Jade Fitzgerald
Ideal Buyer's Agency

Brisbane · Bayside
A suburb in the Redland City Council area, with a station on the Cleveland line. Most homes are separate houses.
Last reviewed 25 October 2026
Market snapshot
Estimate, not an official figure · September 2026
Median house
$1.10M - $1.50M
Mid-band $1.3Mspread 31%
Median unit
$750,000 - $1.00M
Mid-band $875Kspread 29%
Rental yield
3.0% to 4.0%
Gross yield on house stock. Premium suburbs compress.
Price growth for Cleveland is not shown. Our estimates for May and September 2026 gave five-year figures more than 10 points apart, and no licensed sales data is available to check which is right.
Before you buy
The Toondah Harbour priority development area, declared on 21 June 2013 at Redland City Council's request, covers 67 hectares on the southern shores of Moreton Bay in Cleveland, 49.5 of them over water. Development applications there are assessed against its development scheme, which commenced on 29 May 2014.
Parts of Cleveland are in Redland City Plan's storm tide inundation mapping, part of its statutory Flood and Storm Tide Hazard Overlay, and in its coastal protection overlay's erosion prone area. Check the address against each map. The council has agreed to develop a new planning scheme, scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.
The Grandview Hotel on North Street, Ye Olde Court House Restaurant on Paxton Street, St Pauls Anglican Church on Cross Street, Fernleigh on Shore Street East and the former Cleveland Lighthouse at Cleveland Point are on the Queensland Heritage Register. Redland City Plan's heritage overlay lists local heritage places in Cleveland, such as the War Memorial on Shore Street East and Seaforth Cottage on Shore Street North. Check the address before you plan works.
Translink lists Cleveland station in Cleveland, on Queensland Rail's Cleveland line.
Cleveland District State High School, on Russell Street, has an equidistant catchment and an enrolment capacity of 2,253 students. Check the address against the catchment if you are counting on a place.
Residential Tenancies Authority bond data for the September 2026 quarter puts the median weekly rent for a new Cleveland tenancy at $870 for a four-bedroom house and $700 for a three-bedroom house. That quarter, the Residential Tenancies Authority recorded 126 new bonds.
At the 2021 Census, 60.4% of Cleveland homes were separate houses, 19.9% were semi-detached or townhouses and 19.5% were flats or apartments.
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Why a buyers agent
In Cleveland, parts of the suburb are in storm tide and erosion mapping, the Toondah Harbour development area sits on the bay, and some places are heritage listed. A buyers agent who works the Redlands checks the overlays for each home on your shortlist, prices it against the sales closest to it, and negotiates or bids at auction for you.
Parts of Cleveland are in Redland City Plan's storm tide inundation and erosion prone mapping. An agent checks the address against each.
The Toondah Harbour priority development area covers 67 hectares in Cleveland. An agent checks what applies near the address.
Cleveland station is on the Cleveland line. An agent weighs how far each home is from it if you plan to commute.
The Queensland Revenue Office charges no transfer duty on a first home valued at $700,000 or less, and the first home concession ends at $800,000. An agent with your conveyancer checks whether the home you choose qualifies before you sign.
The place
Cleveland had 15,850 residents at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 51. It is in the Redland City Council area.
At the 2021 Census, 38.9% of Cleveland homes were owned outright and 27.9% with a mortgage. The median weekly rent at that Census was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.
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