“LIFE changing” real estate trends have seen property prices in the Logan region increase by 106.9% over six years, according to new data released by research group Neoval.
Raywhite’s Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee said the figures recorded between May 2019 and May 2025 were “very extreme, in terms of the level of growth.”
Neighbouring Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and Brisbane region also reeled in record growth, with the Gold Coast overtaking Melbourne for the title of ‘second most expensive’ in the national market.
Logan-Beaudesert was known to be an affordable housing region compared to national property averages.
Since 2020, high levels of population growth in south-east Queensland, largely due to interstate migration, have made the property market increasingly competitive.
“Not only did it [the Logan-Beaudesert region] attract people who were wanting to buy and live affordably, it also attracted a high level of investor interest,” Ms Conisbee said.
“Because not only were we seeing strong levels of capital growth, we were seeing strong levels of rental growth.”
Price growth on this scale may be joyous news for current homeowners. For first-home buyers trying to enter the market, the task becomes more challenging.
“We tend to get excited about price growth and the strength of price growth. But obviously, when you haven’t bought yet, it’s very challenging,” Ms Conisbee said.
“It’s [the property market] unlikely to go back to that level of affordability.
“I think if you are a first home buyer in that market, you do need to look at what government assistance is available and there’s a lot available at both the state and federal level.
Over the next six years, south-east Queensland is expected to continue to be in high demand. But it is unlikely the property market will experience the same level of growth, Ms Conisbee said.
“South-east Queensland is a place where people want to live, and so we are still seeing high levels of interstate migration, particularly from southern states like New South Wales and Victoria.”
Local estate agent Avi Khan said these figures were unsurprising. Buyer demand in Logan is unrelenting and not only from Logan natives.
Mr Khan said he has seen a large presence from Sydney and Melbourne investment buyers.
“The market is attracting different types of buyers and making it very competitive for first-time buyers to get into the market in Logan now, as opposed to three or four years ago.”
“There’s a large buyer pool from Sydney and Melbourne and also a lot of first home buyers looking to buy in the area because a lot of our properties are still at the affordable mark,” which is $700,000 to $1.2 million according to Mr Khan.
“Brisbane has surged in value before Logan has, so we’ve seen the flow-on effects from people being priced out of the Brisbane city markets come into Logan.”
Mr Khan said the increase in Logan-Beaudesert home values had been life-changing for many current homeowners.
“What we’re finding is that residents are getting price updates on their homes, and it’s giving them the ability to do other things they’ve wanted to do financially,” he said.
“There’s one person that’s bought a boat knowing how much their house is worth.”
