Electricity by suburb
Electricity plans in South East Queensland, suburb by suburb.
Every generally available electricity plan is sold across the whole Energex network, from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay and the Redlands. On typical usage for a home of 3 people, the 917 plans sold in South East Queensland cost between about $1,790 and $7,680 a year at their current rates with no conditional discounts counted, and a middle-of-the-road plan costs about $450 a year more than the best one. Pick your suburb for the figures, what tends to decide bills there, and how to check your own.
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The market today
What the plans cost a home your size, on typical usage.
| People at home | Plans | Best plan | Middle plan | Dearest plan | Gap, best to middle | Middle plan, a quarter | Priced on, kWh a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 917 | $1,270 | $1,620 | $4,800 | $350 | $410 | 3,300 |
| 2 people | 917 | $1,580 | $1,990 | $6,500 | $410 | $500 | 4,600 |
| 3 people | 917 | $1,790 | $2,240 | $7,680 | $450 | $560 | 5,500 |
| 4 people | 917 | $1,990 | $2,490 | $8,870 | $500 | $620 | 6,400 |
| 5 or more people | 917 | $2,260 | $2,840 | $10,440 | $580 | $710 | 7,600 |
Estimates of the market, not a recommendation or a quote. Typical usage is a benchmark for a home of that size in the Energex area with no solar (about 5,500 kWh a year for 3 people, our own working figure until the regulator's published benchmark is loaded), priced by the same engine as the paid check on the Australian Energy Regulator’s plan data. Your own usage, your tariff and any solar change the answer, and a home with solar panels usually imports much less than this.
The same table is behind the Free Quick Scan, which reads it for your postcode and household size, and behind the paid check, which replaces typical usage with your own bill.
Who sells here
Electricity retailers selling in South East Queensland.
26 retailers sold a generally available plan a typical home in South East Queensland could take on 30 September 2026, according to the Australian Energy Regulator's plan data:
1st Energy · AGL · Alinta Energy · Amber Electric · CovaU · Diamond Energy · Dodo · Energy Locals Urban · EnergyAustralia · ENGIE · ERC Energy · Flipped Energy · Flow Power · Future X Power · GEE Energy · Globird Energy · Kogan Energy · Momentum Energy · Nectr · Next Business Energy · Origin Energy · OVO Energy · Powershop · Red Energy · Sumo · Tango Energy
Alphabetical, not a ranking. The cheapest plan for your home could be from any of them, and none of them pays us anything.
By tariff
The cheapest single-rate, time-of-use, demand and Solar Sharer plan.
| People at home | Single rate | Time of use | Demand | Solar Sharer | Priced on, kWh a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $1,300 (307 plans) | $1,270 (473 plans) | none sold | $1,390 (137 plans) | 3,300 |
| 2 people | $1,590 (307 plans) | $1,580 (473 plans) | none sold | $1,700 (137 plans) | 4,600 |
| 3 people | $1,790 (307 plans) | $1,790 (473 plans) | none sold | $1,920 (137 plans) | 5,500 |
| 4 people | $1,990 (307 plans) | $2,000 (473 plans) | none sold | $2,130 (137 plans) | 6,400 |
| 5 or more people | $2,260 (307 plans) | $2,280 (473 plans) | none sold | $2,420 (137 plans) | 7,600 |
By region
The same plans everywhere. Different homes.
A plan does not care which side of the river you are on. What changes from region to region is the housing, the climate and the meters, and with them the plan that comes out cheapest.
Brisbane
Brisbane City Council covers the capital from the CBD out to the bayside, the western suburbs along the river and the northern and southern suburbs in between. It is the largest council area in Australia by population and the centre of the Energex network.
Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast runs from the Coomera growth corridor in the north to Coolangatta on the New South Wales border, and from the beaches back to the hinterland at Tamborine and Springbrook. It is Queensland's second-largest city and its housing is a mix of high-rise, canal estates, new estates and acreage.
Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast takes in Caloundra, Kawana, Maroochydore and Coolum along the beaches, Nambour and the Blackall Range behind them, and the Noosa Shire to the north. It is one of the fastest-growing parts of South East Queensland and is served by Energex throughout.
Ipswich
Ipswich is South East Queensland's oldest provincial city and now one of its fastest-growing, with the Springfield, Ripley and Redbank Plains corridors adding new estates every year alongside the heritage suburbs around the city centre.
Logan
Logan sits between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, from Springwood and Underwood in the north through Beenleigh to the new communities at Yarrabilba and Flagstone in the south. It is one of the most diverse cities in Australia and its housing is mostly detached homes on ordinary suburban blocks.
Moreton Bay
The City of Moreton Bay runs from the northern edge of Brisbane at Albany Creek and Strathpine through the Redcliffe Peninsula, North Lakes and Caboolture to Bribie Island and the Samford and Dayboro valleys. It is one of the largest councils in Australia by population.
Redland
Redland City is Brisbane's bayside neighbour: Capalaba and Cleveland on the mainland, Victoria Point and Redland Bay to the south, and the Southern Moreton Bay Islands and North Stradbroke Island offshore. Detached homes on larger blocks are the norm, with a strong retiree community.
Scenic Rim
The Scenic Rim is the rural south-west of the region: Beaudesert, Boonah and Kalbar on the plains, Tamborine Mountain and Canungra on the ranges. It is farmland, small towns and acreage, and it is still inside the Energex network, so its households choose a retailer like Brisbane's do.
Somerset
The Somerset region sits north-west of Ipswich around the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams: Fernvale and Lowood on the Brisbane Valley, Esk and Toogoolawah further up, and Kilcoy to the north. It is the rural edge of the Energex network.
Every suburb
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445 suburbs and towns across the Energex area. Not listed? The plans are the same, so run the free Quick Scan with your postcode instead.
Brisbane
Acacia Ridge, Albion, Alderley, Algester, Annerley, Anstead, Archerfield, Ascot, Ashgrove, Aspley, Auchenflower, Bald Hills, Balmoral, Banyo, Bardon, Bellbowrie, Belmont, Boondall, Bowen Hills, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Brighton, Brisbane City, Brookfield, Bulimba, Burbank, Calamvale, Camp Hill, Cannon Hill, Carina, Carina Heights, Carindale, Carseldine, Chandler, Chapel Hill, Chelmer, Chermside, Chermside West, Clayfield, Coopers Plains, Coorparoo, Corinda, Darra, Deagon, Doolandella, Durack, Dutton Park, East Brisbane, Eight Mile Plains, Ellen Grove, Enoggera, Everton Park, Fairfield, Ferny Grove, Fig Tree Pocket, Fitzgibbon, Forest Lake, Fortitude Valley, Gaythorne, Geebung, Gordon Park, Graceville, Grange, Greenslopes, Gumdale, Hamilton, Hawthorne, Hemmant, Hendra, Herston, Highgate Hill, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Inala, Indooroopilly, Jamboree Heights, Jindalee, Kalinga, Kangaroo Point, Karana Downs, Kedron, Kelvin Grove, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Keperra, Kuraby, Lota, Lutwyche, Macgregor, Mackenzie, Manly, Manly West, Mansfield, McDowall, Middle Park, Milton, Mitchelton, Moggill, Moorooka, Morningside, Mount Crosby, Mount Gravatt, Mount Gravatt East, Mount Ommaney, Murarrie, Nathan, New Farm, Newmarket, Newstead, Norman Park, Northgate, Nudgee, Nundah, Oxley, Paddington, Parkinson, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, Red Hill, Richlands, Robertson, Rochedale, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Sandgate, Seven Hills, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Sherwood, Shorncliffe, Sinnamon Park, South Brisbane, Spring Hill, St Lucia, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Stones Corner, Stretton, Sumner, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Taigum, Taringa, Tarragindi, Teneriffe, Tennyson, The Gap, Tingalpa, Toowong, Upper Kedron, Upper Mount Gravatt, Virginia, Wacol, Wakerley, Wavell Heights, West End, Westlake, Wilston, Windsor, Wishart, Woolloongabba, Wooloowin, Wynnum, Wynnum West, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga, Zillmere
Gold Coast
Arundel, Ashmore, Benowa, Biggera Waters, Bilinga, Bonogin, Broadbeach, Broadbeach Waters, Bundall, Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Carrara, Coolangatta, Coombabah, Coomera, Currumbin, Currumbin Valley, Currumbin Waters, Elanora, Gaven, Helensvale, Highland Park, Hollywell, Hope Island, Jacobs Well, Kirra, Labrador, Main Beach, Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Merrimac, Miami, Molendinar, Mudgeeraba, Nerang, Ormeau, Ormeau Hills, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Palm Beach, Paradise Point, Parkwood, Pimpama, Reedy Creek, Robina, Runaway Bay, Southport, Surfers Paradise, Tallai, Tallebudgera, Tugun, Upper Coomera, Varsity Lakes, Worongary, Yatala
Sunshine Coast
Alexandra Headland, Aroona, Baringa, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Birtinya, Bli Bli, Bokarina, Buddina, Buderim, Caloundra, Caloundra West, Coolum Beach, Cooroibah, Cooroy, Cotton Tree, Currimundi, Dicky Beach, Diddillibah, Doonan, Eudlo, Eumundi, Forest Glen, Glass House Mountains, Golden Beach, Kings Beach, Kuluin, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Maleny, Mapleton, Marcoola, Maroochydore, Meridan Plains, Minyama, Moffat Beach, Montville, Mooloolaba, Mooloolah Valley, Mountain Creek, Mudjimba, Nambour, Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Pacific Paradise, Palmwoods, Parrearra, Pelican Waters, Peregian Beach, Peregian Springs, Pomona, Sippy Downs, Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Beach, Tanawha, Tewantin, Twin Waters, Warana, Woombye, Wurtulla, Yandina
Ipswich
Augustine Heights, Bellbird Park, Booval, Brassall, Brookwater, Bundamba, Camira, Churchill, Chuwar, Collingwood Park, Deebing Heights, East Ipswich, Eastern Heights, Flinders View, Goodna, Ipswich, Karalee, Leichhardt, Newtown, North Ipswich, One Mile, Raceview, Redbank, Redbank Plains, Ripley, Sadliers Crossing, Silkstone, South Ripley, Spring Mountain, Springfield, Springfield Central, Springfield Lakes, Thagoona, Walloon, Willowbank, Woodend, Yamanto
Logan
Bahrs Scrub, Beenleigh, Berrinba, Bethania, Boronia Heights, Browns Plains, Carbrook, Chambers Flat, Cornubia, Crestmead, Daisy Hill, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Flagstone, Forestdale, Greenbank, Heritage Park, Hillcrest, Holmview, Jimboomba, Kingston, Logan Central, Logan Reserve, Logan Village, Loganholme, Loganlea, Marsden, Meadowbrook, Mount Warren Park, Munruben, Park Ridge, Regents Park, Rochedale South, Shailer Park, Slacks Creek, Springwood, Tanah Merah, Underwood, Waterford, Waterford West, Windaroo, Woodridge, Yarrabilba
Moreton Bay
Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Banksia Beach, Beachmere, Bellara, Bellmere, Bongaree, Bray Park, Brendale, Burpengary, Burpengary East, Caboolture, Caboolture South, Cashmere, Clontarf, Dakabin, Dayboro, Deception Bay, Eatons Hill, Elimbah, Everton Hills, Ferny Hills, Griffin, Joyner, Kallangur, Kippa-Ring, Lawnton, Mango Hill, Margate, Morayfield, Murrumba Downs, Narangba, Newport, Ningi, North Lakes, Petrie, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Samford Valley, Samford Village, Sandstone Point, Scarborough, Strathpine, Upper Caboolture, Wamuran, Warner, Woodford, Woody Point, Woorim
Redland
Alexandra Hills, Amity Point, Birkdale, Capalaba, Cleveland, Coochiemudlo Island, Dunwich, Macleay Island, Mount Cotton, Ormiston, Point Lookout, Redland Bay, Russell Island, Sheldon, Thorneside, Thornlands, Victoria Point, Wellington Point
Quick answers.
Which parts of Queensland can choose their electricity retailer?
Only South East Queensland: the area Energex serves, which takes in Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Scenic Rim and the Somerset region. Everywhere else in Queensland is served by Ergon Energy, whose retail prices are set by the regulator, so there are no competing plans to compare there.
How many electricity plans are there in South East Queensland?
917 generally available residential plans from 26 retailers were open to a home of 3 people anywhere in the Energex area on 30 September 2026, according to the Australian Energy Regulator's plan data. Plans restricted to particular customers, and plans that need a meter a home does not have, sit outside that count.
What does electricity cost in South East Queensland?
On typical usage for a home of 3 people, the generally available plans cost between about $1,790 and $7,680 a year at their current rates with no conditional discounts counted, and a middle-of-the-road plan costs about $450 a year more than the best one. The table on this page gives the same figures for every household size. Your own usage, your meter, your solar and your hot water move you up or down that range, which is what a check on your bill works out.
Are electricity prices the same across South East Queensland?
The plans are. Every generally available plan is sold at the same rates across the whole Energex network, because the network charges inside those rates are the same from Noosa to Coolangatta. What differs from suburb to suburb is the housing, the climate and the meters, and with them how much a home uses and when, so the plan that comes out cheapest differs even though the price list does not.
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