QLD · Livingstone Council
Byfield, QLD, 4703
Current weather
15.8°CClear sky
99% humidity · 5.4 km/h wind · 22.1° / 14.4° today · 1.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#379 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Byfield is a small locality in the Livingstone area, home to around 323 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 804 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-49%), roughly 2489.2 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 323
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,018
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 125
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,344
- Employment rate
- 42.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 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)
- 804
- Against the person
- 177
- Against property
- 372
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,489.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 63.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49%
Most common offence types
- Assault82
- Drug Offences119
- Good Order Offences85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
- Traffic And Related Offences108
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 953
- Byfield State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Old Byfield Road and Stone-Pitched CrossingState heritage place
- Raspberry Creek HomesteadState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 1
- 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
- 0.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #379 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Old Byfield Road and Stone-Pitched CrossingheritageState heritage place
- Raspberry Creek HomesteadheritageState heritage place
- Byfield State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime82
- Drug Offencescrime119
- Good Order Offencescrime85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime168
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime108
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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