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QLD · Brisbane Council
Forest Lake, 4078
Est. population · Jun 2025
25,117
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+10.8%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,921/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Languages at home
33.2%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Mandarin, Samoan
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Brisbane Council, Forest Lake is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Many residents were born overseas or speak a language other than English at home.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. A growing community is gradually adding fresh energy without losing its local identity.
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
Forest Lake snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$625/wk
Population (ERP)
25,117
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.6%
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
#4
among Metro Brisbane · Growth area
Safety
22nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
50th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
57th
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
- 72.9/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 102nd in Australia
- State rank
- 40th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #4 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #28 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $625
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
25,117(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +10.8% over 5 years · 50th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.1%
- 5-year growth
- +10.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +282
- Change in 5 years
- +2,452
- Growth rank in QLD
- 50th 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 (~27,150), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 22,676
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,921
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 288 of 8,022
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,690
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7,337 / 266 / 125
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)
- 721
- Against the person
- 93
- Against property
- 464
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 28.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 244 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +2.2%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences94
- Other Property Damage69
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)278
- Traffic And Related Offences67
- Unlawful Entry92
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,024
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 57th
School list
- Grand Avenue State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 58% · 917 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Forest Lake State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 969 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 52% · 1,673 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- St John's Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1118 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 1,329 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Forest Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1015 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 738 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.0 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
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Forest Lake Child Care CentreWoogaroo Streetkindergarten
- Milestones Early LearningCarnarvon Closekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
43 public transport stops in this suburb
- Grand Ave East near Ascot Ave
- Grand Ave at Grand Avenue Cascade
- Grand Ave at Grand Avenue Cascade
- Grand Ave at Grand Avenue Lake
- Grand Ave at Grand Avenue Lake
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
257 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 2 bakeries · 26 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 21 parks mapped in suburb, 26 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 43 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 30 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 92/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.09
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.49
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.93
Food & drink(11)
- Forest Lake BakeryBakery
- Lee's BakeryBakery
- Simple BlissCafe
- The Coffee ClubCafe
- Domino'sFast food
200 Grand Avenue, Forest Lake
- Forest CourtFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Pub
245 Forest Lake Boulevard
- Grace of IndiaRestaurant
Shopping(5)
- IGA X-pressConvenience store
- AldiSupermarket
M3 Forest Lake Boulevard
- ColesSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(5)
- Forest Lake Community HouseCommunity centre
- Forest Lake Child Care CentreKindergarten
130 Woogaroo Street, Forest Lake
- Milestones Early LearningKindergarten
16 Carnarvon Close, Forest Lake
- Forest Lake State SchoolSchool
- Saint Johns Anglican CollegeSchool
Health & services(4)
- Grand Medical CentreClinic
200 Grand Avenue
- Dentist
- Horizon Family DoctorsMedical clinic
- Discount Drug StorePharmacy
Sport & outdoors(44)
- Dog park
- Argyle Place ParkPark
- Barrier Place ParkPark
- Boronia ParkPark
- Collina Crescent ParkPark
- Cook Street ParkPark
- Glasshouse Crescent ParkPark
- Halifax Street ParkPark
- Heath Street ParkPark
- Park
19 Tarragon Place, Forest Lake
- Park (3)
- Pine Village ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (26)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
- Swimming pool
22 Alexandrina Circuit, Forest Lake
Transport(31)
31 bus stops
Other(20)
- Star LiquorAlcohol
- Bbq (8)
- Bench (51)
- Best & LessClothes
- Common (5)
- KmartDepartment Store
- Drinking water (5)
- Garden (15)
- Forest Fair's Hair and BeautyHairdresser
- QMLLaboratory
- Forest Lake Shopping CentreMall
235 Forest Lake Boulevard
- Parking (44)
- Petrol station
- Physiotherapist
- Australia PostPost Box
- Brisbane City CouncilPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Shelter (16)
- Waste Basket (2)
- 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
14 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Argyle Place ParkPark
- Barrier Place ParkPark
- Boronia ParkPark
- Collina Crescent ParkPark
- Cook Street ParkPark
- Elderslie Place ParkPark
- Glasshouse Crescent ParkPark
- Halifax Street ParkPark
- Harrison Crescent ParkPark
- Heath Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 28
- Parks (OSM)
- 21
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 7
- Nearest hospital
- Gailes Community Care Unit (4.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- DentistDentist
- Discount Drug StorePharmacy
- Forest Lake Podiatry ClinicRenoir CrescentPodiatrist
- Grand Medical CentreGrand AvenueClinic
- Horizon Family DoctorsDoctor
- PhysiotherapistPhysiotherapist
- QMLLaboratory
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)
- 683
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.2
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
- Oxley
- Member of Parliament
- Milton DICK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,449
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 29.1%Labor 70.9%
1.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Forest Lake EastLabor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Forest Lake SouthLabor 68.7% · Coalition 31.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Forest LakeLabor 73.1% · Coalition 26.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Ellen GroveLabor 63.8% · Coalition 36.2% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- DoolandellaLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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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