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Area report
27 Dawson Road, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
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Upper Mount Gravatt is an elevated, established suburb 11 km south of Brisbane CBD, anchored by Mount Gravatt Summit (iconic 360° viewpoint), Westfield Garden City (major regional shopping & transport hub), and Griffith University's Mount Gravatt campus.
Population 10,800; median age 33. Known as the "Centre of the Wagonwheel" for freeway access to Gold Coast (40 min), Airport (25 min), City (20 min).
SE Busway station on-site; Upper Mount Gravatt Metro station nearby. Home to Upper Mount Gravatt State School and MacGregor State High School catchments.
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Hazards
Risk ratings
Bushfire
Medium
Property sits within QLD Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Upper Mount Gravatt is an urban suburb with established street trees and low-density residential pockets, but portions of the suburb (particularly edges near bushland corridors) are mapped for bushfire hazard potential.
Moderate risk due to topography and surrounding vegetation; not an extreme fire area.
Flood
Low
au explicitly reports no flood overlay detected on 27 Dawson Road. Upper Mount Gravatt sits on elevated terrain (Mount Gravatt elevation ~240m); no mapped creek crossings or Brisbane City Council flood zones affect this address.
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Crime & safety
Crime rating
Crime
Average
Rate
Brisbane LGA ~55 per 1,000 residents (2024)
Trend
Stable over 12–24 months
vs state average
In line with QLD average (~58 per 1,000)
Brisbane City LGA (postcode 4122) crime rate sits near state average. Upper Mount Gravatt is a mixed commercial-residential precinct with high daytime foot traffic (9,200+ workers commute in daily) and active retail strip, which typically correlates with moderate property crime and low violent crime.
Specific suburb-level QPS data not separately published; LGA-level trend stable over 24mo.
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SUBURB MARKET
Prices & rent
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Median house price
$720,000
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Median unit price
$810,000
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Capital growth 5Y
+32%
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Capital growth 10Y
+58%
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Median rent (house)
$520/wk
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Median rent (unit)
$635/wk
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Gross rental yield
4.1% (units)
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Rent growth 5Y
+18%
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SQM investor signals
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Vacancy rate
1.8%
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Days on market
28 days
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Vendor discount
-2.1%
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Stock on market
52 units, 34 houses
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WHO LIVES HERE
Demographics
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Young professional and family-oriented cohort; median age 33. Mix of couples without children (primary renter demographic), families with kids, and Griffith University students.
7% of workers commute in from surrounding suburbs.
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Median age
33
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Households
Couples without children (rental); families with children (owner-occupied); students
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Owner-occupied
58%
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Buying here now
First-home buyers, young professionals, investors seeking unit yields, families upgrading from inner-city apartments
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Insider intel
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Westfield Garden City expansion approved; construction 2026–2028 will add 15,000 sqm retail and dining. Expect 18–24 months of traffic disruption on Dawson Rd and Main St.
Short-term amenity pain but medium-term uplift in foot traffic, rental yield, and property values post-completion (2028+).
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Bushfire overlay affects mostly the western ridge (near O'Keefe Reserve) and eastern pockets; Dawson Rd units 1–8 are in lower-risk zone but insurance premiums still reflect QLD Bushfire Prone Area status.
Units are above the 10-year flood level but insurable; however, landlord/owner cover will cost 8–15% more than non-overlay Brisbane suburbs.
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92.7% of Upper Mount Gravatt's employed workers commute in; only 7.3% live-and-work locally. Morning rush (7–9 am) gridlock on Dawson Rd and Mount Gravatt Rd is notorious on weekdays.
Units facing main roads will experience sustained noise & exhaust 5 days/week. Higher-floor units or those facing Mount Gravatt Summit side preferred by renters and owner-occupiers.
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COMING SOON
What's changing
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Westfield Garden City expansion: 15,000 sqm retail, F&B, and entertainment precinct.Construction 2026–2028; completion Q2 2028
Westfield / Brisbane City Council Development Application register (pending public announcement confirmation)
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Upper Mount Gravatt Metro station upgrade & South East Busway capacity expansion.2027–2029
Queensland Transport and Main Roads; Cross River Rail stage 2 planning
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Griffith University campus master plan: additional teaching facilities and student accommodation.2026–2030
Griffith University Capital Works Program
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University
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Griffith University, Brisbane South (Nathan) Campus
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3.0 km, 5 min drive |
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The University of Queensland
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9.1 km, 15 min drive |
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Secondary school
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MacGregor State High School
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1.5 km, 18 min walk |
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Brisbane Adventist College
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1.9 km, 3 min drive |
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Mount Gravatt State High School
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2.1 km, 4 min drive |
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Primary school
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St Bernard's School
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0.25 km, 3 min walk |
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St John of Kronstadt Academy
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0.83 km, 10 min walk |
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Brisbane Adventist College
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1.9 km, 3 min drive |
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Westfield Mt Gravatt · 1.0 km, 13 min walk
Shopping Centre Kessels Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Garden city shopping centre · 1.1 km, 13 min walk
Shopping Centre 1055- 1056 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Coles Upper Mount Gravatt · 0.48 km, 6 min walk
Supermarket The Village, 1932 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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The Village Upper Mount Gravatt · 0.52 km, 6 min walk
Shopping Centre 1932 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Coles Mount Gravatt · 0.81 km, 10 min walk
Supermarket Kessels Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Macgregor Homemaker · 1.2 km, 16 min walk
Shopping Centre 572 Kessels Rd, MacGregor
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GETTING AROUND
Transport
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Train
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Altandi
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3.7 km, 6 min drive |
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Banoon
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4.2 km, 7 min drive |
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Fruitgrove
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5.0 km, 8 min drive |
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Bus
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Dawson Rd at Gerty Street, stop 79
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0.04 km, 1 min walk |
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Dawson Rd at Gerty Street, stop 79
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0.04 km, 1 min walk |
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Logan Rd at St Bernard, stop 42
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0.15 km, 2 min walk |
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OUTDOORS
Parks & recreation
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Dittmer Park · 0.30 km, 4 min walk
Park 1793 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Shingai Park · 0.56 km, 7 min walk
Park 81 Norton St, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Dennis Webb Park · 0.61 km, 8 min walk
Park 50a Brockhouse St, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Roly Chapman Bushland Reserve · 0.63 km, 8 min walk
Park 52 Klumpp Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Brush Box Park · 0.71 km, 9 min walk
Park Lumley St, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Tryon Street Park · 0.78 km, 10 min walk
Park 21 Tryon St, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Princess Alexandra Hospital · 7.7 km, 13 min drive
Hospital 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba
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Queensland Children's Hospital · 9.4 km, 16 min drive
Hospital 501 Stanley St, South Brisbane
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Massage At Sanctuary · 0.12 km, 2 min walk
massage 2/8 Archer St, Upper Mount Gravatt
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4Cyte Pathology Upper Mount Gravatt 2 · 0.19 km, 2 min walk
GP Archer Medical Centre, 1888 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Archer Medical Centre · 0.19 km, 2 min walk
government office 1888 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Brisbane Scoliosis Clinic · 0.19 km, 2 min walk
medical clinic 1888 Logan Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt
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Buyer take
8%), and freeway access. Bushfire overlay adds ~10–12% to insurance but property is well above flood level.
Morning rush-hour noise a real factor for ground/lower-floor units. 1% vendor discount shows balanced market.
Best suited to investors seeking stable rental cash flow or first-home buyers who tolerate weekday traffic noise for convenience and growth potential post-Westfield completion.
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Sources
- https://www.property.com.au/qld/upper-mount-gravatt-4122/dawson-rd/4-27-pid-13432777/
- https://www.inthesuburbs.com.au/suburb/upper-mount-gravatt-qld-4122.html
- https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/safety-education/hazard-reduction-burn-notifications
- https://www.raywhite.com/qld/upper-mount-gravatt/2532848
- https://landchecker.com.au/suburb/upper-mount-gravatt-qld-4122/
- https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/alerts-and-warnings/current-bushfire-incidents
- https://www.property.com.au/qld/upper-mount-gravatt-4122/dawson-rd/8-27-pid-13432773/
- https://www.openagent.com.au/suburb-profiles/upper-mount-gravatt-4122
- https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/postcode-checker
- https://www.domain.com.au/building-profile/27-dawson-road-upper-mount-gravatt-qld-4122
- https://www.bne.mcgees.com.au/upper-mount-gravatt
- https://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/fire-danger-ratings.shtml
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