QLD · Moreton Bay Council

Brendale, 4500

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,485

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.7%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,219/wk

Employment rate

55.8%

University qualified

14.4%

Work from home

11.2%

Languages at home

22.1%non-English

Most common: Arabic, Spanish, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.3/100
Good

Top 8% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 83% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Golf
  • High desirability
What Brendale is known for: Golf, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Brendale is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Moreton Bay Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Moreton Bay.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 93% above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising dining and lower rents 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

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

Strengths

  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Moreton Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Brendale compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$600/wk

Population (ERP)

3,485

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.2%

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

#8

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

24th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

55th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

55%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

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
59.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 8% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
581st in Australia
State rank
113th in QLD
Peer rank
#8 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#82 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
83%

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 (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

3,485(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +10.7% over 5 years · 55th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+10.7%
Change in 1 year
+44
Change in 5 years
+338
Growth rank in QLD
55th 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 (~3,850), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,100
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,219
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
72 of 1,383
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
20% / 25.3% / 54.8%
Employment rate
55.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.2% / 5.1% / 64.5%
Walked or cycled to work
2.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
194 / 1,111 / 0

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

14.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 21.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.4% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.1% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational21.9% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below52.5% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce24.1%
  • Society and culture17.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.9%
  • Health11.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.2%
  • Education8.1%
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

22.1% speak a language other than English at home; 31.6% born overseas

Language at home
2,282 English only · 646 other
Non-English at home
22.1%
Born overseas
922 (31.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
130 (4.2%)
Australian citizens
2,332
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
16

Top languages other than English

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

  • Arabic122 · 51.5%
  • Spanish20 · 8.4%
  • Punjabi15 · 6.3%
  • Persian12 · 5.1%
  • German8 · 3.4%
  • Hindi8 · 3.4%
  • Italian8 · 3.4%
  • Tagalog8 · 3.4%

Religion

48.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.2%, while 39.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.8%40.7%
Christianity48.2%45.7%
Other / not stated12%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.5%18.6%
Anglican8.5%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)5.3%3.1%
Uniting Church2.8%3.6%
Oriental Orthodox2.7%0.1%
Pentecostal2.4%1.4%
Baptist2.3%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)
126
Against the person
19
Against property
69
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
48.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 163 residents
State crime-rate percentile
24.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+3.4%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences19
  • Other Property Damage11
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)45
  • Traffic And Related Offences14
  • Assault8

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

School list
School catchments
  • Albany Creek SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Albany Creek SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Aspley SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bald Hills SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Bray Park SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Eatons Hill 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

Public transport

22 public transport stops in this suburb

  • South Pine Rd near Deakin St
  • South Pine Rd near Hinkler Ct
  • South Pine Rd near Kremzow Rd
  • South Pine Rd near Leitchs Rd
  • South Pine Rd near Mott St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

175 mapped amenities

3 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 playgrounds · 2 sports centres · 1 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Decent local green space — 6 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 8 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
69/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.97
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.26
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.94
Food & drink(7)
  • Lite-Az-AirBakery

    Kremzow Road

  • Pie FaceCafe
  • Pure Shot CafeCafe

    28 Doherty Street, Brendale

  • StarbucksCafe

    2 Linkfield Road, Brendale

  • SubwayFast food

    2 Linkfield Road, Brendale

  • Brendale Brewing CoPub

    Unit 2 62 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • Hip Hops BrewersPub

    264 South Pine Road, Brendale

Shopping(14)
  • Steak Through the HeartButcher

    18-22 Kremzow Road

  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • EG AustraliaConvenience store

    162 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • FoodaryConvenience store

    341 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • QuickStopConvenience store
  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store

    2 Linkfield Road, Brendale

  • XpressConvenience store
  • DiateqHardware store

    Unit 3 50-52 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • Mower SupaStoreHardware store

    Unit 1 256-258 Leitchs Road

  • Pine Rivers BearingsHardware store

    Unit 2 348 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • Total ToolsHardware store

    15 Kremzow Road

  • TradeToolsHardware store
  • RSPCAOp shop
  • IGASupermarket

    18-22 Kremzow Road, Brendale

Everyday services(8)
  • AmpolPetrol station

    341 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • BPPetrol station
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station

    2 Linkfield Road, Brendale

  • EG AustraliaPetrol station

    1 McKay Street, Brendale

  • Freedom FuelsPetrol station

    16 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • Shell TruckstopPetrol station
  • UnitedPetrol station
  • Brendale LPOPost office
Sport & outdoors(16)
  • Brendale to Warner BikewayCycling route
  • Cabbage Tree Creek BikewayCycling route
  • Leitchs CrossingCycling route
  • Wantima Country ClubGolf course
  • World GymGym

    2 Linkfield Road, Brendale

  • Brendale ParkPark
  • Buckley ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • England Park RacewaySports centre
  • Family AquaticsSports centre

    Unit 1 348 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(10)

10 bus stops

Other(29)
  • Sleeptite BeddingBed

    Unit 1 33 Kremzow Road

  • Pedalheads CyclesBicycle

    19 Kremzow Road

  • Tsquared Bike CoBicycle

    Unit 28 302 South Pine Road

  • Car (2)
  • Torque ToyotaCar
  • 4WD SupaCentreCar Parts

    6 McKay Street

  • Europecar BrendaleCar Rental
  • Chaplin's Auto RepairsCar repair
  • Future AutoCar repair

    Unit 4 348 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • KM Diesel ServiceCar repair

    Unit 6 50-52 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • Queensland Workwear SuppliesClothes

    Unit 3 348 South Pine Road, Brendale

  • MSY TechnologyComputer

    Unit 4 20 Kenworth Place, Brendale

  • ImpressuCopyshop

    25 Strathwyn Street, Brendale

  • Garden (25)
  • Brisbane Hunting SuppliesHunting

    Unit 1 50-52 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • Snowys OutdoorsOutdoor

    17 Doherty Street

  • Tent WorldOutdoor
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Brendale Parcel LockerParcel Locker
  • Parking (65)
  • Parking Space (3)
  • Physiotherapist

    Unit 6 253 Leitchs Road

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • My School GearStationery

    Unit 2 50-52 Kremzow Road, Brendale

  • TelstraTelephone
  • Reece CivilTrade
  • Wesbeam QueenslandTrade

    3 Bult Drive, Brendale

  • LifelineVariety Store

    28 Doherty Street

  • Tradezone BrisbaneWholesale

    503 Kremzow Road, Brendale

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

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Albany Creek Gymnastics Club

    Gymnastics

  • Queensland Radio Circuit Car Racing Association

    Rc Car

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Brendale ParkPark
  • Buckley ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
6
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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Pine Rivers Private Hospital (2.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
4

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

  • Eatons Quality Medical & Skin CancerGP
  • PhysiotherapistLeitchs RoadPhysiotherapist
  • DentistDentist
Aged-care services
  • Envigor Home CareBRENDALEHome Care
  • PresCare Community Care - Strathpine - EACHDBRENDALEHome Care
  • PresCare Community Care - Strathpine CACPBRENDALEHome Care
  • Seasons Living Home CareBRENDALEHome Care

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)
121
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

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 3.9 km away).

Coalition 40.1%Labor 59.9%

3.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +10.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Strathpine WestLabor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Eatons HillLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • Eatons Hill WestLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Albany Creek NorthLabor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • StrathpineLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)3.1 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)
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 (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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