Industrial property in Brendale, Brisbane — lease, sale & leaseback and build-to-suit

Local context

Why Brendale is strategic

Brendale's rise to becoming the north's premier industrial address did not happen by accident. The former Pine Rivers Shire deliberately designated the area around South Pine Road and Kremzow Road as its industrial precinct, and by the mid-2000s Brendale hosted several hundred businesses providing well over a fifth of the shire's total employment. That head start — decades of accumulated zoning, roads and services purpose-built for industry — is a large part of why Brendale remains the estate of first choice for occupiers moving into Brisbane's northern growth corridor today.

The scale of national commitment to the precinct speaks for itself. Aldi built a 50,000-square-metre distribution warehouse here in 2015, and Bunnings and Super Retail Group followed with major facilities of their own. TJM, the well-known manufacturer and distributor of 4x4 touring and off-road equipment, relocated its head office to Brendale — a sign that the precinct supports genuine manufacturing and corporate functions, not only storage. Alongside these anchors sit a deep base of smaller occupiers including Ball & Doggett, Officeworks, ARB and VIP Packaging, giving Brendale one of the most diverse occupier rosters in the corridor.

South Pine Road is the precinct's spine, running through Brendale and past the Old North Road interchange before continuing toward Linkfield Road, with the Bruce Highway a short run away for onward connections to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. That access, combined with Brendale's position beside the established Strathpine commercial and residential centre, gives occupiers both freight efficiency and a deep local labour pool — a combination the newer, more remote growth estates further out cannot always match.

Demand has consistently outrun supply. Vacancy in Brendale has been reported below one per cent, among the tightest readings anywhere in South-East Queensland's industrial market, and rents have risen accordingly as tenants compete for the limited stock available. Developers have responded: H-Capital's new speculative project at 165 South Pine Road — a 30,760-square-metre site delivering buildings from 130 to 6,000 square metres — has already pre-committed ATS Building Products to a purpose-built 5,000-square-metre depot, and is a clear signal that even meaningful new supply is being absorbed before completion.

Typical asset types here

Brendale's stock spans large-format distribution warehouses (Aldi-scale, 50,000 sqm-plus) through to mid-sized freestanding office-warehouse facilities, trade-and-service premises and modern speculative estates offering units from around 130 sqm. Container-height roller doors, generous ridge heights and B-double access are increasingly standard in new stock.

What drives demand

• Established as the north's designated industrial precinct, giving Brendale a multi-decade head start on zoning, services and occupier depth.
• Vacancy reported below one per cent — among the tightest industrial markets in South-East Queensland.
• A deep, diversified occupier base from national distribution (Aldi, Bunnings) through to manufacturing and corporate HQ functions (TJM).
• South Pine Road access to the Bruce Highway, linking the precinct to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, beside the established Strathpine centre.
• Rapid population growth across the City of Moreton Bay sustaining demand for trade services, distribution and last-mile facilities.