Collingwood Park is a small but well-established suburb in the lucrative South East Queensland property market. Initially marketed as “The Dress Circle Suburb of Ipswich”, it is now becoming increasingly popular with investors, owner-occupiers and renters alike due to its strategic location in South East Queensland’s Western Growth Corridor.
Location
Located just over 30 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, Collingwood Park is convenient to all of the amenities and attractions of Australia’s third-largest and rapidly growing city, but away from the hustle and bustle.
Significantly, Brisbane was recently voted as one of the top two cities in the world to live in by Compare the Market’s Cost of Living Index. Key factors in this assessment were South East Queensland’s 50-cent public transport fares, comparatively cheap petrol prices and healthy annual average wages.
Collingwood Park is a great choice for families, first home buyers and empty nesters looking for an affordable suburb to call home, as well as investors looking for solid returns in South East Queensland’s booming Western Growth Corridor.
This region has been formally identified for fast-tracking by the Queensland government to accommodate Brisbane’s rapidly sprawling population. The Western Growth Corridor’s population is forecast to double by 2030, and there are billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure projects either under way or planned during that time. Collingwood Park residents and investors are ideally placed to capitalise on these developments.
Neighbouring suburbs to Collingwood Park include Redbank Plains, Bellbird Park, Goodna, Redbank and Riverview.
Collingwood Park infrastructure and amenities
Collingwood Park has a range of infrastructure and amenities, including:
- Easy access to the Centenary Motorway (M5) or Ipswich Motorway (M7) for a commute to the Brisbane CBD.
- Collingwood Park State Secondary College, a brand new co-educational facility catering for students from Years 7 to 12. It opened its doors for the first time in 2025.
- Two co-educational primary schools (prep to Year 6): Collingwood Park State School and WoodLinks State School.
- Collingwood Park Shopping Centre, which includes Woolworths and a range of specialty retail stores, as well as medical and dental services.
- Family-friendly parks, including Hilltop Adventure Park.
- Public transport via a dedicated Translink bus route, as well as train services via the neighbouring Redbank train station.
Collingwood Park demographics
The population of Collingwood Park was just over 9,000 at the last official count in the 2021 Census. The median age of your typical Collingwood Park resident is 31, and the suburb has a diverse mix of families, partners and singles. The vast majority of Collingwood Park properties are houses on above average-sized blocks of land.
Many first home buyers see Collingwood Park as a stepping-stone area. It is also popular with rentvestors (first home buyers who invest in an affordable area and live elsewhere), as well as both local and interstate investors who are looking for strong rental yields.
Collingwood Park property trends
Like most suburbs in the booming South East Queensland property market in recent years, Collingwood Park properties have experienced strong price growth. That trend looks set to continue for the foreseeable future, especially with Collingwood Park house prices still being well below the current Brisbane median house price.
In mid-2025, the median Collingwood Park house price was just over $720,000, while the Brisbane median was around $1 million. This median price is well within the $800,000 threshold limit to enable eligible first home buyers to qualify for a stamp duty exemption, saving them up to $24,525.
Collingwood Park is therefore still a very affordable property market, unlike many South East Queensland suburbs. That makes it attractive and accessible not only just for first home buyers, but other owner-occupiers looking to move or downsize, and both local and interstate investors (including rentvestors).
The average rental yield for Collingwood Park investment properties is currently a healthy 4.4%. However, many of our savvy Purple Cow landlord clients in Collingwood Park are achieving both above-average rental yields and above-average capital growth.
How Purple Cow helps Collingwood Park real estate clients
If you are looking to sell or buy a Collingwood Park home, or you would like your Collingwood Park investment property professionally managed, then our experienced team at Purple Cow can help you.
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