QLD · Hope Vale Council
Hope Vale, QLD, 4895
Current weather
22.1°CMainly clear
75% humidity · 15.1 km/h wind · 25.6° / 21.1° today · 0.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#401 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hope Vale is a small locality in the Hope Vale area, home to around 1,004 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 388 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-56%), roughly 386.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,004
- Median age
- 29
- Median household income / week
- $827
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 50 of 341
- Median monthly mortgage
- $975
- Employment rate
- 33.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 10 / 7
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 388
- Against the person
- 151
- Against property
- 117
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 386.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 7 residents
- State safety percentile
- 32.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -56.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault88
- Good Order Offences57
- Other Property Damage45
- Traffic And Related Offences46
- Unlawful Entry39
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 707
- Cape York Aboriginal Australian AcademyPrimary
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
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
Other· 2 proposals
- Cape Flattery Silica Sand projectGreenfield silica sand mine and processing plants producing up to 4 million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine silica sand for export, for up to 15 years.Current EIS project
- Northern Silica projectGreenfield silica sand mine and processing plant producing up to 5 million tonnes per annum of silica sand product for export, for up to 25 years.Current EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
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
- Frog HollowPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
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)
- 3
- 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
- 5.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #401 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
- Frog Hollowgovernmentpark
- Cape Flattery Silica Sand projectplanningGreenfield silica sand mine and processing plants producing up to 4 million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine silica sand for export, for up to 15 years.Current EIS project
- Northern Silica projectplanningGreenfield silica sand mine and processing plant producing up to 5 million tonnes per annum of silica sand product for export, for up to 25 years.Current EIS project
- Cape York Aboriginal Australian AcademyschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime88
- Good Order Offencescrime57
- Other Property Damagecrime45
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime46
- Unlawful Entrycrime39
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)