A man has been taken to hospital after falling five metres off a balcony in Brisbane.

Paramedics were called to a private residence just before 10pm on Friday at Wooloowin to assess the patient believed to be in his 30s.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said critical care paramedics and the High Acuity Response Unit were on scene.

He was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition with leg injuries.