A New Chapter on Keating Street
- Cyan Dai
- Sep 18
- 3 min read
— Why 44 Keating St, Indooroopilly Belongs on Your Shortlist
Indooroopilly has always rewarded buyers who value education, convenience, and long-term liveability. 44 Keating Street sits squarely in that sweet spot—under construction now—bringing a fresh, low-maintenance option to one of Brisbane’s most enduring blue-chip pockets.
The Setting: Hills, River, Rail—and Everyday Ease
Stand here and you feel close to everything that matters. Indooroopilly Shopping Centre—the west side’s retail anchor with ~300 stores across four levels and thousands of parking spaces—puts dining, fashion, medical, and daily services in one place, five minutes away.
Commuting is simple: Indooroopilly Station connects you to the CBD on frequent rail services; the Walter Taylor Bridge links you across the river to Chelmer and Graceville’s leafy streets; and Western Freeway/Centenary Motorway options open the rest of SEQ.
For weekends and active travel, the Indooroopilly Riverwalk—a 5-metre-wide, ~790-metre separated path—curves along the water, stitching together the station, Jack Pesch Bridge and local streets. It’s one of those quiet upgrades that makes school runs and coffee runs calmer.
The Education Advantage
This is classic west-of-river school country. Families choose Indooroopilly for Indooroopilly State High School zoning and the cluster of top private options—St Peters Lutheran College and Brigidine College among them—within a short drive or ride. That education gravity keeps owner-occupier and rental demand resilient through cycles.
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The Home: Contemporary, Calm, Considered
With construction underway, 44 Keating St is designed for bright living and low upkeep: light, durable finishes; functional storage; a kitchen that anchors entertaining; and layouts that separate sleep, study and social zones. The architectural language fits Indooroopilly’s hillside vernacular—clean lines, pale façades, warm timber accents—so it feels current without dating quickly.
The Bigger Picture: An Evolving, Well-Served Suburb
Indooroopilly isn’t just “established”—it’s evolving. Brisbane City Council has flagged higher residential capacity around major centres (including Indooroopilly Shopping Centre) to put more homes near transport and jobs—good news for amenity and long-run value. Brisbane City Council has announced a review of zoning in Indooroopilly (along with Carindale and Nundah) to enable more higher-density housing near transport and major centres.
Demand deepens and diversifies. More apartments bring more residents who want to live near rail and shops—lifting foot traffic and service quality. That reinforces Indooroopilly’s long-term “live where you move” positioning.
Active-travel connections are also expanding: Council is investigating an Indooroopilly–St Lucia bikeway along Lambert and Witton Roads, improving links to UQ and local schools. These projects tend to lift day-to-day convenience…and buyer willingness to pay for it.
Who lives here? ABS data shows Indooroopilly skews young-professional and family, with strong tertiary ties and a high proportion of residents born overseas—exactly the mix that values schools, rail access and walkable amenity.
The Numbers: Prices, Sales Pulse, and Rentability
Indooroopilly Medians (latest suburb profile):
House: around the $1.7m mark
Unit/Townhome: around the $800k mark
Typical rents: Houses around $800–850/wk; units around $650–700/wk (yields stronger for attached stock).
Six-month sales pulse:
Houses: regular sales across the $1.2m–$2.6m+ bands signal broad, liquid demand at family price points. Recent examples:
Townhouses: a steady cluster between ~$805k–$1.48m, showing buyers will pay for size, condition and walkability.
Who Will Love Living (or Renting) Here?
Who Will Love Living (or Renting) Here?
School-first families who want ISHS zoning and quick hops to St Peters/Brigidine, with rail and bikeways simplifying routines.
UQ, medical and research professionals who favour reliable public transport and an easy ride to campus and hospitals.
Global professionals and downsizers who want a quieter, greener base with a serious shopping/dining core.
Rental outlook: With house medians in the $800–850/wk range and three-bed townhomes often pushing $850–$1,100+/wk depending on finish and position, quality new stock tends to lease quickly to education-anchored tenants.
Why 44 Keating St Works—for Owners and Investors
Under-construction certainty: you’re not speculating on approvals—you’re watching a build progress in a suburb where demand is proven.
Amenity within minutes: rail, riverwalk, and the west side’s flagship centre mean errands and leisure are frictionless.
Macro tailwinds: council plans to intensify around centres, ongoing bikeway upgrades, and a diversified buyer pool that values Indooroopilly for the long game.
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