If you’ve never heard of Ellen Grove, here’s your heads up! A hidden gem in the outer southwest of Brisbane, Ellen Grove is one of Brisbane’s best performing suburbs and a perfect place to call home. Its affordable homes and proximity to shopping centres, cafes, restaurants, and green space attract plenty of Brisbane families. It’s a little suburb with big potential!
Living in Ellen Grove
Ellen Grove is a 30-minute drive west of the CBD. For commuters, Richlands train station is just a ten-minute drive away.
Conveniently located near a range of amenities, residents of Ellen Grove need only drive a few minutes to access Forest Lake Shopping Centre and a host of cafes and restaurants.
While Ellen Grove doesn’t have its own schools, families with primary school-aged kids can attend nearby Carole Park State School in Wacol, while high school kids can attend Forest Lake State High. The suburb is known for being family-friendly and, with its community spirit, a great place to call home.
Ellen Grove is an older suburb, and with that comes houses with character – but also potential problems. Ensure you have the full picture of any property you’re considering. Protect yourself with a pre-purchase property inspection.
Ellen Grove Homes and Investments
In 2024, Ellen Grove was named the second best-performing Brisbane suburb (after Gumdale) with a 39.47% increase in house prices in a year. But while Gumdale currently boasts a median house price of $1.5M, Ellen Grove offers buyers an extremely affordable median house price of just $545K with an annual capital growth of 2.83%.
Ellen Grove is also an attractive option for investors. Rental yields for houses are currently 4.56% with an average median rent of $510 per week. The median sale price of units in Ellen Grove is $419,000, with rental yields of 5.75% for an average median rent of $478 per week.
