Median house price
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QLD · Brisbane Council
Larapinta, 4110
Est. population · Jun 2025
9
Growth (1 yr)
+12.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+80.0%
Median age
50
Median income
$2,250/wk
Employment rate
40%
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Larapinta is a welcoming smaller community in Brisbane Council, with a settled community character. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.
Crime reports are up on the previous period. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Larapinta snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
9
+13% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
92nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
100th
percentile in QLD
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
9(June 2025)
+12.5% annual · +80.0% over 5 years · 100th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +12.5%
- 5-year growth
- +80.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +4
- Growth rank in QLD
- 100th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +11.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 40%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 111.1
- State safety percentile
- 92.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +62.2%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences142
- Other Property Damage95
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)470
- Traffic And Related Offences93
- Unlawful Entry113
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Johnson Rd near Paradise Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 2 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 10/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 333.33
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 666.67
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(4)
- Coolabah CafeCafe
- Wild Bean CafeCafe
- McDonald'sFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Nature-based adventure parklandPlayground
- Sports field
Other(7)
- Larapinta EquestrianHorse Riding
- Warill ParklandNature Reserve
- Parking (11)
- BP Logan MotorwayPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- Public toilets
- Shelter (3)
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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Warill ParklandNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Hospital (7.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Oxley
- Member of Parliament
- Milton DICK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,449
- Turnout (2025)
- 88.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.7 km away).
Coalition 24.8%Labor 75.2%
6.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +11.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- PallaraLabor 76.0% · Coalition 24.0% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Forest Lake EastLabor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
- DoolandellaLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
- Forest Lake SouthLabor 68.7% · Coalition 31.3% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
- Inala CentralLabor 75.9% · Coalition 24.1% TPP (2025)5.2 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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