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LGA · QLD · MORETON BAY TRANSPORT CORRIDOR

Moreton Transport Spine

City of Moreton Bay's rail spine: 480K → 700K population, $40B economy target by 2041. Roughly 25km from Brisbane CBD.
Moreton Bay Transport Corridor Hotspotting refresh: Jun 2026 25km from CBD

Investment thesis

What this LGA is for
Inland-corridor precinct of the City of Moreton Bay LGA, anchored on the train spine through Petrie, Strathpine, Lawnton, Kallangur, Brendale and Warner — connecting through to the Moreton Bay rail extension. Officially declared a city in 2023, the City of Moreton Bay is one of the most populous LGAs in Australia and one of the fastest-growing. Population 480,000+ forecast to reach close to 700,000 by 2041. Gross Regional Product $23.8 billion ($24B in 2024, 4.57% of Queensland's GSP). 2023 saw 857 new businesses + 4,200 new jobs. Council targeting a $40 billion economy by 2041 + 100,000 new jobs through innovation, sustainability and industry diversification. Major infrastructure: $980 million road upgrades, Waraba mini-city development, Morayfield Regional Activity Centre Plan.

Key numbers

Snapshot of the Moreton Transport Spine economy and demographics.

City of Moreton Bay GRP
$23.8B
Of QLD's Gross State Product
4.57%
Population growth to 2041
480K → 700K
Economy + jobs target by 2041
$40B + 100K jobs

Infrastructure pipeline

The committed and in-flight infrastructure spend reshaping the LGA.

$980M
Major road upgrades program
Major transport spine investment driving corridor employment + rental demand.
Major
Waraba mini-city development
Greenfield mini-city development under planning. Major future housing supply + jobs.
Major
Morayfield Regional Activity Centre Plan
Principal Regional Activity Centre designation. Master-planned commercial + residential precinct.
$40B
Council economy target by 2041
City of Moreton Bay's strategic economic plan targeting a near-doubling of the local economy by 2041.
100K
New jobs target by 2041
Council's renewed economic strategy. Focus on innovation, sustainability, industry diversification.
Major
Moreton Bay rail extension
Train line through Petrie, Strathpine, Lawnton, Kallangur. Direct CBD spine.
Major
USC Petrie campus
University of the Sunshine Coast tertiary education employment + student demand.
Major
2023 Economic Development Australia Award
Recognition of the LGA's recovery and resilience economic performance.

Suburbs in scope

Suburbs we actively track within Moreton Transport Spine. House market data from PropTrack via Hotspotting LGA report (12 months trailing).

SuburbMedianYield1yr growthVacancyRead
Warner$1.06M3.50%+17%0.50%Premium family suburb
Petrie$950K3.70%+11%0.60%USC campus + train station. 11% YoY
Lawnton$930K3.70%+14%0.60%Established middle-tier
Strathpine$901K3.50%+13%0.60%Train spine. Shopping centre anchor
Kallangur$850K3.60%+14%0.60%Train spine. Deepest market (315 sales/yr)
Brendale$657K3.40%-5%0.80%Industrial-adjacent suburb
Brendale (Unit)$674K4.10%+21%1.00%Strong unit market YoY
Petrie (Unit)$625K3.90%+20%0.90%Apartment + townhouse market
Warner (Unit)$690K3.80%+20%0.90%Strong unit market YoY

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