QLD · Lockyer Valley Council
Gatton, QLD, 4343
Current weather
14.7°CClear sky
92% humidity · 2.4 km/h wind · 22° / 11.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#77 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Gatton is a smaller suburban community in the Lockyer Valley area, home to around 7,851 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 797 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-54%), roughly 101.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $360, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, 7 public transport stops within the suburb, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 2 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- 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
- Employment rate
- 53.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 266 / 303 / 127
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)
- $360
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)
- 797
- Against the person
- 167
- Against property
- 294
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 101.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 47 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -54%
Most common offence types
- Assault86
- Drug Offences156
- Good Order Offences72
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)154
- Traffic And Related Offences131
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 970
- Gatton State SchoolPrimary
- Lockyer District State High SchoolSecondary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel SchoolPrimary
- Peace Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
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
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
2 active roadworks / incidents
- Intersection with William StreetSpencer Street (Gatton Helidon Road), n/a26 Apr 2026 – 24 Jul 2026
- West of Adare RoadWarrego Highway, n/a20 Jul 2026 – 20 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
69 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Gatton CellarsAlcohol
43 Old College Road, Gatton
- Liquor LegendsAlcohol
111 Railway Street, Gatton
- The Bottle-OAlcohol
- Bendigo BankATM
- WestpacATM
- Bakery (2)
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Heritage BankBank
- NABBank
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
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 8
- Emergency department
- On site
- Amcalpharmacy
- Dentistdentist
- Dentistdentist
- Gatton HospitalWilliam Streethospital
- Gatton Plaza Drug Storepharmacy
- Lockyer Doctors Gattondoctor
- Lockyer Valley Pharmacypharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathologydoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Boer War MemorialState heritage place
- Weeping Mother MemorialState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
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
- 81.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #77 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Boer War MemorialheritageState heritage place
- Weeping Mother MemorialheritageState heritage place
- Amcalhealthpharmacy
- Dentisthealthdentist
- Dentisthealthdentist
- Gatton HospitalhealthWilliam Streethospital
- Gatton Plaza Drug Storehealthpharmacy
- Lockyer Doctors Gattonhealthdoctor
- Lockyer Valley Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathologyhealthdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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