Eight Mile Plains
QLDEight Mile Plains is a growing suburb in QLD with 15,326 residents.
- SAL code
- 30950
- SA2
- 303031060
- Population
- 15,326
Eight Mile Plains, QLD had 15,326 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 6.7% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 36. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $1,803 a month. Around 62.5% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 33.6%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 68.6% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 34 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Eight Mile Plains, QLD at a glance
Eight Mile Plains is an outer-south Brisbane suburb ~15 km from the CBD in Brisbane City Council, anchored by the M1/Gateway interchange, the Brisbane Technology Park employment cluster, and the southern terminus of the South-East Busway. Character is mixed: established detached housing on larger lots alongside newer townhouse infill near Underwood Road. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle, and council context they don't.
For homebuyers
Eight Mile Plains works for buyers who want a detached home with a yard but don't want to give up access to the CBD or the southside employment belt. Most stock is brick 3- and 4-bedders from the 80s and 90s on standard suburban lots, with townhouse infill clustered around Underwood and Padstow Roads. Westfield Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt is a 5-minute drive; local shops sit at the Padstow/Warrigal Road corner. The Eight Mile Plains busway station is the southern terminus of the South-East Busway and Brisbane Metro M2, giving direct express runs into the city. Local primaries include Eight Mile Plains State School (Underwood Road) and Warrigal Road State School; Runcorn State High School sits just to the south. The suburb skews multicultural — Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean are widely spoken, and food strips reflect that. In short: a practical, well-connected southside option if you want detached living with one-bus access to the CBD.
For investors
Eight Mile Plains is a capital-growth play with thin yield on the house side and a more workable yield on units. Median house sale $1,521,000 against $792/week rent is a ~2.77% gross yield; median unit sale $760,000 yields ~4.46% (Your Investment Property May 2026). 12-month house growth +4.26%; units +10.63%. Houses average 22 days on market, units 14. 105 house sales and 83 unit sales in the past 12 months. Vacancy rate 1.84%.
Strengths
- Brisbane Technology Park anchors local demand — ~190 companies, ~10,000 jobs on a 33.5-ha site at the suburb's northern edge.
- Direct Brisbane Metro M2 + South-East Busway terminus gives premium CBD access without rail.
- Unit segment moving faster than houses — +10.63% YoY and 14 days on market against a 1.84% vacancy rate.
- M1 / Gateway interchange position serves both CBD and Gold Coast commuters.
Trade-offs
- House yield is ~2.77% on a $1.5m+ median — negative-gearing territory, not cashflow.
- House growth has cooled to +4.26% YoY versus the unit segment's +10.63% — buy-in price + thin yield is doing most of the work.
- Motorway and busway proximity means traffic and noise exposure varies sharply street-by-street; physical inspection matters.
What's coming
Brisbane Metro is now operational on the M2 line that terminates here (launched January 2025), with the busway station upgraded to handle the new vehicles. Brisbane City Council's long-term infrastructure plan flags an Underwood Road / Gaskell Street intersection upgrade for Eight Mile Plains. Brisbane Technology Park has ~45,000 sqm of additional office space slated over the next decade.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a connected southside suburb with detached stock and one-bus CBD access. For investors: a growth-and-jobs anchor play, with units the more workable yield.
Population
?15,326
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+6.7%
3yr: +7.1% · 10yr: +6.3%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,917/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
36
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?6/10
SA2 · middle-range
Unemployment
?2.9%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
2
2 primary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?14
11 long day, 2 OSHC
Parks & green space
?34
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?53
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on rental bond lodgements recorded by the state government.
Median House Sale Price
state Valuer-General sale price data not yet loaded for QLD
Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from QLD police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Eight Mile Plains (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Eight Mile Plains suburb alone is ~15,326 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 11,083 to 16,789 over 24 years, averaging 1.7% per year.
Schools
2 in suburbSector
2 public
Type
2 primary
Total enrolment
1,649
Avg per school
825
Government school catchment
Catchment data is not yet available for QLD.
Source when available: QLD Department of Education — QSpatial State School Catchment Areas.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 0.5%Predominantly detached houses (68.6%), mixed tenure (62.5% own or mortgage).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
QLD 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: QLD QRA Bushfire Prone Area
As of Apr 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
Source: QLD Local Government Flood Planning Areas
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Planning zones
14 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDR | Low Density Residential ZoneResidential | 40.4% | 3.08 km² |
| OS | Open Space Zoneparks | 11.2% | 0.85 km² |
| EC | Environmental Conservation ZoneEnvironmental | 7.4% | 0.56 km² |
| SC | Specialised Centre ZoneBusiness | 7.0% | 0.54 km² |
| CF | Community Facilities ZoneSpecial use | 3.2% | 0.25 km² |
| LMR | LMROther | 2.3% | 0.17 km² |
| CN | CNOther | 1.6% | 0.13 km² |
| SP | Special Purpose ZoneSpecial use | 0.6% | 0.05 km² |
| NC | Neighbourhood Centre ZoneBusiness | 0.6% | 0.04 km² |
| MDR | Medium Density Residential ZoneResidential | 0.5% | 0.03 km² |
| DC | District Centre ZoneBusiness | 0.2% | 0.02 km² |
| EM | Environmental Management ZoneEnvironmental | 0.2% | 0.02 km² |
| MU | Mixed Use Zonemixed-use | 0.2% | 0.01 km² |
| SR | Sport and Recreation ZoneRecreation | 0.1% | 0.01 km² |
Source: QLD DSDILGP Local Government Planning Scheme Zones (ZONE_QLD/2026-05-12/be11464ce5af1cd4) · As of May 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.