Is Brisbane a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Brisbane indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong mining, infrastructure, energy, and tourism talent.

Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 30%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Brisbane office talent and salary benchmarks

Brisbane indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong mining, infrastructure, energy, and tourism talent.

TL;DR

Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 30%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Strong mining, infrastructure, energy, and tourism talent. University of Queensland (UQ), QUT, and Griffith anchor the regional pipeline. Multicultural talent base supports cross-border tenancy.

Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Brisbane is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Brisbane against peer cities on a single normalised view.

Key facts

city	Brisbane
country	Australia
region	APAC
classARentLocal	720 AUD/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$480/sqft/yr
vacancy	11.6%
typicalLeaseYears	7
typicalRentFreeMonths	8
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	5.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is Brisbane a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Strong mining, infrastructure, energy, and tourism talent. University of Queensland (UQ), QUT, and Griffith anchor the regional pipeline. Multicultural talent base supports cross-border tenancy.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Class A Atlas Editorial Desk — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
JLL Office Insight — JLL
Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
Savills World Research — Savills
Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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