What is the cheapest suburb in Logan to live in?

By true annual running cost (council rates, water, commute and insurance), the cheapest Logan suburb to run is Woodridge, at about $10,416 a year. The cheapest suburbs in Logan are generally those closer to transport and services, where the commute cost is lower, rather than the outermost suburbs where driving costs climb.

How much are council rates in Logan?

Logan City Council's minimum residential general rate for 2026-27 is about $1,816 for an owner-occupied home, up 12.4% on the previous year. Rates are only one part of the running cost though. Across Logan suburbs, commute and insurance vary far more than rates and usually make up a larger share of the annual total.

Published July 2026 · Data 2026-27 · Sources: Logan City Council, Queensland Urban Utilities, ATO, Translink

Cheapest suburbs to live in Logan 2026

To save you reading: the cheapest suburb to run in Logan is Woodridge at about $10,416 a year, while the most expensive runs to about $15,603. That's a $5,187 gap within a single council, and it comes down almost entirely to commute distance, not council rates. Here's every Logan suburb ranked by what it actually costs to live in.

The short version

Cheapest Logan suburb to run: Woodridge, about $10,416 a year
Most expensive: Woongoolba, about $15,603 a year
Logan's 2026-27 minimum residential rate: about $1,816, up 12.4%
Commute is the biggest swing between Logan suburbs, not rates

How this is measured

This ranks Logan suburbs by true annual running cost: council rates, water and sewerage, commute, and building insurance. It's the recurring cost of living in each suburb, and it deliberately leaves out the purchase price. Logan is one of Queensland's fastest-growing council areas, and its rates rose faster than Brisbane's this year, so the running-cost picture is worth looking at properly.

Cheapest Logan suburbs to run, ranked

All figures are for houses with a driving commute. Public transport changes the picture, and you can toggle it on any suburb page.

Logan suburbs by annual running cost
Rank	Suburb	Council	Commute	Total/yr
1	Woodridge	$1,816	$4,966	$10,416
2	Logan Central	$1,816	$5,234	$10,884
3	Regents Park	$1,816	$5,552	$11,052
4	Hillcrest	$1,816	$5,405	$11,055
5	Marsden	$1,816	$5,663	$11,213
6	Crestmead	$1,816	$5,808	$11,308
7	Loganlea	$1,816	$5,858	$11,308
8	Springwood	$1,816	$5,086	$11,536
67	Woongoolba (dearest)	$1,816	$6,753	$15,603

Every suburb links through to its full cost breakdown. The pattern: the suburbs closer to rail and services run cheaper, and the outer ones pay for it in commute.

Why rates aren't the story in Logan

Logan's rates got attention this year because they rose faster than Brisbane's. But the minimum residential rate is the same across the whole council, so it doesn't explain why one Logan suburb costs $5,187 more than another to live in. That gap is commute, and to a lesser extent insurance. If you're choosing between Logan suburbs, the rate is the constant. The commute is the variable that actually decides your annual cost.

Over ten years at 3% cost growth, that $5,187 gap compounds to about $59,500. Put another way, choosing the cheaper end of Logan is worth roughly $59,500 off the purchase price of the dearer one, on running costs alone. That is the number no listing shows you.

Compare any two Logan suburbs

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Data sources

Council rates: Logan City Council 2026-27 minimum residential general rate. Water: Queensland Urban Utilities 2025-26. Commute: ATO cents per kilometre by distance to Brisbane CBD, Translink fares for public transport. Insurance: AI-estimated from flood and fire risk, disclosed as an estimate. Purchase prices not included. For comparison only, not financial advice.