Regions

Mould testing in South East Queensland

One page per council, each built around what drives mould there: the kind of housing, the terrain and the weather.

At a glance

The same climate shows up differently across South East Queensland. Brisbane and the Gold Coast have the most apartments and townhouses, where internal bathrooms and closed-up units are the usual problem. The hinterland and the Scenic Rim deal with cloud, rain and shaded homes. The river valleys and Ipswich carry flood history. And renting ranges from about one home in five in Noosa and Somerset to almost four in ten in Ipswich.

Brisbane

38.3% rented

Apartments, timber Queenslanders and river and creek flood history

Brisbane City Council

Gold Coast

33.8% rented

Coastal high-rise, townhouses and short-stay lettings closed up between guests

City of Gold Coast

Sunshine Coast

27.3% rented

Wet hinterland ranges, hillside homes cut into slopes, coastal units

Sunshine Coast Council

Noosa

20.9% rented

Second homes left vacant, long-held older houses, river and lake humidity

Noosa Shire Council

Moreton Bay

31.1% rented

Newer slab-on-ground estates, bayside suburbs and an older Redcliffe stock

City of Moreton Bay

Redland

22.9% rented

Bay-facing suburbs, island homes and families with mortgages

Redland City Council

Logan

34.6% rented

High share of rentals, low-set brick homes and two flood-prone rivers

Logan City Council

Ipswich

39.4% rented

Highest rental share in SEQ, old timber cottages and repeated flooding

Ipswich City Council

Scenic Rim

21.1% rented

Rainforest plateau homes, acreage with outbuildings, tank-water properties

Scenic Rim Regional Council

Lockyer Valley

22.7% rented

Flash-flood creeks, rural-residential acreage and cold valley winters

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Somerset

20.7% rented

Almost all detached houses, river-valley fog and older country homes

Somerset Regional Council

Rental share of occupied private dwellings, ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for each local government area.

Regional Queensland

There are no separate region pages outside South East Queensland. Enquiries from Toowoomba, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and elsewhere in the state are quoted individually — send the property details through the booking form.

References

[1]Brisbane (LGA31000) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[2]Gold Coast (LGA33430) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[3]Sunshine Coast (LGA36720) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[4]Noosa (LGA35740) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[5]Moreton Bay (LGA35010) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[6]Redland (LGA36250) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[7]Logan (LGA34590) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[8]Ipswich (LGA33960) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[9]Scenic Rim (LGA36510) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[10]Lockyer Valley (LGA34580) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics
[11]Somerset (LGA36580) — 2021 Census QuickStats — Australian Bureau of Statistics

Checked against these references on 2 November 2026.