QLD · Brisbane Council

Geebung, 4034

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,951

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.5%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,179/wk

Employment rate

66%

Languages at home

12.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Hindi, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

65.8/100
Good

Top 8% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • Café precinct
  • Heritage area
What Geebung is known for: High desirability, Excellent transport, Education hub, Café precinct, Heritage area

Suburb profile

In Brisbane Council, Geebung is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby.

A practical retail strip keeps errands local: groceries and daily services without a long trip. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses and trains linking the suburb to surrounding areas.

Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus safety the standout strengths.

At a glance

Geebung snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

$610/wk

Population (ERP)

3,951

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.0%

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

#71

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Safety

36th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

27th

percentile in QLD

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

80th

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
65.8/100 — Good
State standing
Top 8% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
497th in Australia
State rank
119th in QLD
Peer rank
#71 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#94 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$610

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

Population

Estimated resident population

3,951(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +1.5% over 5 years · 27th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+1.5%
Change in 1 year
+17
Change in 5 years
+58
Growth rank in QLD
27th 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 (~4,000), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,850
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,179
Dwelling vacancy
5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
91 of 1,820
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Employment rate
66%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,616 / 67 / 41

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian 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)
141
Against the person
23
Against property
60
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 211 residents
State safety percentile
35.5th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-6.6%

Most common offence types

  • Assault135
  • Drug Offences383
  • Other Property Damage116
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)409
  • Traffic And Related Offences264

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland 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
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,086
Median ICSEA percentile
80th
School list
  • St Kevin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 356 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Geebung State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 391 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Geebung Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1029 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 150 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Zillmere State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 890 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 105 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Dympna's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 647 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's Nudgee CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,730 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Virginia State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 469 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Geebung Community Kindergarten and Preschoolkindergarten
  • Only About Children GeebungEllison Roadkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare servicesOpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

39 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Piccadilly St at Haymarket Street, stop 48
  • Piccadilly St near Haymarket St
  • Railway Pde near Bayview Tce
  • Robinson Rd at Bassano Street
  • Zillmere Rd at Zillmere South

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

138 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

4 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 3 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life8 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport39 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby6 shops and services
Walkability proxy
67/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.82
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.27
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.65
Food & drink(11)
  • Ray's Hot BreadBakery
  • Fox CoffeeCafe

    3 Ellison Road, Geebung

  • Grinding timing cafeCafe
  • Higher Grouonds Espresso BarCafe

    4 Collings Street

  • The Burt Munro CaféCafe
  • Bite My BiscuitFast food
  • Fast food (2)
  • Hot Rocks Carvery & Snack BarFast food
  • Geebung RSLPub
  • Homestead TavernPub

    114 Zillmere Road

Shopping(7)
  • Gerns Continental SmallgoodsButcher
  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • Convenience store
  • FoodworksConvenience store
  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store
  • XpressConvenience store
Community(5)
  • Geebung Community Kindergarten and PreschoolKindergarten
  • Only About Children GeebungKindergarten

    126 Ellison Road, Geebung

  • Geebung Special SchoolSchool
  • Geebung State SchoolSchool

    250 Newman Road, Geebung

  • St Kevin's Primary SchoolSchool

    249 Newman Road, Geebung

Health & services(1)
  • Geebung PharmacyPharmacy

    Unit 3 328 Newman Road, Geebung

Sport & outdoors(11)
  • Bowden ParkPark

    30 Dartnell Street, Geebung

  • Geebong ParkPark

    122 Murphy Road, Geebung

  • Kath Ballard ParkPark

    55 Copperfield Street, Geebung

  • Park (4)
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (2)
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Indian Motocycles MuseumMuseum

    419 Newman Road

Transport(37)

30 bus stops · 7 train stations

Other(49)
  • BWSAlcohol
  • Santa Gertrudis Breeders Australia AssociationAnimal Breeding

    103 Copperfield Street, Geebung

  • Appliance
  • ATM
  • atmXATM
  • Ford BlitzAttraction
  • Power MobilityAtv
  • Brows by Lucy KnottBeauty salon
  • Bench
  • Hub BrewingBeverages

    20 Morrisby Street

  • Miso 120Brothel

    120 Robinson Road East, Geebung

  • BSC BearingsCar Parts
  • Outback ArmourCar Parts
  • Letsgo Motor HomesCar Rental
  • mycar Tyre & AutoCar repair
  • Petersen's Motor RepairCar repair
  • Ultra TuneCar repair
  • Australian Red cross charity storeCharity

    332 Newman Road, Geebung

  • Lifeline ShopCharity
  • Link VisionCharity
  • The Salvation ArmyCharity
  • Common (4)
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Electrical
  • Lawrence & Hanson Electrical WholesalerElectrical
  • Bretts Timber & HardwareHardware
  • ProfastHardware

    Unit 2 30 Kingtel Place

  • TradeToolsHardware
  • Information (2)
  • Namwarn Thai MassageMassage
  • Motorcycle Parking (2)
  • Geebung park 'n' rideParking
  • Parking (10)
  • La Casa de PoochPet Grooming
  • BPPetrol station

    145 Newman Road, Geebung

  • Coles ExpressPetrol station

    361 Ellison Road, Geebung

  • Freedom FuelsPetrol station

    235 Robinson Road East, Geebung

  • Geebung Uniting ChurchPlace of worship

    59 Simla Avenue, Geebung

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Geebung LPOPost office
  • Public toilets
  • Geebung Meals on WheelsSocial Facility

    356 Robinson Road West, Geebung

  • John Wesley Gardens Residential Aged Care CommunitySocial Facility

    19 Halsmere Street, Geebung

  • TelstraTelephone
  • Track (3)
  • Samios Plumbing SuppliesTrade
  • Queenslands Best Wheels & TyresTyres

    95 Robinson Road East, Geebung

  • Vacant
  • Waste Basket

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bowden ParkPark
  • Downfall Creek ReservePark
  • Geebong ParkPark
  • Kath Ballard ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
8

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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Geebung Uniting Church

    59 Simla Avenue, Geebung

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Ashworth House (2.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Geebung PharmacyNewman RoadPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
100
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.3

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° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Geebung State SchoolState heritage place

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage registerState heritage authority · current · Updated

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 overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lilley
Member of Parliament
Anika WELLS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,593
Turnout (2025)
91.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 35.5%Labor 64.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).

Coalition 30.9%Labor 69.1%

4.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • GeebungLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.3% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Geebung NorthLabor 65.0% · Coalition 35.0% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • ZillmereLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Chermside EastLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Zillmere CentralLabor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)1.8 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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

Compare with

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