QLD · Ipswich Council
Flinders View, QLD, 4305
Current weather
16°CClear sky
93% humidity · 9.1 km/h wind · 21.1° / 11.7° today · 0.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#436 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Flinders View is a smaller suburban community in the Ipswich area, home to around 5,816 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,464 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 595.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $540, strong public transport coverage with many Translink stops, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,816
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,850
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 119 of 2,159
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 62.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 170 / 94 / 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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $540
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 3,464
- Against the person
- 674
- Against property
- 1,627
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 595.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 9 residents
- State safety percentile
- 38.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.5%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences592
- Good Order Offences319
- Other Property Damage290
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)944
- Traffic And Related Offences362
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
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ash St at Kensington Drive
- Ash St at Kensington Drive
- Ash St at Winston Glades Shopping Centre
- Ash St at Winston Glades Shopping Centre
- Reif St at Fairview Park
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
28 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Alcohol
- ATM
- Bank
- Ash St at Winston Glades Shopping CentreBus stop
- Edwards St near Rockman DrBus stop
- Edwards St near Thornton StBus stop
- Reif St at Fairview ParkBus stop
- Reif St at Plover StreetBus stop
- Reif St at Wallace StBus stop
- Reif St at Wallace StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Fairview ParkPark
- Sir Llew Edwards ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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)
- 23
- Parks (OSM)
- 17
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
- 39.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #436 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Fairview Parkgovernmentpark
- Sir Llew Edwards Parkgovernmentpark
- Ash St at Kensington Drivetransport
- Ash St at Kensington Drivetransport
- Ash St at Winston Glades Shopping Centretransport
- Ash St at Winston Glades Shopping Centretransport
- Reif St at Fairview Parktransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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