Co-Living homes, also called rooming houses, rent by the room rather than by the house. Income is spread across several tenants, which is why they can produce some of the strongest yields in Queensland residential property, when the location, design and management are right.

We tracked real results from new homes across Brisbane’s north and south in 2025 and 2026. This is the short version. The full rent and yield tables, outgoings, build timelines and finance example are in our Queensland Co-Living case studies on coliving.net.au.

Source: project case studies, leasing reports and indicative lender quotes supplied to properT network, July to September 2026. Gross yields are before outgoings.

Design Decides How Tenants Live Together

The homes in these studies give every tenant a bedroom, a separate living room and their own bathroom, about 22m² of private space each, off one central hallway. Every bedroom is the same 3.4m x 3.0m, so no room is “the cheap one” and rents hold across the whole house.

A Geebung home in the same design reached practical completion 156 days after its piers were poured, and was advertised at $460 to $470 per room, a projected 8.9% gross yield on land, build and stamp duty.

Specialist Management Fills Rooms Fast

Twenty-five brand-new rooms across five homes in Coopers Plains, Ashgrove, Lawnton and Northgate were fully leased in 7 to 31 days, at an average of $466.80 per room per week. That is $11,670 a week in combined rent.

Vacancy on re-let rooms was just 1.53%. In most cases the next tenant signed before the last one moved out.

Why Ipswich Is Becoming One of Queensland’s Strongest Growth Markets

Ipswich has emerged as one of South East Queensland’s most closely watched property markets, attracting investors with its affordability, strong population growth, expanding infrastructure and increasing demand for housing. Located approximately 40 kilometres west of Brisbane, the city is forecast to more than double its population over the next two decades, creating significant demand for both owner-occupied and rental accommodation.

What makes Ipswich particularly interesting is that it is no longer simply Brisbane’s affordable alternative. Major growth corridors such as Springfield and Ripley are evolving into substantial urban centres in their own right, supported by new schools, healthcare facilities, transport infrastructure, employment hubs and master-planned communities. At the same time, established suburbs continue to benefit from limited housing supply, strong rental demand and improving amenities.

For investors, the opportunity is not simply “buying in Ipswich” but understanding which suburbs, property types and locations are best positioned to benefit from future growth. The introduction of the new Ipswich City Plan, combined with significant population forecasts and ongoing infrastructure investment, means some locations may outperform others depending on future supply, zoning and development activity.

While Ipswich’s long-term fundamentals remain compelling, successful investing requires a deeper understanding of housing supply, transport connectivity, employment growth, flood considerations and future development pipelines. Investors who take a strategic approach may be well placed to benefit from one of Queensland’s most dynamic growth regions.

For a comprehensive breakdown of the Ipswich property market, population forecasts, infrastructure projects, rental market trends and suburb selection considerations, read our full analysis: