PROPERTY X-RAY
Lota · 4179 · Brisbane

Lota, X‑rayed.

What the suburb is, and what it is becoming. The prices, what is being approved, the crime mix, the schools. By the numbers, then check any address on the street.

Each pin is a real development application near these streets, 30 in the last 12 months. More pins, more change.
Supply & demand · right now

The market reads tight, in the buyer's favour.

Buyer signal: favourable
For sale now
24
Active listings
Listings climbing. More properties chasing the same buyers.
of land parcels
Stock on market
Too few parcels on record to read stock pressure here.
to go under offer
17days
Median days on market · houses
Houses selling quickly. Demand is outrunning supply on these streets. From 6 recorded house sales.
last 90 days
1
Asking-price cuts
A few vendors trimming. Watch if the count keeps climbing.
Source: PXR listings & council parcel records · as at Aug 2026
The counts (listings, stock, cuts) include every property type: houses, townhouses, units, land. Days on market is houses only. Active = listed and not yet delisted. Stock on market = active listings divided by all land parcels in the suburb (parcels are lots, not dwellings, so read it as a proxy).
Buyer-favourable Caution: softening / oversupply
Lota in four numbers

What is the median house price in Lota? By our own numbers.

Three years of house sales, the development pipeline, and the rent it returns.

+32%
House median
2023 to 2025
PXR sales
As at May 2026
$1.4M
Median pace
2026 (13 sales)
PXR sales
As at May 2026
2
Lots being subdivided
last 12 months
DA register
As at Aug 2026
3.3%
Gross yield
3BR house
RTA bonds
As at Aug 2026
What it is becoming · the development register

What is being built in Lota? You can inspect the house, not the street's future.

Every buyer judges Lota as it is today. The council register shows what is already approved on these streets. 30 applications in the last 12 months, 0 refused.

Lot subdivision 2 Site works & minor 28
Each dot is a real approved application at its actual spot · 2 lots being subdivided · 0 townhouse / multi‑dwelling · hover a dot for the type.

This is the suburb, not your lot. The map shows that change is approved, and roughly where. Which one sits next to the house you are buying, and what it actually means, is in the per‑address report.

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The use fingerprint

What kind of change is being approved (last 12 months).
Density Industrial Amenity
A densifying suburb. Light on lifestyle amenity.

What's arriving

Recent applications near these streets.
8 New houses
2 Lot subdivision
19 of 30 applications approved, 100% approval rate.
Approved or proposed, not yet built. From the council development register. Checked daily; latest application 7 Aug 2026.

What's coming: the approved projects

The actual developments approved on these streets, with the read on each.
  • New lots 5 lots 83 & 83A Herbert Street, Lota
  • New lots 2 lots 162 Oceana Terrace, Lota
  • New lots 5 lots 20 Grace St, Lota QLD 4179
  • New lots 5 lots 20 Grace Street, Lota
From approved council records. Owner and contact details are deliberately not shown.
Flood

Does Lota flood? It's a street-by-street question.

A suburb-wide flood figure hides the only answer that matters: whether the specific lot you are looking at sits inside a mapped overlay.

Where we're straight with you
We hold the parcel-level flood overlay here.

Flood overlays for Brisbane are in our map. The per-lot answer (in or out of the overlay) is on the address report, not a suburb average.

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Crime · the full mix

Is Lota safe? The crime numbers, plainly.

87 recorded offences across the area. Here is the breakdown. We show it and let you weigh it.

Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)
19
Other Property Damage
18
Unlawful Entry
12
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle
8
Drug Offences
6
Trespassing and Vagrancy
5
Assault
5
Traffic and Related Offences
5
Handling Stolen Goods
2
Fraud
2
Other Offences Against the Person
2
Weapons Act Offences
1
Miscellaneous Offences
1
Arson
1
For context, not a verdict

These are recorded offences for the area, grouped by type. We don't grade the suburb. You read the numbers and decide what matters for your street.

QPS crime data current to 3 Aug 2026.

Schools & value

What are the schools like in Lota? And what it rents for.

Both pictures side by side, from the latest data we hold.

Schools in Lota

ICSEA index. The line is the national average of 1000.
Lota State Schoolgovernment · 244 students

Value & yield

House sales in Lota, and the rent it returns.
2023 median house only (51 sales)As at May 2026
$945K
2024 median house only (49 sales)As at May 2026
$1.1M
2025 median house only (38 sales)As at May 2026
$1.2M
2026 median house only (13 sales)As at May 2026
$1.4M
3BR house rent (asking, 6 live listings)As at Aug 2026
$790/wk
Gross yield (latest median)As at Aug 2026
3.3%
Is Lota a good suburb? · answered by the data

The questions buyers ask about Lota.

Straight answers, built from the numbers on this page. We show the data and let you decide. Information only, not advice.

Is Lota a good suburb?

Over two years Lota's house median has moved up roughly 32%, marking it as a steady, settled suburb. Median house sits at $1.24M, below the Brisbane house median. It is about 16 km east of the Brisbane CBD. Flood is a per-lot question here and we hold the parcel overlay, so check the exact address rather than a suburb average. None of this is a rating. Every street tells its own story, so run the specific address before you commit.

What is the median house price in Lota?

The median house in Lota is about $1.24M (2026), below the Brisbane house median. Over two years that is a rise of about 32%.

Does Lota flood?

Flood risk in Lota is a street-by-street question. We hold the parcel-level flood overlay for this council, so the honest answer is at the exact address, not a suburb average. Run an address to see whether a specific lot sits inside a mapped overlay.

Is Lota a good place to invest?

For a 3-bedroom house, gross rental yield runs about 3.3% in Lota, right around the Brisbane house average of about 2.7%. We lay out the numbers and leave the call to you; this is information, not investment advice.

Is Lota a safe suburb?

Over the past year there were roughly 87 recorded offences in Lota, most commonly other theft. We show the full breakdown and do not grade the suburb; you read it and decide what matters for your street.

What is being built in Lota?

In the last twelve months the council logged 30 applications around Lota, 19 of them approved. That includes 2 lot subdivisions, a clue to how the streetscape is slowly changing. These are approved or proposed plans from the register, not finished buildings.

Now make it about your street

Check any Lota address.

Free, no signup, about 10 seconds. Crime, DAs, zoning and the data we hold for the exact lot, not the suburb average.

Houses across Queensland · informational, not advice