Deception Bay, QLD 4508
Deception Bay property market
Deception Bay's busiest market is house rentals, with 424 leases (up 3.9%) at $615 a week (up 7%) as of July 2026, renting out in about 20 days (up from 16 days last year), among the country's most in-demand house rental markets, with around half being 3-bedroom.
House sales are close behind, with 296 sales (down 5.7%) at around $861k (up 14.6%), taking about 21 days to sell (up from 17 days last year), among the most sought-after house markets nationally, with 3-bedroom homes making up around 55%. Rounding it out, 104 unit sales at around $669k and 102 unit rentals at $555 a week.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, renter-heavy, mixed-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Deception Bay demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Deception Bay?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Deception Bay
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Deception Bay
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 1.9× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Deception Bay
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Deception Bay
8 schools inside Deception Bay, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 4 primary schools in Deception Bay and its surrounds, and 1 high school covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Within Deception Bay · 8Order by
- 1Deception Bay North State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Christ the King Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Arethusa CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Moreton Downs State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Kairos Community CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Deception Bay State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Deception Bay Flexible SchoolCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Deception Bay State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students443Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Deception Bay median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Deception Bay — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Deception Bay property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Deception Bay
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Deception Bay against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Deception Bay in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe shortage | 1.1 | ▼ -2.0 | 5 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Balanced | 2.7 | ▲ +0.2 | 13 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Slightly loose | 3.4 | ▲ +1.4 | 16 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Loose | 4.0 | ▲ +1.4 | 19 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Loose | 5.3 | ▲ +2.8 | 25 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Loose | 5.5 | ▲ +5.5 | 26 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Loose | 5.6 | ▲ +4.0 | 26 | 56 | 4.7 | |
| Loose | 6.6 | ▲ +3.6 | 31 | 56 | 4.7 |
Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tight | 0.4 | ▼ -0.7 | 3 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Tight | 0.5 | ▼ -0.8 | 3 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| National typical | 0.7 | ▼ -0.5 | 5 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Loose | 1.3 | ▲ +0.3 | 9 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Loose | 1.5 | ▼ -1.0 | 10 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Oversupply | 2.0 | ▲ +1.2 | 14 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Oversupply | 2.1 | ▲ +1.0 | 14 | 82 | 6.8 | |
| Oversupply | 2.5 | ▲ +1.2 | 17 | 82 | 6.8 |
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Deception Bay — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Deception Bay median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Deception Bay rose from $360k (Jul 2021) to $731k (Jun 2026) — +103.0% growth over five years. Median house rent went from $235/wk to $436/wk (+85.5%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price rose from $161k to $586k (+263.5%), with rent up from $245/wk to $406/wk (+65.7%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Deception Bay: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Deception Bay, ranked by distance — each lined up against Deception Bay on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Deception Bay
Suburbs anywhere in QLD that behave like Deception Bay — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Deception Bay vs Flinders View: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $473k against Deception Bay's $593k — about 20% lower, with homes selling in 12 days versus 18 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Deception Bay: Flinders View house prices, Redbank property market, Walloon average house price, Ripley (QLD 4306) and Raceview property growth.
Deception Bay's closest rental-market twins: Walloon property prices, Raceview property growth, Flinders View average house price, Redbank property growth and Ripley, QLD property market. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Deception Bay
26 data-driven answers about Deception Bay's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Deception Bay?
#The median house price in Deception Bay, QLD 4508 is $593k as of June 2026, based on 54 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Deception Bay?
#The median unit price in Deception Bay, QLD 4508 is $593k as of June 2026, based on 54 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +50.0% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Deception Bay?
#The median weekly house rent in Deception Bay is $386 as of June 2026, drawn from 90 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $386 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Deception Bay?
#A 3 bedroom house in Deception Bay rents for a median $386 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 90 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $386/week, 4-bedroom $386/week. Unit rents: 1-bedroom $386/week, 2-bedroom $386/week, 3-bedroom $386/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Deception Bay?
#Gross rental yield in Deception Bay is 3.23% for houses and 3.23% for units as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 2.60%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Deception Bay?
#As of June 2026, Deception Bay medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $593k | $593k | $593k | $593k |
| Units | $593k | $593k | $593k | — | $593k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Deception Bay median?
#At the median Deception Bay house ($593k purchase, $386/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $660 — about $274 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. For the median unit ($593k purchase, $386/week rent), repayments run about $660 per week. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Deception Bay's property market trends?
#Deception Bay's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year and units +50.0%; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 18 days — slower than a year ago by 5; sales supply sits at 5.3 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Deception Bay market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Deception Bay as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Deception Bay, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.23% against a QLD median of 1.89%, houses take a median 18 days to sell, sales supply is 5.3 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Deception Bay?
#Houses in Deception Bay sell in a median 18 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 18 days. Days on market have lengthened by 5 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Deception Bay a tight or loose property market right now?
#Deception Bay's sales market sits at 5.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.4 months of supply.
Have property prices in Deception Bay gone up or down?
#House prices in Deception Bay moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +50.0%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Deception Bay?
#Deception Bay's house rental market sits at 0.4 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 82 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.0 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Deception Bay in its property market cycle?
#Deception Bay's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_easing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Deception Bay compare to other QLD suburbs?
#Deception Bay's median house price ($593k) is 25% below the QLD median ($793k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 18 days vs 16 days state median. On gross yield, Deception Bay sits at 3.23% vs 1.89% state median.
How does Deception Bay compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Deception Bay's most-similar nearby market is Flinders View (48.2 km away) with a median house price of $473k — about 20% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Deception Bay?
#The most-transacted segment in Deception Bay over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 56 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 56 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Deception Bay last year?
#Deception Bay recorded 56 house sales and 56 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 112 transactions. On the rental side, 82 houses and 82 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Deception Bay in?
#Deception Bay is in postcode 4508, in the Moreton Bay North region of QLD. Addresses there are written as Deception Bay, QLD 4508.
What is the population of Deception Bay?
#Deception Bay, QLD 4508 is home to 10,923 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 36, and the average household holds 2.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Deception Bay?
#The median household in Deception Bay earns $796 per week — roughly $41k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $416/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Deception Bay?
#The unemployment rate in Deception Bay is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Deception Bay?
#Deception Bay is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Deception Bay?
#Deception Bay has 119 schools within reach, 8 of them inside the suburb itself — including Deception Bay North State School, Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Arethusa College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Deception Bay a good place to live?
#Deception Bay, QLD 4508 has a population of 10,923, a median age of 36, a median household income around $796/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 119 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Deception Bay market data last updated?
#This Deception Bay market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.