4 office spaces for rent in Brisbane at GPT Space&Co

The figure is all-in: rent, outgoings, utilities, internet, furniture, cleaning, security and reception on one monthly agreement, so a team of ten budgets roughly ten times the per-desk rate and receives no separate bills. Figures come from live listings and refresh weekly.

Yes, the best of the three big east coast capitals. Coworking is cheaper again at $440 a desk. Within Queensland the CBD sits in the bottom fifth of areas by rate, which is unusual: in most cities the centre is the top of the market. For a team of twenty relocating from Sydney the difference is several thousand dollars a month.

Only in one direction. The other fringe suburbs cost more, not less: West End at $660, Chermside at $683 and Aspley at $850, where small professional suites carry a premium the CBD towers do not. Teams choose those suburbs for where their people live or their clients are, not to save on rent.

Effectively everything except your own phone and IT choices. The monthly fee normally covers rent, outgoings, utilities, high speed internet, furniture, cleaning, building security, a staffed reception, and shared kitchens and breakout space. Across the offices listed in Queensland, 96% are air conditioned, which matters here, 94% come furnished, 87% offer 24 hour access and 78% include meeting rooms; 58% have a private shower and 57% outdoor space, both the highest shares in the country. What to check before you sign: the meeting room allowance, printing, whether IT support and phone lines are extra, and the security deposit, which is typically one to two months. Every Rubberdesk listing shows what a building includes, so you can compare two quotes on the same basis.

It comes down to headcount and how long you can commit. A serviced office is a fitted, furnished room inside an operator's building, let per desk on a monthly agreement with the reception, meeting rooms and kitchens shared: right for teams of one to about twenty who want to move fast and keep the option to grow or shrink. A managed office is a whole floor or self-contained suite fitted out to your brief and run for you, priced per floor on a two or three year term: right for teams of twenty upwards who want their own front door without a conventional lease. Brisbane's CBD holds around 200 flexible listings, most of them serviced; the managed floors are concentrated in the newer towers and in Fortitude Valley.

Days rather than weeks. The room is already furnished, wired and staffed, so the agreement and the deposit are usually the only delay, and a week or two is typical. Managed offices, where an operator fits a floor out to your specification, take four to twelve weeks. Coworking desks can usually be started the same week. Brisbane's supply is smaller than Sydney's or Melbourne's, so for a team of more than about thirty it is worth starting the search a month or two ahead of the date you need. If you have a date, say so at the outset and we will shortlist only buildings that can meet it. There is no charge to you.