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QLD · Logan Council
Bethania, 4205
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,867
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.9%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,074/wk
Employment rate
40%
Languages at home
10.5%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Hindi, Samoan
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Bethania is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Logan Council with everyday amenities close at hand. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses and trains help with longer trips. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer community and employment, plus schools and education relative to similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Bethania snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$600/wk
Population (ERP)
6,867
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.4%
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
#9
among Metro Brisbane · Mature
Safety
30th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
46th
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
- 53.9/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 26% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1683rd in Australia
- State rank
- 386th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #9 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #224 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $600
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
6,867(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +7.9% over 5 years · 34th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +7.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +50
- Change in 5 years
- +501
- Growth rank in QLD
- 34th 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 (~7,900), extrapolated at +2.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,333
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,074
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 170 of 2,654
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 40%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,855 / 624 / 5
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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 Aug 2026)
- 227
- Against the person
- 35
- Against property
- 161
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 181 residents
- State safety percentile
- 29.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault21
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)109
- Unlawful Entry21
- Other Property Damage15
- Drug Offences10
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 999
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 46th
School list
- Bethania Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1043 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 353 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Waterford State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 955 · 27th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 532 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Bethania Early Education Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
30 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bethania station
- Edinburgh Dr near Fadden Ct
- Edinburgh Rd near Fadden Ct
- Edinburgh Rd near Mathews St
- Federation Dr near Copper Dr
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
127 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 5 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 1 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 30 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 25 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 57/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.32
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.95
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.63
Food & drink(6)
- Bethania BakeryBakery
- CG's Coffee & GrubCafe
- Pie FaceCafe
- Bethania SeafoodFast food
- Bethania Takeaway & Pizza BarFast food
- H & K Chinese TakeawayFast food
Shopping(3)
- Bethania FoodstoreConvenience store
- Thrifty Supermarket BethaniaConvenience store
Community(2)
- Bethania Community CentreCommunity centre
- Bethania Early Education CentreKindergarten
Health & services(6)
- Bethania Family PracticeClinic
- Bethania SurgeryClinic
- Sun Family PracticeClinic
81 Station Road, Bethania
- Bethania DentistDentist
- Bethania Waters DentalDentist
- Bethania PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(29)
- Dog park
- Bethania Shores ParkPark
- Curtin ParkPark
- Park
- Progress ParkPark
- Playground (5)
- Bethania Community Aquatic CentreSports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (17)
Transport(24)
21 bus stops · 3 train stations
Other(24)
- Bbq
- Bench (9)
- Drinking water
- Bethania MowersGroundskeeping
- Hair ADDIXHairdresser
- Stylz to GoHairdresser
- Tuckwell MachineryMachinery
Unit 1 34 Goodooga Drive, Bethania
- Lee La Thai MassageMassage
- Bethania park 'n' rideParking
- Parking (15)
- UnitedPetrol station
- Bethania Community Worship CentrePlace of worship
- Bethania Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Public toilets
- Return ItRecycling
- Shelter (5)
- Blue Care Beenleigh Bethania HavenSocial Facility
67-71 Station Road, Bethania
- Palm Lake Care BethaniaSocial Facility
- Palm Lake Resort BethaniaSocial Facility
43 Goodooga Drive
- St Jude's Bethania GardensSocial Facility
- TelstraTelephone
- Vacant
- Waste Basket (9)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bethania Shores ParkPark
- Curtin ParkPark
- Progress ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Bethania Community Worship Centre
- Bethania Lutheran Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 8
- Nearest hospital
- Logan Cardiology & Specialist Centre (2.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Bethania DentistDentist
- Bethania DoctorsClinic
- Bethania Family PracticeClinic
- Bethania PharmacyPharmacy
- Bethania SurgeryClinic
- Bethania Waters DentalDentist
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Sun Family PracticeStation RoadClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 238
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 34.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Bethania Lutheran ChurchState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Forde
- Member of Parliament
- Rowan HOLZBERGER (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 134,005
- Turnout (2025)
- 85.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 48.2%Labor 51.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.9 km away).
Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%
6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BethaniaLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- WaterfordLabor 57.0% · Coalition 43.0% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- LoganleaLabor 64.9% · Coalition 35.1% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- LoganholmeLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- Tudor ParkLabor 49.5% · Coalition 50.5% TPP (2025)2.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.