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What it costs to live in Moreton Bay, QLD
Moreton Bay council area, Queensland. About 532,445 people lived here in 2025. Here's what rent, power, fuel, the pokies and crime look like, and how each one sits against the rest of Queensland.
Rent
$640
A week. That's the median rent on new leases in the June quarter 2026.
Pokies losses
$880
Lost for every adult in a year. That's about the QLD average.
See pokies losses in Moreton BayElectricity
$1,988
A year on the default offer in the Energex network area, for 4,600 kWh. That's the most a standing offer can cost. A typical plan here costs $1,907.
See electricity pricesUnleaded petrol
195c
A litre, on average, at 95 stations here over the year to August 2026. That's 5c more than the QLD average.
See when fuel is cheapestCrime police recorded
Offences against the person, 2025–26
Police recorded 5,566 of these in Moreton Bay. That's 1,045 for every 100,000 people, or 69% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 726, so it has gone up 44%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 5,566 | 1,045 | 1,512 |
| 2024–25 | 5,841 | 1,097 | 1,562 |
| 2023–24 | 6,192 | 1,187 | 1,550 |
| 2022–23 | 6,135 | 1,205 | 1,467 |
| 2021–22 | 4,959 | 1,000 | 1,273 |
| 2020–21 | 3,514 | 726 | 883 |
| 2019–20 | 2,927 | 614 | 738 |
| 2018–19 | 3,146 | 673 | 739 |
| 2017–18 | 2,825 | 617 | 737 |
| 2016–17 | 2,823 | 629 | 706 |
Offences against property, 2025–26
Police recorded 20,186 of these in Moreton Bay. That's 3,791 for every 100,000 people, or 77% of the QLD average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 3,517, so it has gone up 8%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | QLD per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 20,186 | 3,791 | 4,928 |
| 2024–25 | 19,096 | 3,586 | 4,868 |
| 2023–24 | 20,847 | 3,998 | 5,204 |
| 2022–23 | 20,856 | 4,096 | 5,290 |
| 2021–22 | 18,303 | 3,691 | 4,610 |
| 2020–21 | 17,037 | 3,517 | 4,154 |
| 2019–20 | 23,166 | 4,860 | 5,118 |
| 2018–19 | 23,426 | 5,013 | 5,075 |
| 2017–18 | 20,595 | 4,497 | 4,887 |
| 2016–17 | 20,252 | 4,515 | 4,694 |
This is crime that police recorded in the area over a year, July to June. Lots of crime is never reported, and a rise can mean police are looking harder, not just that more crime happened. Each state counts crime its own way, so only compare a council with its own state.
Suburbs in Moreton Bay
Who lives in each one, their homes and how they get around.
- Albany Creek
- Arana Hills
- Armstrong Creek
- Banksia Beach
- Beachmere
- Bellara
- Bellmere
- Bellthorpe
- Bongaree
- Booroobin (part)
- Bracalba
- Bray Park
- Brendale
- Bunya
- Burpengary
- Burpengary East
- Caboolture
- Caboolture South
- Camp Mountain
- Campbells Pocket
- Cashmere
- Cedar Creek (Moreton Bay - Qld)
- Cedarton
- Clear Mountain
- Clontarf (Moreton Bay - Qld)
- Closeburn
- Commissioners Flat
- D'Aguilar
- Dakabin
- Dayboro
- Deception Bay
- Delaneys Creek
- Donnybrook
- Draper
- Eatons Hill
- Elimbah
- Everton Hills
- Ferny Hills
- Godwin Beach
- Griffin
- Highvale
- Jollys Lookout
- Joyner
- Kallangur
- King Scrub
- Kippa-Ring
- Kobble Creek
- Kurwongbah
- Laceys Creek
- Lawnton
- Mango Hill
- Margate
- Meldale
- Moodlu
- Moorina
- Morayfield
- Mount Delaney
- Mount Glorious
- Mount Mee
- Mount Nebo
- Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)
- Mount Samson
- Murrumba Downs
- Narangba
- Neurum
- Newport
- Ningi
- North Lakes
- Ocean View
- Petrie
- Redcliffe
- Rocksberg
- Rothwell
- Rush Creek
- Samford Valley
- Samford Village
- Samsonvale
- Sandstone Point
- Scarborough
- Stanmore
- Stony Creek
- Strathpine
- Toorbul
- Upper Caboolture
- Wamuran
- Wamuran Basin
- Warner
- Welsby
- White Patch
- Whiteside
- Wights Mountain
- Woodford
- Woody Point
- Woorim
- Yugar
Look further
- Rents across Australia: what tenants really pay by suburb and postcode.
- Pokies losses by council: where the most is lost, in four states.
- Fuel prices: the price cycle and the cheapest day to fill up.
- Compare Moreton Bay with another area, side by side.
- Look up another area.
Sources: recorded crime, © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), Reported offences by LGA, CC BY 4.0; Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Population: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, CC BY 4.0. Pokies losses: the state's gambling regulator (see the pokies page for its credit). Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Electricity: Default Market Offer 2026–27: © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0; retailers' plans under the Consumer Data Right. Fuel: Queensland Government, Fuel Price Reporting, CC BY 4.0.