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Eastern Heights, 4305

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,866

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.7%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,370/wk

Employment rate

48.6%

University qualified

14.3%

Work from home

11.5%

Languages at home

4%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Samoan, Vietnamese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.9/100
Below average

1014th in QLD

Verified 91% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

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

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Local amenities are a relative strength. School access is exceptionally strong. Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places, with heritage listings 100% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on higher crime and lower socio-economic advantage.

Eastern Heights is a better fit for people who value school access and walkability more than peace and quiet.

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

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4305 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Eastern Heights compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$580/wk

Population (ERP)

3,866

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.9%

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

#46

among Metro Brisbane · Mature

Crime rate

71st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

37th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

30%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

31st

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
36.9/100 — Below average
National rank
5202nd in Australia
State rank
1014th in QLD
Peer rank
#46 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#361 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
91%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$580

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

3,866(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +2.7% over 5 years · 37th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+2.7%
Change in 1 year
+32
Change in 5 years
+103
Growth rank in QLD
37th 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 (~4,000), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,631
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,370
Dwelling vacancy
7.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
122 of 1,542
Median monthly mortgage
$1,400
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34% / 35.6% / 30.4%
Employment rate
48.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.5% / 2.3% / 70.1%
Walked or cycled to work
2.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,253 / 18 / 145

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

14.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 20.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.3% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.6% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational20.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below56.5% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies19.7%
  • Management and commerce18.7%
  • Society and culture16%
  • Health11.6%
  • Education10.8%
  • Architecture and building7.4%
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)
$58,316

64th percentile in QLD · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,643

62nd percentile in QLD · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

9th percentile in QLD · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$63,519

39th percentile in QLD · 0% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

13th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4305 — 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
38,506
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,614
Median net rent
-$762
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,531
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
-36%
Super vs state median
-8%
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

4% speak a language other than English at home; 12.3% born overseas

Language at home
3,233 English only · 133 other
Non-English at home
4%
Born overseas
412 (12.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
171 (4.7%)
Australian citizens
3,204
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
9

Top languages other than English

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

  • Punjabi9 · 20.9%
  • Samoan7 · 16.3%
  • Vietnamese6 · 14%
  • French4 · 9.3%
  • Nepali4 · 9.3%
  • Tagalog4 · 9.3%
  • Hindi3 · 7%
  • Japanese3 · 7%

Religion

48.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.3%, while 40% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion40%40.7%
Christianity48.3%45.7%
Other / not stated11.7%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17%18.6%
Anglican11.3%11.3%
Uniting Church5.2%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.2%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.6%2.1%
Baptist2.1%1.7%

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 4305, 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)
268
Against the person
53
Against property
122
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
92.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 69 residents
State crime-rate percentile
70.7th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+9.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault22
  • Drug Offences49
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)73
  • Traffic And Related Offences28
  • Good Order Offences25

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
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
963
Median ICSEA percentile
31th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Ipswich Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 529 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Bethany Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 356 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Silkstone State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 937 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 675 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Claremont Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 964 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 199 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Ipswich Flexible SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 892 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 111 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Ipswich Girls' Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 1,047 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Ipswich Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 962 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 108 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Raceview State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 933 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 679 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bremer SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Bundamba State Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Ipswich Central SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Raceview SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Silkstone 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

14 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Blackstone Rd near Frederick St
  • Blackstone Rd near Whitehill Rd
  • Cemetery Rd near Orchard St
  • Cemetery Rd near Whitehill Rd
  • Marvin St near Grange Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

44 mapped amenities

1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 2 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
38/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.28
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.28
Food & drink(1)
  • B&M Seafood BarFast food

    84 Grange Road

Shopping(3)
  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • Hardware store
Everyday services(2)
  • Speedy LaundromatLaundry

    Unit 1 76 Grange Road, Eastern Heights

  • BP Eastern HeightsPetrol station
Health & services(3)
  • Grange Road MedicalClinic

    92 Grange Road

  • Ipswich Hospice CareHospital

    37 Chermside Road

  • Foote's PharmacyPharmacy

    82 Grange Road, Eastern Heights

Sport & outdoors(8)
  • BBQ
  • Jim Donald ParklandsPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(13)

13 bus stops

Other(11)
  • Bench (2)
  • Car repair
  • BPCar wash
  • Common
  • Parking (4)
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal ChurchPlace of worship

    33A Robertson Road, Eastern Heights

  • Place of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box
  • Milford GrangeSocial Facility
  • Social Facility

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Jim Donald ParklandsPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
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

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church

    33A Robertson Road, Eastern Heights

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Ipswich Hospice Care (0.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
194

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

  • Foote's PharmacyGrange RoadPharmacy
  • Grange Road MedicalGrange RoadClinic
  • Ipswich Hospice CareChermside RoadHospital
Aged-care services
  • Bolton Clarke Milford GrangeEASTERN HEIGHTSResidential
  • RSL HomeCare West MoretonEASTERN HEIGHTSHome Care
  • Villa Maria Eastern HeightsEASTERN 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)
196
Participants per 1,000 residents
50.7

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
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

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Fairy KnollState heritage place
  • GarowieState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Blair
Member of Parliament
Shayne NEUMANN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
142,006
Turnout (2025)
88.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 44.3%Labor 55.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.6 km away).

Coalition 37.3%Labor 62.7%

7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ipswich CentralLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Newtown IpswichLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • SilkstoneLabor 64.6% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • RaceviewLabor 61.5% · Coalition 38.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • Raceview WestLabor 56.6% · Coalition 43.4% TPP (2025)1.8 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)
3/10

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 Ipswich Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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