Brisbane’s most competitive share accommodation suburbs
Monday May 1 2017
Found it hard to score a room in Brisbane recently? You probably weren’t alone if these suburbs were on your list.
According to new data from Flatmates.com.au landing a room in some Brisbane suburbs over the past three months may have been tough, with demand for rooms outstripping supply.
Dutton Park, in Brisbane’s south took the title as most competitive with a whopping 47 people looking per room listed.
Mount Gravatt, located next to Griffith University’s Nathan campus, ranked second with a 37 people looking for each room.
Inner city suburbs of South Brisbane, Brisbane City and West End rounded out the top five with ratios between 24 and 21 people listed per room.
Browns Plains— 21.6km south of Brisbane City— with a demand ratio of 16:1 was the only suburb on the list located further than 10km from the centre.
Chief executive officer of Flatmates.com.au, Thomas Clement, explained the demand in many suburbs on the list was due to proximity to universities and the city.
“In suburbs such as Dutton Park, Milton and West End you have a mix of university students and working professionals vying for rooms at this time of year, which drives up the competition considerably.”
Clement suggested that those struggling to find a room should consider suburbs nearby.
“If demand in your desired suburb is too high, check out the those neighbouring or even a stop or two further out.”
“Generally speaking, you don’t have to look too far to see a drop in competition. For example Fairfield saw a ratio of only four people to each listed compared with neighbouring Dutton Park with 47 people per room.”
| Rank | Suburb | Post Code | Number of people looking per room listed | Distance to city (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutton Park | 4102 | 47:1 | 2.7 |
| 2 | Mount Gravatt | 4122 | 37:1 | 9.0 |
| 3 | South Brisbane | 4101 | 24:1 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Brisbane City | 4000 | 23:1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | West End | 4101 | 21:1 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Holland Park | 4121 | 19:1 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Browns Plains | 4118 | 16:1 | 21.6 |
| 8 | Milton | 4064 | 15:1 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Spring Hill | 4000 | 13:1 | 1.1 |
| 10 | New Farm | 4005 | 12:1 | 2.4 |
Data compiled by Flatmates.com.au by comparing property and people listings on on the site from February 1 to May 1 2017, where the suburb had more than 10 property listings.
