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Holland Park West, 4121

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,055

Growth (1 yr)

+0.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.0%

Median age

36

Median income

$2,195/wk

Employment rate

68.5%

University qualified

41.3%

Work from home

22%

Languages at home

19%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Greek, Japanese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

64.3/100
Good

Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Inner city
What Holland Park West is known for: High desirability, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Holland Park West is an inner metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

School access is exceptionally strong, with school access 75% above the peer median. Reported crime sits a little below the peer median, and green cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with green cover 83% above the peer median, and socio-economic advantage is another of the suburb's defining strengths. The main trade-offs are limited health access and limited walkability, with health access 67% below the peer median.

Holland Park West's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (53)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Reported crime sits a little below the peer median
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Health access is a relative weakness
  • Getting around on foot is harder than in comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Holland Park West compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$675/wk

Population (ERP)

7,055

+0.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.2%

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

#27

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

19th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

33rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

35%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

88th

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
64.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
214th in Australia
State rank
44th in QLD
Peer rank
#27 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#36 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$675

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

7,055(June 2025)

+0.7% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 33th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+3.0%
Change in 1 year
+49
Change in 5 years
+208
Growth rank in QLD
33th 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 (~7,300), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,468
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$2,195
Dwelling vacancy
6.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
165 of 2,651
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$390
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.3% / 39% / 34.7%
Employment rate
68.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
22% / 7.6% / 53.4%
Walked or cycled to work
3.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,808 / 125 / 546

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

41.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 13.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified41.3% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified9.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational13.2% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below36% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce23.3%
  • Health14.8%
  • Society and culture14.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.9%
  • Education9.4%
  • Architecture and building6.4%
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)
$74,515

96th percentile in QLD · +27% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$78,648

96th percentile in QLD · +21% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

97th percentile in QLD · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$121,238

97th percentile in QLD · +91% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

48th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4121 — 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
17,431
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,906
Median net rent
-$818
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,658
Taxable income vs state median
+34%
Salary / wages vs state median
+29%
Rental investment vs state median
+55%
Super vs state median
+75%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

Community & culture

19% speak a language other than English at home; 24.4% born overseas

Language at home
5,012 English only · 1,179 other
Non-English at home
19%
Born overseas
1,516 (24.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
93 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
5,586
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
32

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin71 · 15.4%
  • Greek37 · 8%
  • Japanese28 · 6.1%
  • Korean27 · 5.9%
  • Punjabi27 · 5.9%
  • Cantonese25 · 5.4%
  • Gujarati22 · 4.8%
  • Spanish22 · 4.8%

Religion

44.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 44.6%, while 42% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42%40.7%
Christianity44.6%45.7%
Hinduism2.1%1.3%
Other / not stated11.3%12.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.6%18.6%
Anglican8.8%11.3%
Eastern Orthodox3.3%0.7%
Uniting Church2.7%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2%3.1%

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 4121, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
223
Against the person
27
Against property
139
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
42.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 240 residents
State crime-rate percentile
18.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+1.4%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)67
  • Unlawful Entry38
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle14
  • Drug Offences22
  • Traffic And Related Offences21

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
14
Median school ICSEA (14 schools)
1,115
Median ICSEA percentile
88th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Marshall Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 499 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Holland Park State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1055 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 529 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joachim's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1124 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 333 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Nursery Road State Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1034 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 158 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Seville Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 970 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 111 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St Agnes SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1106 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 455 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Holland Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 778 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Wellers Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 762 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Gravatt State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 49% · 259 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Cavendish Road State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1103 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 2,037 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Cavendish Road SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Greenslopes SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Holland Park SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Holland Park SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Marshall Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mount Gravatt SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mount Gravatt SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Seville Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wellers Hill 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

36 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bapaume Rd at Dobbs Street, stop 63
  • Birdwood Rd at Wellers Hill
  • Birdwood Rd at Wellers Hill, stop 2
  • Holland Park West station, platform 1
  • Holland Park West station, platform 2

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

136 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 6 playgrounds · 8 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 36 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 16 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.15
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.46
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.39
Food & drink(3)
  • Lunch BakeBakery
  • Deedot Coffee HouseCafe

    Unit 1 973 Logan Road, Holland Park West

  • Holland Park HotelPub

    945 Logan Road

Everyday services(1)
  • BPPetrol station
Community(5)
  • Marshall Road State SchoolLibrary
  • Holland Park State High SchoolSchool
  • Marshall Road State SchoolSchool
  • Nursery Road State Special SchoolSchool

    49 Nursery Road, Holland Park West

  • St Joachim's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(33)
  • BBQ (3)
  • Veloway 1Cycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Fitness station
  • Yeah ActiveGym
  • Balis Street ParkPark
  • Beryl McKenzie ParkPark
  • Birdwood Road ParkPark
  • Estate Place ParkPark
  • Gibson Place ParkPark
  • Glindemann ParkPark
  • Joachim Street ParkPark
  • Park
  • Roseglen Street Park (no. 30)Park
  • Marshall Road State SchoolPlayground
  • Playground (5)
  • Brisbane City CouncilPublic toilets
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (8)
Places to stay(1)
  • Motel
Transport(28)

28 bus stops

Other(27)
  • Acupuncture Health and WellnessAlternative
  • Carries Hidden BeautyBeauty salon
  • Bench (15)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Holland Park park 'n' rideBus Station
  • Car
  • Maxi Car HireCar Rental
  • Courthouse
  • George Hartnett Metropolitan FuneralsFuneral Directors
  • Sovereign FuneralsFuneral Directors

    35 Miriam Street, Holland Park West

  • Tapsy Locksmith & SecurityLocksmith
  • Holland Park Aged CareNursing Home
  • Holland Park park 'n' rideParking
  • Marshall Road State SchoolParking
  • Parking (6)
  • Parking Space (6)
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • Holland Park Police StationPolice
  • Post Box
  • Public Bookcase
  • Recycling (2)
  • Attawa SeafoodSeafood
  • Shelter (8)
  • The Trusted TailorTailor
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Track
  • Waste Basket (4)

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

Parks & reserves

8 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Balis Street ParkPark
  • Beryl McKenzie ParkPark
  • Birdwood Road ParkPark
  • Estate Place ParkPark
  • Gibson Place ParkPark
  • Glindemann ParkPark
  • Joachim Street ParkPark
  • Roseglen Street Park (no. 30)Park

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
11%
Woodland / forest cover
6.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
20
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
28°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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (3.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
102

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

  • Acupuncture Health and WellnessAlternative
Aged-care services
  • Regis Holland ParkHOLLAND PARK WESTResidential

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)
154
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.8

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
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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

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
Bonner
Member of Parliament
Kara COOK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
113,498
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+8.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.1 km away).

Coalition 36.8%Labor 63.2%

8.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Holland Park West (Bonner)Labor 61.5% · Coalition 38.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Mount GravattLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Mount Gravatt WestLabor 71.1% · Coalition 28.9% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Mount ThompsonLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • Mount Gravatt East (Bonner)Labor 65.3% · Coalition 34.7% TPP (2025)3.2 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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