QLD · Isaac Council
Moranbah, QLD, 4744
Current weather
18.4°CClear sky
74% humidity · 13 km/h wind · 24.5° / 14° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#7 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Moranbah is a mid-sized suburb in the Isaac area, home to around 9,425 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 283 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-57%), roughly 30.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $580, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 9,425
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $3,079
- Dwelling vacancy
- 29.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,106 of 3,746
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 66.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 287 / 437 / 37
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)
- $580
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)
- 283
- Against the person
- 49
- Against property
- 99
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 192 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -56.7%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences57
- Good Order Offences23
- Other Property Damage25
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)48
- Traffic And Related Offences57
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 952
- Moranbah East State SchoolPrimary
- Moranbah State High SchoolSecondary
- Moranbah State SchoolPrimary
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).
3 planning-related records
Other· 3 proposals
- Caval Ridge Mine(part of the BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project)<br/<br/>Open-cut coal mine with a yield of 5.5 million tonnes per annum; and associated infrastructure.Completed EIS project
- Moranbah Ammonium Nitrate ProjectAmmonium nitrate plant with a production capacity of approximately 350,000 tonnes per annum.Completed EIS project
- Red Hill Mining Lease ProjectA new underground coking coal mine (Red Hill) with a yield of 14 million tonnes per annum; and expansion of two existing coking coal mines (Broadmeadow and Goonyella Riverside).Completed 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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Binda ParkPark
- Brian Coughlan ParkPark
- Koala ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Nolan ParkPark
- O'Donell ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 7
- Emergency department
- On site
- Moranbah Dentaldentist
- Moranbah Hospitalhospital
- Moranbah Medicalclinic
- Optometristoptometrist
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
- Skinderm AestheticsFraser Streetclinic
- Sonic Medical Centredoctor
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 55
- Parks (OSM)
- 55
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
- 97.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #7 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
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Moranbah Dentalhealthdentist
- Moranbah Hospitalhealthhospital
- Moranbah Medicalhealthclinic
- Optometristhealthoptometrist
- Priceline Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Skinderm AestheticshealthFraser Streetclinic
- Sonic Medical Centrehealthdoctor
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Binda Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site