Cedar Woods launches Habitat Release at Ellendale, Upper Kedron, premium lots from $960,000

Cedar Woods has released Habitat, a limited collection of just seven oversized lots within its Ellendale masterplanned community in Upper Kedron, bringing a rare premium land opportunity to one of Brisbane's most natural and established inner-fringe addresses.

The Habitat Release, now under construction, offers generous lot sizes ranging from 2,126 sqm to 2,840 sqm, set beside a tranquil green corridor and bordered by national park. With large-format lots starting from $960,000, the release targets buyers seeking the scale and architectural freedom that is increasingly difficult to find this close to the Brisbane CBD.

About Ellendale, Upper Kedron

Ellendale is Cedar Woods' masterplanned community at 324 Canvey Road, Upper Kedron, the developer's first Queensland project, originally released in 2016 and now an established, growing community in Brisbane's inner-northwest. The 227-hectare masterplan spans 905 properties, with 40 per cent of the site dedicated to nature corridors and recreation space, totalling 91 hectares of bushland, parklands, and green infrastructure integrated throughout the estate.

The community sits against the backdrop of South D'Aguilar National Park, just 12 kilometres from Brisbane's CBD, a combination that gives Ellendale a setting that is genuinely difficult to replicate elsewhere at this distance from the city. Tree-lined streets, walking and cycling trails, and direct adjacency to national park bushland define the day-to-day experience of living there.

Community infrastructure is already in place. Ellendale Park serves as a central recreational hub, featuring a statement eight-metre play tower, climbing nets, slides, swings, BBQ and picnic facilities, and a 500-square-metre kick-about space, alongside three sheltered lookout areas. A network of walkways and cycle paths connects residents to parklands and the playground, with gazebo shelters and bench seating positioned at key bushland lookouts along the way.

Residents are also within minutes of Ellendale Village, which includes an IGA, medical centre, childcare centre, and café amenity. The estate is close to transport connections and a mix of public and private schools, and is NBN-ready with fibre to the premises and natural gas reticulated throughout, practical infrastructure that reduces friction for buyers looking to build without delay.

Upper Kedron sits within Brisbane's inner-northwest and represents a distinct proposition in the southeast Queensland land market, a suburb that is genuinely close to the city while retaining the lot scale and bushland setting more commonly associated with outer fringe or acreage markets. That combination is increasingly rare.

Demand for premium, larger-format lots within commutable distance of Brisbane's CBD has grown as buyers who might previously have looked to the outer growth corridors reconsider the trade-off between affordability and proximity. A site that is 12 kilometres from the CBD, bordered by national park, and capable of accommodating architecturally designed bespoke homes represents a fundamentally different value proposition to the typical greenfield release.

The Habitat Release, being a limited collection of only seven lots, also reflects a broader trend toward scarcity-driven land releases in premium pockets, where supply constraints, rather than volume, are the primary market driver.

Builders in Upper Kedron

Several builders active across Brisbane's inner-northwest and surrounding regions are well positioned to deliver homes on the large and often sloping homesites that characterise estates like Ellendale.

Metricon Homes

Metricon is Australia's largest home builder by volume, having held the top position for ten consecutive years according to the HIA-COLORBOND steel Housing Top 100 Report, and has been delivering homes across the country for more than 50 years.

The builder operates across Queensland, offering house and land packages, knockdown rebuilds, and a broad range of single and double storey designs suited to different buyer types and block sizes.

Its Queensland range spans multiple product tiers, from HomeSolution, aimed at first home buyers seeking a streamlined, fixed-price path into the market, through to Freedom, Designer, and Signature collections that offer progressively greater flexibility in floorplans, finishes, and inclusions.

Designs are built around open-plan living, maximising space and natural light, and all homes are built to current NCC energy efficiency standards. A six-stage quality assurance process and a Lifetime Structural Guarantee on qualifying homes give buyers a degree of post-handover security that is relevant regardless of where on the product range they land.

For buyers working with the oversized, sloping homesites offered in the Habitat Release, Metricon's depth of design options and established Queensland operations provide a well-resourced and scalable starting point.

Plantation Homes

Plantation Homes is part of the Henley Properties Group, established in 1989 and now backed by the Sumitomo Forestry Group.

The builder has delivered more than 60,000 homes across Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia under the Henley, Plantation, and Edgewater brands.

In Queensland, Plantation offers house and land packages, knockdown rebuilds, and acreage designs, with a focus on design innovation, sustainability, and energy efficiency.

The builder's emphasis on 7-star energy efficiency and net zero design options aligns with the premium expectations of buyers drawn to a location like Upper Kedron.

Burbank Homes

Burbank is a family-owned and operated building company that has been delivering homes since 1983, expanding into Queensland in 2012.

The builder offers a broad range of single and double storey designs across its Queensland range, with options suited to different buyer profiles, from first-home buyers through to families building on more substantial lots.

With more than 20,000 homes built nationally and over 1,000 floorplans across its portfolio, Burbank brings the design depth and build experience that buyers working with larger, more complex homesites often require.

Hallmark Homes

Hallmark Homes is a South East Queensland-based, family-owned builder with more than 40 years of experience and upwards of 12,000 homes delivered across the region.

The company builds across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas, delivering around 400 homes per year. Its range spans narrow lot designs through to single-storey family homes and dedicated acreage concepts under its Eden range, making it a relevant option for buyers working with the oversized, elevated sites typical of the Habitat Release.

Hallmark positions itself around transparent communication, fixed pricing, and a straightforward build process with no significant hidden variables.

Bottom line

The Habitat Release at Ellendale gives buyers a genuinely rare opportunity: large-format lots starting from over 2,000 sqm, within 12 kilometres of the Brisbane CBD, set within a masterplanned community that already has meaningful lifestyle infrastructure in place.

As Brisbane's inner-ring land supply continues to tighten and the gap between city-fringe and outer-corridor pricing narrows, addresses like Upper Kedron become progressively harder to dismiss.

For buyers with the budget and the vision to build on a premium homesite, the Habitat Release represents one of the more compelling land opportunities currently available in southeast Queensland.