QLD · Livingstone Council
Hidden Valley (Qld), QLD, 4703
Current weather
17.3°CClear sky
94% humidity · 8.8 km/h wind · 22.4° / 15.4° today · 0.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#249 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hidden Valley (Qld) is a small locality in the Livingstone area, home to around 879 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 804 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-49%), roughly 914.7 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $650, and 1 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
- 879
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,137
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 32 of 283
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,806
- Employment rate
- 60.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 21 / 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)
- $650
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)
- 804
- Against the person
- 177
- Against property
- 372
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 914.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49%
Most common offence types
- Assault82
- Drug Offences119
- Good Order Offences85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
- Traffic And Related Offences108
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Works along Tanby Road near the Yeppoon Road roundabout, Hidden Valley.Tanby Road, n/a01 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- The Pines Community ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Capricorn Coast Hospital and Health ServiceHoskyn Drivehospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 34.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #249 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Capricorn Coast Hospital and Health ServicehealthHoskyn Drivehospital
- The Pines Community Parkgovernmentpark
- Works along Tanby Road near the Yeppoon Road roundabout, Hidden Valley.roadworksTanby Road, n/a01 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Assaultcrime82
- Drug Offencescrime119
- Good Order Offencescrime85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime168
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime108
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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