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QLD · Logan Council

Boronia Heights, 4124

Est. population · Jun 2025

12,556

Growth (1 yr)

+5.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+52.7%

Median age

34

Median income

$1,453/wk

Employment rate

55%

University qualified

11.5%

Work from home

7.5%

Languages at home

20.3%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Samoan, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

29.4/100
Below average

1384th in QLD

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Boronia Heights is known for: Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Boronia Heights is a semi-rural locality near Brisbane, in Logan Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 10% below the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and reported crime sits a little below the peer median. Reported offences have risen 17% year on year. Trade-offs centre on lower socio-economic advantage and lower school ICSEA scores.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising daily services and lower crime over socio-economic advantage.

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

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Reported crime sits a little below the peer median
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Boronia Heights compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$590/wk

Population (ERP)

12,556

+5.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.1%

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

#90

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

19th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

97th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

42%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

26th

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
29.4/100 — Below average
National rank
6466th in Australia
State rank
1384th in QLD
Peer rank
#90 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#403 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$590

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

12,556(June 2025)

+5.6% annual · +52.7% over 5 years · 97th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.6%
5-year growth
+52.7%
Change in 1 year
+661
Change in 5 years
+4,335
Growth rank in QLD
97th 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 (~16,700), extrapolated at +5.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
8,175
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$1,453
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
178 of 2,896
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
17.9% / 40.6% / 41.5%
Employment rate
55%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.5% / 1.8% / 77.9%
Walked or cycled to work
0.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,382 / 336 / 4

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

11.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 22.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.5% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.8% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational22.3% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below57.4% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce24.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.5%
  • Society and culture15.8%
  • Health9.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.3%
  • 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)
$61,256

72nd percentile in QLD · +4% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,300

72nd percentile in QLD · +2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

14th percentile in QLD · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$56,279

28th percentile in QLD · -11% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

44th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4124 — 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
17,583
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,444
Median net rent
-$1,918
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,749
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+9%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
-19%
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

20.3% speak a language other than English at home; 28.5% born overseas

Language at home
6,094 English only · 1,551 other
Non-English at home
20.3%
Born overseas
2,185 (28.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
375 (4.6%)
Australian citizens
6,506
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
29

Top languages other than English

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

  • Punjabi157 · 26%
  • Samoan54 · 8.9%
  • Hindi45 · 7.4%
  • Mandarin40 · 6.6%
  • Urdu32 · 5.3%
  • Spanish29 · 4.8%
  • Cantonese28 · 4.6%
  • Vietnamese25 · 4.1%

Religion

42.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 42.1%, while Christianity accounts for 40.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.1%40.7%
Christianity40.6%45.7%
Islam2.2%1.2%
Other / not stated15.1%12.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.5%18.6%
Anglican9.3%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)3.6%3.1%
Uniting Church2.4%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%

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 4124, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
408
Against the person
68
Against property
252
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
43.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 120 residents
State crime-rate percentile
19.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+15.8%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)119
  • Traffic And Related Offences41
  • Assault38
  • Other Property Damage40
  • Unlawful Entry47

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)
954
Median ICSEA percentile
26th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Boronia Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 925 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 565 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Regents Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 600 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Park Ridge State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 1,696 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Boronia Heights SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Park Ridge SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Park Ridge SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Regents Park 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

  • kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

35 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Eugene St near Barry St
  • Eugene St near Coronation Rd
  • Eugene St near Yvonne Dr
  • Fedrick St at Tenielle Street
  • Fedrick St near Short St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

73 mapped amenities

11 playgrounds · 2 dog parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 0 parks mapped in suburb, 11 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 35 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 14 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(3)
  • Kindergarten (3)
Sport & outdoors(21)
  • East West RouteCycling route
  • Dog park (2)
  • Drinking water (4)
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (11)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(23)

23 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bench (8)
  • Common (5)
  • Parking (6)
  • Shelter (4)
  • Oak Tree Retirement VillageSocial Facility

    2 Punjab Place, Boronia Heights

  • Regis GreenbankSocial Facility

    271 Middle Road, Boronia Heights

  • St Paul de Chartres Residential Aged CareSocial Facility

    12 Fedrick Street, Boronia Heights

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.9%
Woodland / forest cover
0.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
28°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
Mater Private Hospital Springfield (10.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
259

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

Aged-care services
  • Regis GreenbankBORONIA HEIGHTSResidential
  • St Paul de Chartres Residential Aged CareBORONIA HEIGHTSResidential

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)
416
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.1

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
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 (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
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 12.6 km away).

Coalition 37.6%Labor 62.4%

10.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Boronia Heights (Forde)Labor 62.6% · Coalition 37.4% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Park Ridge (Forde)Labor 59.5% · Coalition 40.5% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Marsden (Forde)Labor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
  • Logan ReserveLabor 63.6% · Coalition 36.4% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • Waterford WestLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)11.2 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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

More in Logan Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.