Average rent in Northern Highlands, QLD — 2026

Northern Highlands sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $150/week — 58% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 60% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 28% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (79%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,095, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Managers. 5% of residents were born overseas. Northern Highlands is 1261km from Brisbane, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.