1 bedroom granny flats
1 bedroom granny flats in Brisbane
A genuine small home on your own block: separate bedroom, full kitchen, real living space. The most popular granny flat format in Brisbane, for good reason.
Who builds a 1 bedroom granny flat?
Three groups, over and over:
- Families keeping a parent close. Independence and privacy for them, peace of mind for you, no aged-care waiting lists or strata levies.
- Investors after steady income. One bedroom flats hit the sweet spot of build cost versus rent, and since Queensland's September 2022 rule change you can rent to anyone, not just family.
- Owners planning ahead. Build it for an adult child now, rent it out later, downsize into it yourself one day while the main house earns the income.
The Banksia, our 1 bedroom design
Approx 60 m² (10.0 m x 6.0 m): separate bedroom with built-in robe, full kitchen, open living and dining, combined bathroom and laundry. Comfortably inside typical Brisbane City Council secondary dwelling size limits, and adaptable to most blocks.
| Typical built cost | Roughly $145,000 to $190,000 turnkey, site dependent |
| Typical rent | Roughly $400 to $550 per week, suburb and spec dependent |
| Build time | Around 12 to 16 weeks on site after approval |
All figures are honest Brisbane ranges, not quotes. Your block decides the real number - which is why the site assessment is free.