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Baringa, 4551

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,029

Growth (1 yr)

+9.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+71.6%

Median age

29

Median income

$2,050/wk

Employment rate

73.1%

University qualified

21.6%

Work from home

12.2%

Languages at home

13.8%non-English

Most common: Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49/100
Average

Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Outer suburban
What Baringa is known for: Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Baringa is an outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Sunshine Coast Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 21% above the peer median. Dining and cafés are a relative strength. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 84% above the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs, and reported crime is lower than in most comparable places, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 29% above the peer median.

Baringa's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Baringa compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$720/wk

Population (ERP)

6,029

+9.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.0%

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

#38

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

20th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

99th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

61st

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
49.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2203rd in Australia
State rank
409th in QLD
Peer rank
#38 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#229 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$720

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

6,029(June 2025)

+9.0% annual · +71.6% over 5 years · 99th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+9.0%
5-year growth
+71.6%
Change in 1 year
+500
Change in 5 years
+2,515
Growth rank in QLD
99th 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 (~10,250), extrapolated at +11.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,604
Median age
29
Median household income / week
$2,050
Dwelling vacancy
4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
63 of 1,562
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$485
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
11.5% / 45.7% / 42.8%
Employment rate
73.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.2% / 1.3% / 71.7%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,248 / 246 / 6

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

21.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 25% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21.6% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational25% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below40.9% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce21%
  • Health17.7%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.2%
  • Architecture and building7.6%
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)
$56,118

54th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,582

53rd percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

71st percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,340

70th percentile in QLD · +27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

46th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4551 — 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
46,993
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,964
Median net rent
-$169
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,596
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+16%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

13.8% speak a language other than English at home; 27.5% born overseas

Language at home
3,808 English only · 610 other
Non-English at home
13.8%
Born overseas
1,225 (27.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
139 (3%)
Australian citizens
3,722
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
22

Top languages other than English

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

  • Malayalam63 · 24.4%
  • Punjabi30 · 11.6%
  • Nepali28 · 10.9%
  • Hindi18 · 7%
  • Spanish17 · 6.6%
  • Mandarin12 · 4.7%
  • Afrikaans9 · 3.5%
  • Russian9 · 3.5%

Religion

52.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.7%, while Christianity accounts for 36.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.7%40.7%
Christianity36.1%45.7%
Hinduism2.8%1.3%
Other / not stated8.4%12.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.8%18.6%
Anglican8%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)2.4%3.1%

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

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4551, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
200
Against the person
32
Against property
103
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
44.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 144 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-1.7%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences32
  • Good Order Offences16
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)56
  • Traffic And Related Offences23
  • Other Property Damage16

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)
1,032
Median ICSEA percentile
61th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Baringa State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1007 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 677 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Baringa State Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 930 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Unity CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,450 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Baringa State Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Baringa State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Meridan State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nirimba State Primary SchoolGovernment 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

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Aura Bvd at Baringa Shopping Centre Stop A
  • Aura Bvd at Baringa Shopping Centre stop B
  • Baringa Dr at Baringa State Primary School
  • McArthur Pde at Meredith Crescent
  • McArthur Pde at Paddington Circuit

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

91 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 5 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 17 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
49/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.22
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.65
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.69
Food & drink(3)
  • Cafe 63Cafe
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Baringa TavernPub
Shopping(6)
  • Harris ScarfeDepartment store
  • TK MaxxDepartment store
  • Mitre 10Hardware store
  • Sydney ToolsHardware store
  • Aura Home + LifeShopping centre
  • White's IGA BaringaSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • ATM
Community(2)
  • Baringa State Primary SchoolSchool

    30 Baringa Drive

  • Baringa State Secondary CollegeSchool

    10 Griffith Place, Baringa

Sport & outdoors(27)
  • Aura VelowayCycling route
  • Anytime FitnessGym
  • Park (16)
  • Pedal ParkPark
  • Playground (5)
  • Public toilets
  • Baringa Skate PlazaSports field
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(11)

11 bus stops

Other(24)
  • Baringa LettersArtwork
  • Baby BuntingBaby Goods
  • Battery WorldBattery
  • Bench (2)
  • Supercheap AutoCar Parts
  • Auto MastersCar repair
  • Premier Paint and PanelCar repair

    Unit 6 8 Matheson Street

  • RSEA SafetyClothes
  • The Good GuysElectronics
  • SpotlightFabric
  • Choices FlooringFlooring
  • AdairsHousehold Linen
  • Pillow TalkHousehold Linen
  • Beacon LightingLighting
  • AnacondaOutdoor
  • Parking (14)
  • Parking Space
  • PetstockPet
  • gazebo with barbecueShelter
  • Orange GazeboShelter
  • Shelter (3)
  • RebelSports
  • Kennards StorageStorage Rental
  • Traffic Park

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Pedal ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
7.4%
Woodland / forest cover
4.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
17
Parks (OSM)
17
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

Nearest hospital
Caloundra Hospital (4.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
199
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.0

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

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
Fisher
Member of Parliament
Andrew WALLACE (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
139,064
Turnout (2025)
90.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.0%Labor 44.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.4 km away).

Coalition 50.5%Labor 49.5%

5.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BaringaLabor 49.5% · Coalition 50.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Caloundra WestLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • NirimbaLabor 56.2% · Coalition 43.8% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Pelican WatersLabor 39.0% · Coalition 61.0% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • Golden BeachLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)4.0 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)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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

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