Top swimming pool listings for Brisbane’s most sought-after home features of 2025

Swimming pools are top of Brisbane’s most sought-after properties in 2025, with house hunters prioritizing outdoor living.

The ideal address in the river town is a single-level residence with a pool, patio, balcony and garage.

Features of Brisbane’s most sought-after properties have been revealed.

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Prop Track senior economist Eleanor Creagh.

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It should also have an ensuite, built-in wardrobe, dishwasher and capacity for two people, according to the most searched criteria on realestate.com.au in 2025.

REA Group chief economist Eleanor Creagh said search terms remained unchanged compared to 2024.

“Lifestyle remains a key driver of search behaviour,” Ms Creagh said.

“Swimming pools, garages and air conditioning are at the top of the list of most sought-after amenities across the country and really underline the continued popularity of health and wellness for home seekers,” Ms Creagh said.

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Nikki and Tom Hunter with Kids Campbell and Isla at their pool in Belmont. Photo: John Gass

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Brisbane couple Nikki Hunter and her husband Thomas, who recently sold their Belmont home for $1.47m through Kasey Drake and Carla Haddan of Place Bulimba, say a pool is a non-negotiable for their family.

“If you have kids and you live in Brisbane, you have to have a pool,” Ms Hunter said.

“Our children live in the pool every day.”

4 Langside Pde, Hamilton.

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Over the past year, the biggest increase in searches has been for terms directly related to ducted and single floor

“It shows the stress of not being able to pay and it shows that the demanders are probably looking at ways to get some extra money to rent or move in with family to ease the housing pressure,” Ms Creagh said.

“It may be a sign that the challenges of affordability are shaking up consumer behavior, which is not surprising given that affordability is at record lows despite a slight improvement with this year’s interest rate cuts.”

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For a buyer looking for a unit, the top searches were air conditioning and balcony, followed by swimming pool and garage.

“This speaks to the fact that consumers want to live, work and live,” Ms Creagh said.

Other search terms that increased over the year included dual income, which was up 44 percent.

Buyers’ agent Lauren Jones, of Lauren Jones Buyers Agency, said she has seen buyers looking for a second income or a home for two people.

“People are looking for that second income and we are starting to have more multi-generational households,” he said.

“I have a new client who is looking for children in a local domain.”

Buyers agent Lauren Jones.

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Ms Jones said looking for a property with a swimming pool would mean searching at a certain price.

“Because of the higher construction costs buyers may prefer to have a swimming pool already in place rather than installing one – a pool can be around $100,000 these days,” he said.

“If it’s a luxury place, yes, the pool is negotiable, but in cheap places it doesn’t include the price.

“If you’re a first-time home buyer or single, you don’t want to maintain a pool, but if you’re a family looking at that higher price point, you want to have fun for the kids.”

However, Ms. Jones said that entering search terms can eliminate certain areas.

“I don’t include keywords in my search because you don’t want to limit yourself,” she said.

“If an agent forgets to include a feature in the ad copy you may miss out on a spot.

“Especially when the market is very tight – you don’t want to miss out.”