QLD · Moreton Bay Council

Bray Park, 4500

Est. population · Jun 2025

10,849

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.0%

Median age

37

Median income

$1,736/wk

Employment rate

59.2%

University qualified

13.8%

Work from home

11.9%

Languages at home

10.7%non-English

Most common: Samoan, Tagalog, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

55.1/100
Good

Top 15% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
What Bray Park is known for: Walkable

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Suburb profile

Bray Park is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Moreton Bay Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The Moreton Bay is part of the surrounding geography.

Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. The main trade-offs are fewer university qualifications and lower school ICSEA scores, with university qualifications 54% below the peer median.

Bray Park is a better fit for people who value public transport more than university qualifications.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications sit well below the peer median
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Moreton Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bray Park compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$640/wk

Population (ERP)

10,849

+0.8% 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

#91

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

24th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

38th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

29%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

43rd

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
55.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 15% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1117th in Australia
State rank
215th in QLD
Peer rank
#91 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#141 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$640

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

10,849(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 38th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+3.0%
Change in 1 year
+90
Change in 5 years
+320
Growth rank in QLD
38th 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 (~11,050), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
10,271
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,736
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
140 of 3,642
Median monthly mortgage
$1,668
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$390
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.7% / 43.5% / 28.8%
Employment rate
59.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.9% / 3.3% / 68.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,385 / 79 / 31

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

13.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 23.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational23.5% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below52.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce21.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.8%
  • Society and culture15.5%
  • Health11.1%
  • Education7.9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.6%
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)
$62,984

78th percentile in QLD · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,736

77th percentile in QLD · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$78,621

66th percentile in QLD · +24% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

7th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4500 — 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
29,729
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,742
Median net rent
-$1,686
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,178
Taxable income vs state median
+14%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-18%
Super vs state median
+13%
Business income vs state median
-30%

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

10.7% speak a language other than English at home; 19.7% born overseas

Language at home
8,842 English only · 1,057 other
Non-English at home
10.7%
Born overseas
1,949 (19.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
399 (3.9%)
Australian citizens
9,082
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
27

Top languages other than English

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

  • Samoan48 · 13.6%
  • Tagalog40 · 11.3%
  • Hindi33 · 9.3%
  • Afrikaans25 · 7.1%
  • Filipino21 · 5.9%
  • Nepali21 · 5.9%
  • Punjabi21 · 5.9%
  • Arabic17 · 4.8%

Religion

48.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.1%, while 42.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.3%40.7%
Christianity48.1%45.7%
Other / not stated9.6%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.7%18.6%
Anglican10.9%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)3.9%3.1%
Uniting Church3.6%3.6%
Baptist3.5%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%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 4500, 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)
392
Against the person
58
Against property
216
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
48.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 177 residents
State crime-rate percentile
24.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+3.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault26
  • Drug Offences58
  • Other Property Damage34
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)140
  • Traffic And Related Offences44

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
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
991
Median ICSEA percentile
43th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Holy Spirit SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 484 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Bray Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 973 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 480 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Bray Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,830 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Lawnton State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 967 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 643 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Strathpine West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 419 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Genesis Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,618 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Pine Rivers Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 348 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bray Park SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bray Park SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Lawnton 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
  • Strathpine West 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

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Little Genesis Early Learning CentreYoungs Crossing Roadchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

60 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Aaron St near Francis Rd
  • Aaron St near Mitze St
  • Casuarina Dr S near Taedi Ave
  • Dean St near Lester St
  • Dean St near Shirley St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

118 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 20 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 60 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
72/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.1
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.1
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.95
Food & drink(1)
  • Cafe
Shopping(5)
  • 7-ElevenConvenience store
  • Kensington VillageShopping centre
  • ColesSupermarket

    8 Sovereign Avenue

  • IGA Local GrocerSupermarket
Everyday services(2)
  • ArmaguardATM
  • 7-ElevenPetrol station
Community(7)
  • Little Genesis Early Learning CentreChildcare

    8 Youngs Crossing Road, Bray Park

  • PCYC Pine RiversCommunity centre
  • Library
  • Bray Park State High SchoolSchool

    Lavarack Road, Bray Park

  • Bray Park State SchoolSchool

    Hopetoun Street, Bray Park

  • Genesis Christian CollegeSchool

    12-16 Youngs Crossing Road, Bray Park

  • Holy Spirit SchoolSchool

    102 Sparkes Road, Bray Park

Health & services(3)
  • Bray Park Family Medical CentreClinic
  • KVMC DoctorsMedical clinic
  • Advantage PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(29)
  • Brendale to Warner BikewayCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Gym
  • Alleena ParkPark
  • Durakai ReservePark

    41 Dundee Street, Bray Park

  • Francis ParkPark
  • Gerard Street ParkPark
  • Kumbari ParkPark
  • Neilsen ParkPark
  • Oakley ParkPark

    3 Devon Street, Bray Park

  • Odempa ParkPark
  • Park (11)
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(47)

47 bus stops

Other(11)
  • Bench
  • Performing ArtsMusic School
  • Parking (13)
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Oasis ChurchPlace of worship

    10 Youngs Crossing Road, Bray Park

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Practice Pitch
  • Shelter
  • Anam Cara - Wesley MissionSocial Facility
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket (2)

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

  • Pine Rivers Memorial Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

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

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Alleena ParkPark
  • Durakai ReservePark
  • Francis ParkPark
  • Gerard Street ParkPark
  • Kumbari ParkPark
  • Lavender Court ReservePark
  • Neilsen ParkPark
  • Oakley ParkPark
  • Odempa ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9%
Woodland / forest cover
2.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
22
Parks (OSM)
20
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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Oasis Church

    10 Youngs Crossing Road, Bray Park

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Pine Rivers Private Hospital (3.2 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
121

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

  • KVMC DoctorsGP
  • Advantage PharmacyPharmacy
  • Bray Park Family Medical CentreClinic
Aged-care services
  • Anam CaraBRAY PARKResidential

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)
471
Participants per 1,000 residents
43.4

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
Dickson
Member of Parliament
Ali FRANCE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
119,375
Turnout (2025)
92.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+7.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).

Coalition 36.1%Labor 63.9%

7.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Bray ParkLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Bray Park WestLabor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Strathpine WestLabor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • LawntonLabor 68.0% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • StrathpineLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)1.7 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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