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QLD · Brisbane Council
Macgregor, 4109
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,651
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.4%
Median age
34
Median income
$1,752/wk
Employment rate
54.8%
Languages at home
60%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Macgregor is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Brisbane Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. 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 linking the suburb to surrounding areas.
Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Versus similar metro suburbs, the suburb reads around average on desirability, chiefly because safety trail behind.
At a glance
Macgregor snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$530/wk
Population (ERP)
6,651
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.0%
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
#26
among Metro Brisbane · Emerging
Safety
59th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
44th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
75th
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
- 53.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 27% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1777th in Australia
- State rank
- 407th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #26 among Metro Brisbane · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #234 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $530
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
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
6,651(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +7.4% over 5 years · 44th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +7.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +66
- Change in 5 years
- +456
- Growth rank in QLD
- 44th 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 (~6,950), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,980
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,752
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 166 of 2,075
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 54.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,633 / 60 / 212
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 running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 315
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 207
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 47.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 181 residents
- State safety percentile
- 58.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1.8%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences240
- Other Property Damage127
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)769
- Traffic And Related Offences175
- Unlawful Entry234
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,068
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 75th
School list
- MacGregor State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 1,297 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- MacGregor State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1102 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 86% · 1,212 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St John of Kronstadt AcademyPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 95% · 21 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Upper Mount Gravatt State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1042 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 498 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Clairvaux MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 1,215 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- St Bernard's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 181 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Robertson State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 86% · 732 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Sunnybank State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 641 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
34 public transport stops in this suburb
- Endsleigh St near Nandina St, stop 87
- McCullough St at Granadilla
- Portulaca St near Gordonia St, stop 86
- Portulaca St near Gordonia St, stop 86
- Tora St near Ilya St, stop 77
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
162 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 pharmacies · 5 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 10 sports centres · 2 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 21 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 51/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.33
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.5
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.84
Food & drink(3)
- Altitude CaféCafe
- WoofissimoCafe
567 Kessels Road
- Sunnybank Community & Sports ClubPub
470 McCullough Street
Shopping(2)
- EG AustraliaConvenience store
605 Kessels Road
Community(2)
- Macgregor State High SchoolSchool
Blackwattle Street
- MacGregor State SchoolSchool
Health & services(3)
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
567 Kessels Road
- Greencross VetsVeterinary
2 Springfield Street
- Our VetVeterinary
587 Kessels Road
Sport & outdoors(26)
- Dog park
- Gym
- World GymGym
555 Kessels Road
- D.M. Henderson ParkPark
434 McCullough Street
- Delfin Street ParkPark
65 Delfin Drive
- Freesia Street ParkPark
- Park
- Whipbird ParkPark
- Playground (5)
- MacGregor Cricket ClubSports centre
- Rack City Pool & SnookerSports centre
Unit 12 547 Kessels Road
- SkyZoneSports centre
Kessels Road
- Sports centre (6)
- Sunnybank Rugby Union ClubSports centre
- Sports field
- SwimartSwimming pool
567 Kessels Road
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- SunPACArts centre
470 McCullough Street
Transport(25)
25 bus stops
Other(60)
- Forty WinksBed
- Mattress FirmBed
567 Kessels Road
- Original Mattress FactoryBed
567 Kessels Road
- Sleeping GiantBed
555 Kessels Road
- Bench
- 99 BikesBicycle
579 Kessels Road
- Bicycle Parking
- Zone BowlingBowling Alley
Unit 14 531 Kessels Road
- Mercedes-Benz MacgregorCar
- AutobarnCar Parts
- Centrax Performance Parts DistributionCar Parts
Unit 9 547 Kessels Road
- RepcoCar Parts
583 Kessels Road
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
567 Kessels Road
- Motor Vehicle Assessment CentreCar repair
Unit 13 547 Kessels Road
- Southside Cylinder Head ServiceCar repair
Unit 3 547 Kessels Road
- Sunnybank Signature Service Car CareCar repair
Unit 10 547 Kessels Road
- UltratuneCar repair
Unit 11 547 Kessels Road
- AndersensCarpet
567 Kessels Road
- Carpet CourtCarpet
567 Kessels Road
- Curtain WonderlandCurtain
567 Kessels Road
- Entertainment UnlimitedDance
579 Kessels Road
- TK MaxxDepartment Store
567 Kessels Road
- Taekwondo Haidong GumdoDojo
Unit 15 547 Kessels Road
- Drinking water
- The Good GuysElectronics
555 Kessels Road
- Wave 1Electronics
Unit 14 547 Kessels Road
- Solomons Flooring & Sultan's BlindsFlooring
579 Kessels Road
- AmartFurniture
- Focus on FurnitureFurniture
555 Kessels Road
- Furniture
555 Kessels Road
- Macgregor State High SchoolGarden
- JA2 ConceptGift
579 Kessels Road
- Northfield Car Sound Audio VisualHifi
Unit 17 547 Kessels Road
- Chipmunks Playland & CaféIndoor Play
555 Kessels Road
- Pinwheel Island Kids CafeIndoor Play
583 Kessels Road
- Pillow TalkInterior Decoration
- Beacon LightingLighting
- Lighting IllusionsLighting
555 Kessels Road
- Macgregor HomeMall
555 Kessels Road
- Macgregor HomemakerMall
572-588 Kessels Road
- Macgregor park 'n' rideParking
- Parking (39)
- Parking Entrance
- Best FriendsPet
587 Kessels Road
- PetbarnPet
- Petrol station
- Public toilets
- Shelter (3)
- National StorageStorage Rental
- National StorageStorage Rental
583 Kessels Road
- Neds Boys ToysToys
Unit 4 547 Kessels Road
- ToyworldToys
585 Kessels Road
- Track
- D.M. Henderson Off-Road Skills TrackTraffic Park
- Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
- Vacant
567 Kessels Road
- Esport Gaming CentreVideo Games
- Waste Basket
- Billiard ShopYes
Unit 16 547 Kessels Road
- Q7 Billiards Professional Pool CentreYes
520 Kessels Road
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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- D.M. Henderson ParkPark
- Delfin Street ParkPark
- Freesia Street ParkPark
- Whipbird ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Sunnybank Private Hospital (1.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Chemist WarehouseKessels RoadPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 107
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.1
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Lane and Footpath Closure between Omeo St and Kessels RdMains Road30 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · 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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Moreton
- Member of Parliament
- Julie-Ann CAMPBELL (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 109,260
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 33.9%Labor 66.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).
Coalition 32.8%Labor 67.2%
1.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +12.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MacgregorLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Macgregor WestLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- RobertsonLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- SunnybankLabor 66.3% · Coalition 33.7% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Eight Mile Plains WestLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)2.9 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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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