Lockyer Valley Emerging as SEQ’s Next Major Industrial Growth Hub

The Lockyer Valley is rapidly strengthening its position as one of South East Queensland’s most promising industrial corridors, supported by major government investment, rising economic activity and a structural shortage of serviced industrial land across the SEQ market. These conditions are creating strong demand for well-located, build-ready land such as Tenthill Rise.

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A Region Backed by Major Investment

The Lockyer Valley’s economy now contributes an estimated $2.35 billion in Gross Regional Product, with several large-scale projects reshaping the region’s infrastructure and employment base:

• Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre Expansion — $861m
  Creating 800+ permanent jobs and long-term economic activity.
• Inland Rail (Gowrie–Calvert Section) — $3.4b
  Strengthening national freight connectivity and positioning Gatton as a logistics hub.
• Water for Lockyer Pipeline Network — $200m (proposed)
  Supporting agriculture, industry and long-term regional resilience.

Combined with the Gatton Smart Farm AgTech Hub ($14m) and ongoing SEQ City Deal water investments ($10m), the region is benefiting from one of its largest infrastructure pipelines in decades.

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SEQ Industrial Land Supply Under Pressure

Recent studies highlight a critical shortage of serviced industrial land across SEQ:

• Only 5% of Brisbane’s zoned industrial land is both undeveloped and serviced. (CBRE, 2025)
• SEQ requires ~210 ha of new land per year, with supply potentially exhausted by 2030. (Property Council / SA1)
• Industrial rents have risen ~50% since 2021, signalling tightening land availability.

This scarcity directly increases the appeal of new, serviced industrial estates in strategic regional locations like Gatton.

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Why Gatton & Plainland Are in Demand

• Immediate access to the Warrego Highway, linking Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba.
• Strong local economy built around agri-supply chains, warehousing, transport and trade services.
• Growing owner-occupier demand for sub-1 ha serviced industrial lots, driven by rising inner-Brisbane land prices.
• Over $56m in local capital works, including major road upgrades, improving accessibility and freight movement.

With infrastructure, investment and population growth accelerating, the Lockyer Valley is transitioning from an emerging region to a priority destination for industrial and logistics businesses.

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What This Means for Tenthill Rise

These regional fundamentals reinforce the strategic value of securing land early in a market experiencing limited supply and strong forward demand indicators. As major projects continue to reshape the area, Tenthill Rise is positioned to benefit directly from the growth of one of SEQ’s most dynamic industrial corridors.

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Sources & Credits

• CBRE Australia — Brisbane Industrial & Logistics Land Study 2025
• Property Council of Australia + SA1 Analytics — Industrial Land Insights 2025
• Inland Rail (Australian Government) — inlandrail.gov.au
• Queensland Government — Water for Lockyer, Smart Farm AgTech Hub
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council — Economic Development Data
• RE/MAX Success — Why the Lockyer Valley became an investor hotspot

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