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QLD · Lockyer Valley Council

Gatton, 4343

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,902

Growth (1 yr)

+1.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+11.0%

Median age

33

Median income

$1,275/wk

Employment rate

53.5%

University qualified

14.9%

Work from home

4.5%

Languages at home

25.2%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Gujarati, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

38.7/100
Below average

902nd in QLD

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Walkable
  • Holiday parks
What Gatton is known for: Excellent transport, Green suburb, Agricultural, Walkable, Holiday parks

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Suburb profile

Gatton is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Lockyer Valley Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Boer War Memorial and Weeping Mother Memorial.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 31% below the peer median. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places. Trade-offs centre on lower socio-economic advantage and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with green cover 89% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower rents and daily services over socio-economic advantage.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Queensland (209)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Boer War Memorial
  • Weeping Mother Memorial

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Gatton compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$360/wk

Population (ERP)

8,902

+1.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.1%

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

#17

among Country & regional · Growth area

Crime rate

85th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

69th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

34th

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
38.7/100 — Below average
National rank
4748th in Australia
State rank
902nd in QLD
Peer rank
#17 among Country & regional · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#461 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$360

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

8,902(June 2025)

+1.7% annual · +11.0% over 5 years · 69th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+11.0%
Change in 1 year
+148
Change in 5 years
+884
Growth rank in QLD
69th 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 (~9,500), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,851
Median age
33
Median household income / week
$1,275
Dwelling vacancy
8.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
241 of 2,969
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$295
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
31.8% / 25.1% / 43.1%
Employment rate
53.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.5% / 0.9% / 81.1%
Walked or cycled to work
2.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,270 / 303 / 127 (+ 28 other)

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

14.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.9% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified6.3% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational15.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below63.2% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce20.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.8%
  • Society and culture13.5%
  • Health10.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.7%
  • Education8.4%
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)
$44,522

16th percentile in QLD · -24% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$50,843

11th percentile in QLD · -22% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

10th percentile in QLD · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$26,257

4th percentile in QLD · -58% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

24th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4343 — 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
8,197
Taxpayers reporting net rent
535
Median net rent
$495
Taxpayers reporting business income
618
Taxable income vs state median
-20%
Salary / wages vs state median
-17%
Rental investment vs state median
-36%
Super vs state median
-62%
Business income vs state median
-20%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

28.2% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
28.2%

77th percentile in QLD · +1126% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
987
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4343

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers635
  • Managers205
  • Machinery operators and drivers58
  • Clerical and administrative workers24
  • Technicians and trades workers19
  • Professionals17

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4343 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Toowoomba (SA4 317), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412699
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212687
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213464
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211341
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415312
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419114
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121457
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841622
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Toowoomba is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 3,499 · AFF share +1028% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

25.2% speak a language other than English at home; 28.9% born overseas

Language at home
5,455 English only · 1,840 other
Non-English at home
25.2%
Born overseas
2,115 (28.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
351 (4.5%)
Australian citizens
5,702
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
25

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin178 · 26%
  • Gujarati109 · 15.9%
  • Arabic67 · 9.8%
  • Punjabi57 · 8.3%
  • Korean47 · 6.9%
  • Hindi26 · 3.8%
  • Cantonese24 · 3.5%
  • Vietnamese22 · 3.2%

Religion

46.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46.8%, while 33% reported no religion. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion33%40.7%
Christianity46.8%45.7%
Hinduism3.9%1.3%
Islam5.1%1.2%
Other / not stated11.1%11%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.1%18.6%
Anglican9%11.3%
Lutheran6.2%0.9%
Uniting Church3.9%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)3%3.1%
Baptist2.5%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 4343, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
812
Against the person
170
Against property
278
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
121.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 46 residents
State crime-rate percentile
84.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-4.7%

Most common offence types

  • Assault80
  • Drug Offences188
  • Good Order Offences78
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)148
  • Traffic And Related Offences133

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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
970
Median ICSEA percentile
34th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Gatton State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 875 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 399 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Lockyer District State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 941 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 950 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Peace Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 999 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 329 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 999 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 246 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Forest Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Gatton SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Grantham SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Lake Clarendon SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Lockyer District SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Tent Hill Lower 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

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gatton station
  • Lake Apex Dr at Gatton Apex Park
  • Spencer St at Old College Road
  • Spencer St at Old College Road
  • Western Dr at Gatton Apex Park

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

145 mapped amenities

6 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 3 bakeries · 1 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 8 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
81/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.13
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.04
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.4
Food & drink(16)
  • Bakery (2)
  • Gatton Bakehouse & Chicken BarBakery
  • Cafe 63Cafe
  • Domino'sFast food
  • Fast food
  • KFCFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • Royal HotelPub
  • Colonial CafeRestaurant

    34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • Gatton Indian RestaurantRestaurant
  • Hot Rods DinerRestaurant
  • Natural NoodleRestaurant
  • Oh! SushiRestaurant
  • Restaurant
Shopping(20)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Gatton CellarsBottle shop

    43 Old College Road, Gatton

  • Liquor LegendsBottle shop

    111 Railway Street, Gatton

  • The Bottle-OBottle shop
  • Gatton Meat CentreButcher
  • Asian FoodsConvenience store
  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store
  • Shell ShopConvenience store
  • K HubDepartment store
  • Boko's Fruit MartGreengrocer
  • Australian Red CrossOp shop
  • Family StoreOp shop
  • VinniesOp shop
  • Gatton PlazaShopping centre
  • AldiSupermarket

    7 Ballantine Street

  • ColesSupermarket

    114 Spencer Street

  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(9)
  • Bendigo BankATM
  • WestpacATM
  • Commonwealth BankBank
  • Heritage BankBank
  • NABBank
  • WestpacBank
  • J&I Ziebarth Towing BP GattonPetrol station
  • ShellPetrol station
  • Gatton Post OfficePost office
Community(7)
  • Gatton Shire HallCommunity centre
  • Lockyer Valley Cultural CentreCommunity centre

    34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • Gatton LibraryLibrary

    34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • Gatton State SchoolSchool
  • Lockyer District High SchoolSchool
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary SchoolSchool

    Maitland Street

  • Peace Lutheran Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(8)
  • Dentist (2)
  • Gatton HospitalHospital

    103 William Street

  • Lockyer Doctors GattonMedical clinic
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyMedical clinic
  • AmcalPharmacy
  • Gatton Plaza Drug StorePharmacy
  • Lockyer Valley PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(32)
  • BBQ
  • Drinking water (6)
  • Fitness station
  • Nature reserve (3)
  • ReserveNature reserve
  • Cleary ParkPark
  • Dawson Phipps ParkPark
  • Littleton ParkPark
  • Park (5)
  • Rotary ParkPark
  • Wilks ParkPark
  • Playground (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Gatton Bowls ClubSports centre
  • Gatton ShowgroundsSports centre
  • Lockyer Valley Sports & Aquatic CentreSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Caravan park
  • Gatton Caravan ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(3)
  • Gatton View HotelHotel
  • Royal HotelHotel
  • Room MotelsMotel
Entertainment(1)
  • Queensland Transport MuseumMuseum

    34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

Transport(7)

6 bus stops · 1 train stations

Other(30)
  • Agrarian
  • Bird Hide
  • FordCar
  • Gatton AutoCar
  • Lockyer Valley ToyotaCar
  • Gatton Spare PartsCar Parts
  • RepcoCar Parts
  • Supercheap AutoCar Parts
  • AndersonsCarpet
  • Infinity Workwear & SafetyClothes
  • Gatton CourtroomCourthouse
  • Gatton Fire and Rescue StationFire station
  • Lockyer Homebrew and FishingFishing
  • Lockyer Valley Art GalleryGallery
  • Health Food
  • Lake Apex Visitor Information CentreInformation

    34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • NewspowerNewsagent
  • Parking (9)
  • SES GattonParking
  • Church of ChristPlace of worship
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship

    150 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • St Alban's Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
  • Police
  • Post Box
  • Shelter (6)
  • Stationery
  • Sink the InkTattoo
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Just Crazy BargainsVariety Store
  • The Reject ShopVariety Store

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

Sporting clubs

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Gatton Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Gatton Football Club
  • Gatton Jubilee Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 5462 1420

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

10 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Cleary ParkPark
  • Dawson Phipps ParkPark
  • Koala Park ParklandPark
  • Littleton ParkPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve
  • ReserveNature reserve
  • Rotary ParkPark
  • Wilks ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
15
Parks (OSM)
11
Typical summer maximum
29°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

3 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Church of Christ
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

    150 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton

  • St Alban's Anglican Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
8
Nearest hospital
Gatton Hospital (0.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
60

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

  • Lockyer Doctors GattonGP
  • Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyGP
  • AmcalPharmacy
  • DentistDentist
  • DentistDentist
  • Gatton HospitalWilliam StreetHospital
  • Gatton Plaza Drug StorePharmacy
  • Lockyer Valley PharmacyPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Blue Care Lockyer Community Care CACPGATTONHome Care
  • Regis GattonGATTONResidential

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)
216
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.3

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
29° / 17°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
194 mm · ~24 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

  • Boer War MemorialState heritage place
  • Weeping Mother MemorialState 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
Wright
Member of Parliament
Scott BUCHHOLZ (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
140,286
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 58.0%Labor 42.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.2 km away).

Coalition 60.1%Labor 39.9%

2.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Gatton SouthLabor 38.8% · Coalition 61.2% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • GattonLabor 44.0% · Coalition 56.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • GranthamLabor 32.6% · Coalition 67.4% TPP (2025)7.7 km away
  • Forest HillLabor 33.2% · Coalition 66.8% TPP (2025)7.8 km away
  • Lake ClarendonLabor 36.8% · Coalition 63.2% TPP (2025)9.0 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

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