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Bald Hills, 4036

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,968

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.1%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,931/wk

Employment rate

63.7%

University qualified

19.7%

Work from home

14.3%

Languages at home

14.1%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.9/100
Average

Top 22% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Dog friendly
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Bald Hills is known for: Beach, Dog friendly, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Bald Hills is a semi-rural locality near Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with employment 11% above the peer median. Health access is a strong feature of the suburb, with health access 43% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and school ICSEA scores are a relative strength. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 62% above the peer median.

Bald Hills is a better fit for people who value daily services and open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Queensland (197)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • School ICSEA scores are a relative strength
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Health access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

  • Bald Hills Beach

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bald Hills compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$650/wk

Population (ERP)

6,968

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#118

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

28th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

31st

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

26%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

65th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 22% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1820th in Australia
State rank
335th in QLD
Peer rank
#118 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#201 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$650

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,968(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +7.1% over 5 years · 31th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+7.1%
Change in 1 year
+43
Change in 5 years
+461
Growth rank in QLD
31th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,400), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,000
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,931
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
98 of 2,567
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$388
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.9% / 47% / 26%
Employment rate
63.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14.3% / 5.6% / 63.9%
Walked or cycled to work
1.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,310 / 138 / 9

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

19.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 21.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified19.7% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational21.8% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below48.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce23.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.1%
  • Society and culture14.2%
  • Health11.4%
  • Architecture and building8.1%
  • Education8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,529

77th percentile in QLD · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,728

77th percentile in QLD · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

25th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$73,717

60th percentile in QLD · +16% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

32nd percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4036 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,644
Taxpayers reporting net rent
427
Median net rent
-$2,122
Taxpayers reporting business income
415
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
+6%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

14.1% speak a language other than English at home; 23.1% born overseas

Language at home
5,801 English only · 954 other
Non-English at home
14.1%
Born overseas
1,565 (23.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
257 (3.7%)
Australian citizens
6,183
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
28

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi44 · 11.5%
  • Tagalog39 · 10.2%
  • Hindi36 · 9.4%
  • Filipino26 · 6.8%
  • Nepali23 · 6%
  • Tamil22 · 5.7%
  • Mandarin21 · 5.5%
  • Samoan21 · 5.5%

Religion

45.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 45.8%, while 41.4% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.4%40.7%
Christianity45.8%45.7%
Hinduism3.3%1.3%
Other / not stated9.5%12.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20%18.6%
Anglican9.5%11.3%
Uniting Church3.4%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.3%3.1%
Baptist3.3%1.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
269
Against the person
38
Against property
132
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
51.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 184 residents
State crime-rate percentile
27.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-4.3%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences55
  • Other Property Damage21
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)83
  • Traffic And Related Offences37
  • Assault22

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,042
Median ICSEA percentile
65th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
  • Norris Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1012 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 588 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Paul's SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,283 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Bald Hills State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1042 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 624 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Aspley SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bald Hills SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Bracken Ridge SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Brighton SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Murrumba State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Nashville SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Norris Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pine Rivers SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Strathpine SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Undurba SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • AEIOU FoundationAttunga Streetkindergarten
  • Bald Hills C & Kkindergarten
  • Charley's Place Bald HillsStrathpine Roadkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

34 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Arnica Cr at Mantias Street, stop 56
  • Arnica Cr near Korina St, stop 57
  • Hoyland St near Dresden St
  • Hoyland St near Kluver St
  • Strathpine Rd near Bald Hills Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

65 mapped amenities

1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 8 playgrounds · 3 dog parks · 1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
47/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.14
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.71
Food & drink(1)
  • Steve's Fish & ChipsFast food

    8-14 Rothbury Street, Bald Hills

Shopping(2)
  • Friendly GrocerConvenience store
Community(1)
  • AEIOU FoundationKindergarten

    40 Attunga Street, Bald Hills

Health & services(2)
  • Bald Hills DoctorsMedical clinic
  • Bald Hills PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(35)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach
  • Boat ramp
  • Bracken Ridge BikewayCycling route
  • Cabbage Tree Creek BikewayCycling route
  • Deagon Deviation BikewayCycling route
  • Strathpine RoadCycling route
  • Dog park (3)
  • Drinking water (6)
  • Nature reserve
  • Bert Wolfe ParkPark
  • Canterbury ParkPark
  • Gus Davies ParkPark
  • Kluver St Lions ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Thomas Grey ParkPark
  • Playground (8)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(12)

12 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bench
  • Common (2)
  • Garden
  • Parking (4)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter (3)
  • TelstraTelephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Ridge Hills United Football Club

    Soccer

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bert Wolfe ParkPark
  • Canterbury ParkPark
  • Gus Davies ParkPark
  • John Stewart Memorial ParkPark
  • Kluver St Lions ParkPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve
  • Stanley Day ParkPark
  • Thomas Grey ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.9%
Woodland / forest cover
1.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
25
Parks (OSM)
12
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Pine Rivers Private Hospital (2.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
56

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Bald Hills DoctorsGP
  • Smart ClinicsGympie RoadGP
  • Bald Hills PharmacyPharmacy
  • Chemist WarehouseGympie RoadPharmacy
  • Playstream Pty LtdGympie RoadOccupational_Therapist
Aged-care services
  • PM Aged CareBALD HILLSResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
236
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Hoop PinesState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Petrie
Member of Parliament
Emma COMER (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
134,359
Turnout (2025)
89.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.8%Labor 51.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.2 km away).

Coalition 41.8%Labor 58.3%

7.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Bracken Ridge WestLabor 57.3% · Coalition 42.7% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Bald HillsLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Bracken RidgeLabor 58.9% · Coalition 41.1% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Bridgeman Downs NorthLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • Bracken Ridge EastLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)3.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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