Annerley (4103) sits roughly six kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD inside the City of Brisbane local government area, placing it firmly in the inner southside corridor. Its SEIFA IRSAD score of 1066 puts it in decile 9 of 10 nationally and at the 90th percentile within Queensland, meaning the postcode ranks as advantaged on the relative socioeconomic conditions that households here can access. That reading reflects a population profile shaped by higher incomes, lower unemployment, and stronger access to services than the national average. For investors, the score is a meaningful macro signal, but it is one input among twelve in PropertyRanker's model, not a standalone verdict.
ABS 2021 IRSAD release. Score 1066 (national mean = 1000).
A SEIFA IRSAD score of 1066 sits 66 points above the national mean of 1000. In PropertyRanker's scoring model, this reading feeds directly into three of the twelve criteria: economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk. On economic_strength, a decile 9 reading signals a resident base with above-average income and employment stability, which historically supports both tenant demand and the capacity of owner-occupiers to maintain asset values. On hazard_risk, higher-SEIFA postcodes tend to correlate with better-maintained infrastructure and lower exposure to chronic socioeconomic stress, though they do not eliminate physical hazards such as flood or storm overlays, which require a separate overlay check. On entry_point_risk, an advantaged postcode reduces some of the demand-side uncertainty that can suppress liquidity in weaker markets, but it does not cap downside risk if a specific asset is mispriced or structurally compromised.
Annerley's gentrification history is relevant context here. The suburb transitioned over several decades from a mixed socioeconomic base, with significant social housing stock near main roads, toward a predominantly owner-occupier and professional-renter profile. That transition is now largely reflected in the SEIFA score, which means the easy re-rating tailwind has already been captured at the postcode level. Investors should not assume further SEIFA-driven uplift; the work now is at the asset level.
On strategy match, Annerley's inner-city positioning and advantaged SEIFA profile are most consistent with PropertyRanker's Capital Growth strategy, which anchors around a gross yield of approximately 3.5 percent. The suburb's tight land supply, proximity to the PA Hospital employment node, and established transport links support a long-hold thesis. Investors targeting the Balanced strategy (around 5 percent gross yield) or higher would need to identify specific dwelling types, such as older units or dual-income configurations, where the numbers stack at the listing level rather than the postcode level.
Annerley's house market is running hot as of mid-2026, with CoreLogic data (via yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au) recording a median house price of $1,375,000 and 10% annual growth over the 12 months to April 2026, while propertyvalue.com.au (Cotality) puts the median at $1.4M with 8.0% annual growth and a vendor discount of -8.3% across 113 sales. HtAG Analytics (July 2026) reports a vacancy rate of 1.05% and median days on market of just 25 days, signalling constrained supply and strong buyer demand in this inner-Brisbane suburb.
Anchor points pulled per refresh from publicly available suburb profiles. Approximate; not a moving average.
All three signals point to a seller's market: vacancy sits at a tight 1.05%, median DOM is just 13-25 days, and strong price growth of 8-10% YoY indicates vendors are holding firm despite a nominal asking-price discount.
Sources: Annerley QLD 4103 Suburb Profile - Your Investment Property Mag (CoreLogic) (2026-07-10); Annerley House Prices & Property Trends - PropertyValue.com.au (Cotality) (2026-01-01); Annerley QLD 4103 Property Market and House Prices 2026 - HtAG Analytics (2026-07-06); Annerley Suburb Profile QLD 4103 - OnTheHouse (Cotality) (2026-06-30); Brisbane's Favourite Neighbourhoods: Annerley - Matthews Real Estate (2022-06-01) · Refreshed 8 Sep 2026
Annerley's property story is shaped by inner south Brisbane's health and education infrastructure, targeted mixed use development along Ipswich Road, and continuing tight rental conditions. Nearby Buranda is set for a major private hospital expansion linked to the Princess Alexandra Hospital precinct, while a childcare and office proposal on Ipswich Road reflects steady infill activity in the suburb itself. A significant Catholic schooling shake up, with Our Lady's College going co-educational and a neighbouring primary school closing, will reshape local education options over coming years. Meanwhile council is investigating active travel upgrades on Annerley Road and rental supply remains tight, supporting recent rent growth.
An eight level, $350 million private day hospital and medi-hotel called PA Health Connect has been approved for Buranda, immediately adjacent to Annerley, built above an existing carpark and linked by pedestrian bridge to the Princess Alexandra Hospital. This adds to inner south Brisbane's healthcare infrastructure and complements wider redevelopment activity around Buranda.
Annerley News (2025-09-25)
Urbis has lodged plans with Brisbane City Council for a four storey development on a 2,362 square metre Ipswich Road and Palmerston Street site in Annerley, including a childcare centre for up to 153 children, offices and a food and drink outlet, replacing a car wash, adult store and car park. The project is part of broader urban regeneration activity in the area ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games, with nearby Dutton Park and Woolloongabba also seeing increased development interest.
Brisbane City Council, supported by a Queensland Government cycle network grant, is investigating potential future active travel design options for Annerley Road between Dutton Park and Annerley, an early stage project with further stages dependent on future funding.
Brisbane City Council (2025-08-04)
Our Lady's College in Annerley will transition from an all girls secondary school to co-educational from Term 1, 2030, while the adjoining Mary Immaculate Primary School will close at the end of Term 4, 2026 due to declining enrolments, alongside St Brendan's Primary in Moorooka. This is a notable local amenity and demographic shift that could affect family buyer demand and future use of the primary school site.
Brisbane Catholic Education (2026-05-15)
Annerley currently records a vacancy rate of around 1.05 percent with tight supply, and separate market data places Annerley in Brisbane's middle ring with vacancy in the 1.3 to 1.8 percent range, both indicating constrained rental stock relative to a balanced market. Local data shows annual rent growth of about 5.3 percent alongside price growth of 9.2 percent over the past year.
Updated 2 Aug 2026. Items link to their original sources. Compiled by AI from public reporting; verify anything material before relying on it.
PropertyRanker scores any Australian property against 12 criteria across three pillars: Growth, Cashflow, and Risk. SEIFA is a primary signal for economic strength and a supporting one for entry-price risk. It also informs the crime side of hazard risk, though physical overlays like flood, bushfire and coastal exposure, and recorded crime data where available, take priority there. The decile of 9 shown above gives a listing in Annerley a stronger starting line on economic strength than the national median postcode, and a softer one on entry-price risk, since more advantaged postcodes usually carry higher entry prices.
On top of that, PropertyRanker chooses one of four strategies (Balanced, Growth, Yield, Regional) and applies a per-strategy yield anchor. The anchors are 3.5% for Growth, 5% for Balanced, 6% for Yield, and 7% for Regional. A postcode at this level of relative advantage tends to suit the Growth (3.5% anchor) and Balanced (5% anchor) strategies more readily than Yield (6%) or Regional (7%), because a higher entry price compresses the gross yield a listing can reach without a specific value-add.
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A decile 9 SEIFA reading confirms a strong macro frame for Annerley, but it cannot see what matters most at the asset level. Investors should verify the following before drawing any conclusions. First, check current SQM vacancy data for postcode 4103; inner-southside vacancy can shift with new apartment supply, and the postcode contains a meaningful unit stock alongside its character houses. Second, if the listing is a unit or townhouse, obtain the body corporate financials and sinking fund balance; older walk-up blocks along Ipswich Road carry different risk profiles than boutique newer stock. Third, run a flood and overlay check through Brisbane City Council's mapping tools, because parts of Annerley sit near drainage corridors that are not visible in a postcode-level SEIFA score. Fourth, compare the asking price against recent comparable sales in the same street type and dwelling category. Finally, score the specific listing in PropertyRanker to get a verdict that accounts for all twelve criteria, including the live vacancy reading, overlay status, body corporate health, and pricing against recent comparable sales that a postcode-level signal cannot see.
Annerley's SEIFA IRSAD score of 1066 (decile 9 nationally, 90th percentile in Queensland) signals an advantaged economic environment, which supports tenant demand and asset liquidity relative to lower-ranked postcodes. That macro signal is a positive input, but it does not determine whether a specific listing is well-priced, structurally sound, or generating an adequate return. Investors should score the individual property in PropertyRanker, where all twelve criteria are weighted together, before drawing a conclusion.
Annerley's inner-southside location, tight land supply, and advantaged SEIFA profile align most naturally with PropertyRanker's Capital Growth strategy, which targets a gross yield anchor of around 3.5 percent. Investors seeking the Balanced strategy (around 5 percent) may find opportunities in specific unit or older dwelling configurations, but those cases need to be confirmed at the listing level rather than assumed from the postcode. High Yield and Regional strategies, which target 6 to 7 percent gross yields, are unlikely to be supported by current inner-Brisbane pricing conditions without a specific structural reason.
The primary risks to verify are unit oversupply along the Ipswich Road corridor, flood and stormwater overlay exposure in lower-lying pockets, and body corporate health in older apartment blocks. The suburb's gentrification re-rating is largely complete, so investors should not price in further SEIFA-driven uplift as a return driver. A strong postcode-level SEIFA score reduces some demand-side risk but does not eliminate asset-specific risks around build quality, overlay status, or mispricing against recent comparable sales.
PropertyRanker uses the SEIFA IRSAD reading as a primary input for three of its twelve scoring criteria: economic_strength, hazard_risk, and entry_point_risk. Annerley's score of 1066 (decile 9) contributes positively to all three of those criteria. The remaining nine criteria operate at the listing level and cover factors such as current SQM vacancy, flood and overlay status, body corporate health, and pricing against recent comparable sales, none of which a postcode-level SEIFA reading can capture.
Annerley shares postcode 4103 with Fairfield and sits between Dutton Park to the north and Moorooka to the south-southwest. Dutton Park and Greenslopes (4120) to the east carry a broadly similar inner-southside profile, while Moorooka (4105) generally represents a lower price point and potentially higher gross yield, making it a useful comparison suburb for investors running a Balanced or High Yield strategy. Differences in SEIFA scores, vacancy rates, and overlay exposure between these suburbs mean each postcode should be scored separately in PropertyRanker rather than treated as interchangeable.
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