890 - $1090/wk

Houses

  • 2 bed$640 - $880/wk
  • 3 bed$800 - $1100/wk
  • 4+ bed$960 - $1320/wk

Indicative ranges for typical properties. Condition, aspect and features move the real number - a free appraisal confirms yours.

What actually moves rent in Woolloongabba.

The pockets that matter

Woolloongabba is the suburb with the clearest decade ahead of it, and the Gabba's Olympic role is the reason. New apartment stock near the stadium and along the busway corridor sets the current market, while character terraces and warehouse conversions in the pockets behind Logan Road hold a scarcer, quieter appeal. The suburb sits high enough to have come through 2022 largely dry, which is not true of much of the inner south and is worth knowing. Buranda station and the busway put the CBD within a very short commute, and that access is the practical reason tenants choose here over more fashionable addresses.

Who rents in Woolloongabba

The pool is professionals, hospital staff from the PA and Mater precincts, and students, with a steady undercurrent of tenants who want city access without city rent. They are practical: transport, parking and a functional floor plan matter more than character. Event days at the Gabba are a genuine consideration for nearby properties and should be raised honestly before a lease rather than discovered afterwards. The catchment picture is genuinely split three ways for primary, so a family enquiry needs its address checked rather than a suburb-level answer.

What managing here involves

Mostly apartments, so body corporate and access work dominates, with the usual divide between newer towers (defects, levies) and older blocks (compliance, particularly smoke alarms and electrical). Construction activity around the Olympic works is an ongoing factor for noise and access, and a manager who keeps tenants informed about it holds them longer. The upside for owners is a suburb with unusually visible long-term momentum, which supports both rent reviews and eventual sale positioning - worth framing properly for an owner deciding whether to hold.

What's actually around you.

Schools

  • Buranda State SchoolState · Prep-6
  • Narbethong State Special SchoolState special school

State primary catchment

Much of Woolloongabba falls in Buranda SS; part sits in Dutton Park SS and East Brisbane SS (Prep-6).

State secondary catchment

Most of Woolloongabba falls in Brisbane South State Secondary College; part sits in Coorparoo Secondary College (Years 7-10).

Schools listed are those inside Woolloongabba, from the Queensland Government's school register. "Private" covers Catholic and independent schools alike. Catchments are set by street address, not suburb - confirm yours on the Queensland Government's EdMap.

Getting around

Train: Buranda

Parks & green space

  • Moorhen Flats
  • Buranda Playground Park
  • Langlands Park
  • Carl Street Urban Common
  • Translational Park

Shops & everyday

  • Woolworths
23 cafesshow
  • 31 Degrees Custom Chocolates
  • Banneton
  • Blue Sky Coffee
  • Brewed Awakenings
  • Brown Dog Cafe
  • Cab Rank Cafe
  • Cafe Mori
  • Catalyst
  • Coffee @ The Gabba
  • Coffee Jo
  • Coffee Mentality
  • Desmond & Molly Jones
  • and 11 more
27 restaurantsshow
  • Annerley Fish n'Chips
  • Ben's
  • Bengal Kitchen Indian Restaurant
  • Boo's Kitchen
  • Breeze & Spoon
  • C'est Bon
  • D'ago
  • Detour
  • Dude's Desi Dhaba
  • Frankie's Smokehouse
  • Jackpot Express
  • Leela
  • and 15 more
4 gymsshow
  • NeuroHAB / Functional Movement Training Centre
  • Snap Fitness
  • Taijuts Modern Martial Arts
  • Zap Fitness
2 pharmaciesshow
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Taylor Medical Centre
See the map of WoolloongabbaBoundary, streets, schools, transport, parks and shopsShow map
Leopard StreetJunction StreetIpswich RoadDeshon StreetLogan RoadClem Jones TunnelMorrissey StreetPark RoadPacific MotorwayMerton RoadAnnerley RoadRusk StreetStephens RoadDibley StreetBalaclava StreetColes LocalMoorhen FlatsBuranda Playground ParkLanglands ParkNarbethong Special SchoolBurandaBuranda State SchoolTranslational ParkCarl Street Urban CommonWoolworths
SchoolTrainParkShopsSuburb centreBoundary: Queensland Government · streets: OpenStreetMap

Within a walk

Straight-line distance from the centre of Woolloongabba to the nearest of each. Your property will differ - this is the suburb, not the address.

Train station563m~7 min

Boggo Road

CityCat terminal1.3km~16 min

Maritime Museum ferry terminal

Supermarket463m~6 min

Coles Local

School697m~9 min

East Brisbane State School

Cafe185m~2 min

Banneton

Around Woolloongabba

What we're leasing near Woolloongabba.

Nothing on our books in Woolloongabba this week - here's what we're leasing in the streets around it. Each one shows the suburb it's in.

9 / 25 Ellis Street, Kangaroo PointFor rent

$1200/week

Newly Built Loft Apartment in Heritage-listed Building

9 / 25 Ellis Street, Kangaroo Point

2 bed · 2 bath · 2 car · Apartment

1710 / 111 Melbourne Street, South BrisbaneLeased

$690/week

Sky-High South Brisbane Living with Spectacular City Views

1710 / 111 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane

1 bed · 1 bath · 1 car · Apartment

Leased by LINK Living

Thinking of selling in Woolloongabba?

Woolloongabba is Brisbane's clearest growth-story sale: the Gabba rebuild, Cross River Rail and the 2032 pipeline are all part of the pitch. Buyers are purchasing the next decade, and campaigns that document the precinct's trajectory outperform.

Free sale appraisal

Brad prepares every Woolloongabba sale appraisal personally.

Recent comparable sales, the buyer for your property, and a recommended method - not a flattering number.

Woolloongabba owners ask.

What could my Woolloongabba property rent for?

As an indicative guide, two-bedroom units in Woolloongabba typically rent for around $710-$870 a week and three-bedroom houses around $800-$1100, depending on condition, position and features. A free LINK Living appraisal confirms your exact figure.

Why choose a local property manager for Woolloongabba?

Woolloongabba has its own tenant profile, pricing dynamics and building quirks. LINK Living manages across inner Brisbane from Fortitude Valley, minutes away - close enough to know the market street by street and inspect at short notice.

Does LINK Living sell property in Woolloongabba?

Yes - we sell what we manage and know what buyers pay in Woolloongabba. Sale appraisals are prepared personally by our director with recent comparable sales.

What schools are in Woolloongabba?

Schools in Woolloongabba include Buranda State School (state) and Narbethong State Special School (state special school). For state schools, the primary catchment is Much of Woolloongabba falls in Buranda SS; part sits in Dutton Park SS and East Brisbane SS (Prep-6) and secondary is Most of Woolloongabba falls in Brisbane South State Secondary College; part sits in Coorparoo Secondary College (Years 7-10). Catchments are set by street address rather than suburb, so confirm yours on the Queensland Government's EdMap before relying on it.

How do tenants get around Woolloongabba?

Woolloongabba has Buranda train station. Transport access is one of the strongest drivers of both rent and time-to-lease in inner Brisbane, so it is worth pricing in properly.

Woolloongabba is one of 32 inner suburbs we cover. If you want the wider picture, start with our Brisbane property management overview, or go straight to what it costs: our property management fees are published in full, line by line.