5 Brisbane Properties Under $500,000

30803/8 Trafalgar Street, Woolloongabba, QLD

Found on the southern side of West No.8 comes this sophisticated 1 bedder with all one needs for inner-city living.

Boasting an open plan design with plenty of storage and separate study the apartment sees a spacious kitchen with stone-like finishes and ample storage fitted with European stainless-steel appliances.

Throughout the apartment are high quality textured timber look floors.

Within the complex, is access to a resort-style wellness centre equipped with a sauna, steam room, hot and cold magnesium pools, fully equipped gym and more.

Further, the residence sits in an ideal locale, near sporting and cultural hubs and Woolloongabba Cross River Rail station. $468,000; Silklane.com.au

8.05/91-97 Linton Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD

Located in one of Brisbane’s hottest spots comes this generous 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1-car parking apartment.

Here, the apartment features a designer kitchen with gloss finishes and ample storage, stone benchtops, German tapware, Spanish tiles and AEG kitchen appliances including.

Further, the apartment sees its own terrace area, accessible by the family room and bedroom two.

Nearby to Brisbane’s CBD, transport, eateries and more, the apartment offers the best of Kangaroo Point at one’s doorstep. $499,000; qreal.com

2/19 Beaconsfield Street, Highgate Hill, QLD

Only five kilometres from Brisbane’s CBD comes this intelligently updated 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 2-car parking apartment.

Located in a boutique block the apartment is one of only 10 residences and presents itself as bright and airy with a fresh colour palette.

The open plan dining forms the property’s heart, met with a covered backing – for alfresco meals and sunset drinks – and a modern kitchen featuring an emerald subway tiled splashback, timber benchtop, quality appliances, a Billi tap and plenty of storage.

Completing the offering is a generous master bedroom and sizeable second bedroom – both fitted with built-in robes.

The property is close to the new West Village and Montague Markets as well as public transport and dining options.

The listing is with Place Estate Agents Woolloongabba and is headed to auction. Eplace.com.au

502/30 Sherwood Road, Toowong, QLD

Presenting Aviary Residences, an opportunity to elevate inner-city living with comfort and space.

Toowong is set to become the heart of Brisbane’s inner-west, and here the 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1-car parking apartment puts you within reach of all the locale has to offer.

Here, the apartment is fitted with timber flooring throughout, an entertainer’s kitchen – featuring stone bench op, feature lighting and Smeg appliances and 2.7-metre ceiling heights.

Further, the designer bathroom is dressed in Italian tiles, featuring clean lines and a calm natural palette.

Elsewhere, the property is privy to rooftop facilities including a 20-metre infinity-edge pool, private garden lounge, dining alcoves, indoor-outdoor library, private dining room and kitchen, media room and residents’ lounge. $459,000; aviarytoowong.com.au

1603/108 Albert Street, Brisbane City, QLD

Boasting an abundance of natural light and a practical floorplan comes this 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1-car parking apartment in the heart of Brisbane CBD.

Inside, the modern kitchen features a gas cooktop, dishwasher and plenty of storage while the living and dining room links to the alfresco skyroom.

The skyroom offers indoor – or a swift transition to outdoor – space with urban views.

Onsite resort-style amenities include the two-lane lap pool, leisure pool, spa, sauna and gym.

Located nearby to the upcoming Queen’s Wharf Brisbane the residence is footsteps away from the very best in entertainment, dining and shopping. Offers over 465,000; piccoloproperty.com

SYDNEY—Australian consumer confidence fell in September amid concerns about job security as economic growth slows to a crawl.

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index slipped 0.5% to 84.6 in September from 85.0 in August.

While cost-of-living pressures are becoming a little less intense and fears of further interest rate rises have eased, consumers are becoming more concerned about where the economy may be headed and what this could mean for jobs, said Westpac’s Head of Australian Macro-Forecasting, Matthew Hassan.

Consumers remain concerned about rising inflation, which is stoking concerns that interest rates may rise further, Hassan added.

The report comes a week after data showed the economy barely registered a pulse in the second quarter as consumer spending dropped sharply.

On-year GDP growth in the second quarter was the weakest since the early 1990s, excluding the pandemic years.

At the same time, the Reserve Bank of Australia continued to signal that interest rate cuts are unlikely in the near term, while adding that under certain circumstances a further hike in interest rates may be needed.

The RBA remains concerned about price growth, with core inflation remaining stubbornly elevated at nearly 4.0% on year in the second quarter.

Still, while consumers are downbeat, economists expect spending to regather momentum over coming quarters as income tax cuts delivered in July boost household budgets.