Average rent in Sandgate - Shorncliffe, QLD — 2026

Sandgate - Shorncliffe comes in cheaper than most of Queensland — the typical renter pays $288/week, around 20% below the state median of $359/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 66% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 29% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (75%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 6,826, median age 48, and the most common occupation category is Professionals. 18% of residents were born overseas. At 17km from Brisbane, Sandgate - Shorncliffe typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.