LGA · QLD · MORETON BAY (COASTAL)

Redcliffe Precinct

Bayside Moreton peninsula with unit market gentrification + $1.2B Council FY27 budget. Roughly 35km from Brisbane CBD.

Moreton Bay (Coastal) Hotspotting refresh: Jun 2026 35km from CBD

Investment thesis

What this LGA is for

Bayside peninsula precinct ~35km north of Brisbane CBD inside the City of Moreton Bay LGA. Covers Redcliffe (administrative heart), Scarborough, Margate, Clontarf, Woody Point, Newport, Kippa-Ring and the broader peninsula. City of Moreton Bay Gross Regional Product $26.88 billion (year ending June 2025), up nearly $3 billion YoY. Council presented its first $1 billion budget in FY2026 and built a $1.2 billion FY2027 budget with a $454 million capital works program. Older properties being demolished and replaced with new apartments — units have become a strong market segment. Anchored by the 250-bed Redcliffe Hospital + Moreton Bay Integrated Care Centre, the 70-bed Peninsula Private Hospital at Kippa-Ring, plus the University of the Sunshine Coast's Petrie campus and a Redcliffe TAFE.

Key numbers

Snapshot of the Redcliffe Precinct economy and demographics.

Moreton Bay City GRP (FY2025)

$26.88B

FY2027 Council Budget

$1.2B

FY2027 capital works program

$454M

Workforce in health care + social assistance

19%

Infrastructure pipeline

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

$454M

FY2027 Council Capital Works

Includes $32M waterways + coastal areas, $22M environment, $115M parks + open spaces, plus roads + community infrastructure.

Major

Redcliffe Hospital + Integrated Care Centre

250-bed public regional hospital. Catchment from Brighton to Deception Bay west to Kallangur including North Lakes. Services: medical, surgical, orthopaedic, cancer, renal dialysis, maternity, emergency.

Major

Peninsula Private Hospital (Kippa-Ring)

70-bed private hospital opened 1982. Secondary health employment cluster.

Major

University of the Sunshine Coast (Petrie)

USC campus at Petrie + TAFE in Redcliffe. Tertiary education employment + structural rental demand from students.

Major

Apartment unit gentrification wave

Older properties being replaced with new apartments. Coastal scenery + investor demand has lifted unit market dynamics.

Major

M1 motorway spine to Sunshine Coast

Direct north-south freeway access. Connects Redcliffe peninsula to Brisbane + Sunshine Coast.

Major

Three marinas + bayside lifestyle

Bayside leisure economy. Tourism + lifestyle demand.

Major

Brisbane Airport + Port adjacency

Inland Petrie + south to Brisbane Airport and CBD provides job-market access.

Suburbs in scope

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

Suburb	Median	Yield	1yr growth	Vacancy	Read
Newport	$1.645M	3.30%	+18%	0.50%	LGA premium estate. Strong YoY growth
Scarborough	$1.222M	3.30%	+12%	0.50%	Bayside premium
Woody Point	$1.10M	3.30%	+20%	0.60%	Strong YoY. Unit market 54 sales at 3.6%
Redcliffe	$1.015M	3.50%	+18%	0.60%	Peninsula heart. Strong YoY. Unit market 149 sales/yr at 3.6% — strongest YoY growth (+24%)
Margate	$1.00M	3.50%	+17%	0.70%	Most affordable house entry
Clontarf	$992K	3.30%	+17%	0.70%	Bayside affordable
Scarborough (Unit)	$1.10M	3.60%	+11%	0.70%	Premium unit. 129 sales/yr
Woody Point (Unit)	$902K	3.60%	+24%	0.70%	Strong unit market YoY
Redcliffe (Unit)	$852K	3.60%	+24%	0.80%	Apartment-thesis entry. Strong YoY

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