QLD · Somerset Council
Biarra, QLD, 4313
Current weather
15.4°CClear sky
91% humidity · 6.2 km/h wind · 20.4° / 12.3° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#291 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Biarra is a small locality in the Somerset area, home to around 270 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 54 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-57%), roughly 200.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 270
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,050
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 124
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,647
- Employment rate
- 45.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 54
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 28
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 200
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 39 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -57.1%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences6
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Property Damage6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)14
- Traffic And Related Offences9
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Approximate 5km stretch of works between Dennehys Road and Huntley RoadBrisbane Valley Highway, n/a26 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- Big-T Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage projectDevelopment of a pumped hydropower energy storage project in the Southern Queensland renewable energy zone.Current EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Lake Cressbrook Day Use AreaPark
- Pine Cliffs Nature RefugeNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 31.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #291 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Lake Cressbrook Day Use Areagovernmentpark
- Pine Cliffs Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Big-T Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage projectplanningDevelopment of a pumped hydropower energy storage project in the Southern Queensland renewable energy zone.Current EIS project
- Approximate 5km stretch of works between Dennehys Road and Huntley RoadroadworksBrisbane Valley Highway, n/a26 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Drug Offencescrime6
- Good Order Offencescrime5
- Other Property Damagecrime6
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime14
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime9
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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