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QLD · Brisbane Council
Ferny Grove, 4055
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,337
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+11.1%
Median age
41
Median income
$2,183/wk
Employment rate
61.7%
Languages at home
9.6%non-English
Most common: Japanese, German, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Ferny Grove is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Brisbane Council with everyday amenities close at hand. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses and trains help with longer trips.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a excellent desirability read, with schools and education, plus community and employment the standout strengths.
At a glance
Ferny Grove snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$750/wk
Population (ERP)
6,337
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.1%
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
#3
among Metro Brisbane · Emerging
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
70th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
75th
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
- 71.5/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 163rd in Australia
- State rank
- 56th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #3 among Metro Brisbane · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #43 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $750
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
6,337(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +11.1% over 5 years · 70th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.7%
- 5-year growth
- +11.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +106
- Change in 5 years
- +632
- Growth rank in QLD
- 70th 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 (~7,100), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,871
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,183
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 65 of 2,100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 61.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,784 / 23 / 224
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 65
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 31
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 367 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -1.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault23
- Other Property Damage22
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)56
- Good Order Offences29
- Drug Offences47
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,069
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 75th
School list
- Ferny Grove State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 668 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Ferny Grove State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,881 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Andrew's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1097 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 539 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Patricks Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 771 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Ferny Hills State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 440 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Edge Early Learning Ferny GroveArbor Streetkindergarten
- Habitat Early Learning Ferny Grovekindergarten
- Sparrow Early Learning Ferny Grovekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
22 public transport stops in this suburb
- Archdale Rd near Ballylin St
- McAlroy Rd near McGinn Rd
- McGinn Rd at Archdale Rd
- McGinn Rd at McAlroy Rd
- Tramway St near Arbor St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
392 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 libraries · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 16 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 100 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 53/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.68
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.73
Food & drink(4)
- Little Uncle BakeryBakery
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Domino'sFast food
51 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove TavernPub
1340 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Thai PatioRestaurant
Unit 7 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
Shopping(2)
- BP ShopConvenience store
Community(17)
- Edge Early Learning Ferny GroveKindergarten
51 Arbor Street, Ferny Grove
- Habitat Early Learning Ferny GroveKindergarten
- Sparrow Early Learning Ferny GroveKindergarten
- Library
- Resource CentreLibrary
- Assembly HallSchool
- Ferny Grove State High SchoolSchool
26 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove State SchoolSchool
- Saint Andrews Catholic SchoolSchool
- School (5)
- St Andrews SchoolSchool
- U BlockSchool
- Undercover AreaSchool
Health & services(5)
- SmartClinics Ferny Grove Family Medical CentreClinic
Unit 4 1304 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Maven DentalDentist
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- QML PathologyMedical clinic
Unit 4 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Discount Drug StorePharmacy
Unit 1 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove Veternary ClinicVeterinary
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
Sport & outdoors(116)
- Dog park
- Evil Barbee PTGym
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Jetts FitnessGym
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove Picnic Ground ParkPark
1233 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove ReservePark
- Keperra Picnic Ground ParkPark
1200 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Leckmy Street ParkPark
- McGinn Road ParkPark
- Movilla Street ParkPark
7 Bantry Place, Ferny Grove
- Nelson Place ParkPark
- Park (8)
- Thomsett ParkPark
- Playground (6)
- Ferny Grove SkateparkSports field
- Oval 1Sports field
- Oval 2Sports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (87)
Entertainment(1)
- Brisbane Tramway MuseumMuseum
20 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove
Transport(19)
17 bus stops · 2 train stations
Other(41)
- BWSAlcohol
47 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Artwork
- Bench (13)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Qld RailBicycle Parking
- Queensland RailBicycle Parking
- Bleachers
- Ralph Took AuditoriumConference Centre
- Drinking water (3)
- Fitness Station
- Garden (40)
- True Colours Hair StudioHairdresser
Unit 3 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Information
- Kedron Brook BikewayInformation
- Outdoor Seating
- Ferny Grove park 'n' rideParking
- Ferny Grove State High SchoolParking
- Habitat Early LearningParking
- Parking (20)
- Parking Entrance (3)
- Parking Space (95)
- BPPetrol station
1314 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Brisbane 7 Day PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapist
Unit 6 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Picnic Table (16)
- The Grove Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
131 Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove
- Ferny Grove Police StationPolice
1212 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- Australia PostPost Box
- Post Box
- Junior AmenitiesPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Senior AmenitiesPublic toilets
- Taylor's SeafoodSeafood
51 McGinn Road, Ferny Grove
- Shelter (5)
- Kids in the Hills Speech PathologySpeech Therapist
Unit 2 1300 Samford Road, Ferny Grove
- HallSports Hall
- Sports & Performance CentreSports Hall
- TelstraTelephone
- TranslinkTicket Validator
- TranslinkVending machine
- Ferny Grove Waste Transfer StationWaste Transfer Station
- Yes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ferny Grove Picnic Ground ParkPark
- Ferny Grove ReservePark
- Keperra Picnic Ground ParkPark
- Leckmy Street ParkPark
- McGinn Road ParkPark
- Movilla Street ParkPark
- Nelson Place ParkPark
- Thomsett ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 41
- Parks (OSM)
- 16
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- The Grove Baptist Church
131 Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 6
- Nearest hospital
- North West Private Hospital (6.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Brisbane 7 Day PhysiotherapySamford RoadPhysiotherapist
- Discount Drug StoreSamford RoadPharmacy
- Kids in the Hills Speech PathologySamford RoadSpeech_Therapist
- Maven DentalMcGinn RoadDentist
- QML PathologySamford RoadDoctor
- SmartClinics Ferny Grove Family Medical CentreSamford RoadClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 183
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.9
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Ryan
- Member of Parliament
- Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (The Greens)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,860
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.8 km away).
Coalition 35.5%Labor 64.5%
6.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Ferny GroveLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- Ferny Grove SouthLabor 55.0% · Coalition 45.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- KeperraLabor 62.1% · Coalition 37.9% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- Grovely (Ryan)Labor 73.2% · Coalition 26.8% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
- Oxford ParkLabor 71.5% · Coalition 28.5% TPP (2025)3.7 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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