Average rent in Southern Downs - East, QLD — 2026

Southern Downs - East sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $240/week — 33% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 80% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 15% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,360, the median age is 51, and the most common occupation is Managers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Southern Downs - East is 112km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.