Strengths and weaknesses
Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Queensland (209)
Strengths
- Park access is a relative strength
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
- Mount Coot
QLD · Brisbane Council
Mount Coot-tha, 4066
- Green suburb
- Regional centre
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Suburb profile
Mount Coot-tha is a major regional centre in Queensland, in Brisbane Council. Mount Coot is part of the surrounding geography.
Park access is a very strong feature of the suburb, with park access 83% above the peer median. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space over employment.
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.
Housing, growth and risk
How Mount Coot-tha compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
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No data available
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Crime rate
38th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 0
- Median age
- 0
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $64,164
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $67,303
- Residents with rental investments
- 14.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $55,820
- Residents with business income
- 10.0%
81st percentile in QLD · +9% vs Australia
75th percentile in QLD · +4% vs Australia
79th percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia
27th percentile in QLD · -12% vs Australia
45th percentile in QLD · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4066 — 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
- 13,560
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 1,855
- Median net rent
- $0
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 1,342
- Taxable income vs state median
- +16%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- +10%
- Rental investment vs state median
- +27%
- Super vs state median
- -19%
- 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
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
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 4066, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
- 20
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
- 61.2
- State crime-rate percentile
- 38.1th (higher = more crime)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -4.5%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences2
- Other Property Damage1
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)9
- Traffic And Related Offences1
- Unlawful Entry2
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
School list
School catchments
- Bardon SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Brookfield SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Chapel Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Indooroopilly SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- Indooroopilly SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Kenmore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- Payne Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Rainworth SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- The Gap SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
- The Gap 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
- Queensland school catchments — Queensland Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Fleming Rd at Chapel Crest
- Fleming Rd at Chapel Woods
- Mt Coot-tha Rd at Botanic Gardens, stop 19
- Sir Samuel Griffith Dr at Mount Coot-tha
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
83 mapped amenities
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 6/100
Sport & outdoors(39)
- BBQ (4)
- Brisbane River LoopCycling route
- Channel 8Cycling route
- Cubberla Creek TrailCycling route
- Death Adder TrailCycling route
- Echidna TrailCycling route
- ex bandicoot byway (west)Cycling route
- Ex Rocketfrog (closed)Cycling route
- Gillians CircuitCycling route
- Glider TrailCycling route
- Rocket Frog TrailCycling route
- Toowong Bikeway ExtensionCycling route
- Wagtail WayCycling route
- Wallaby TrailCycling route
- Western Freeway BikewayCycling route
- Drinking water (11)
- Grey Gums Picnic AreaDrinking water
- Range View Picnic AreaDrinking water
- Brush Box Picnic AreaPark
- Gold Mine Picnic AreaPark
- Grey Gums Picnic AreaPark
- Park
- Range View Picnic AreaPark
- Simpson Falls Picnic AreaPark
- Public toilets
- Goanna TrailWalking trail
Entertainment(3)
- Simpson FallsViewpoint
- Viewpoint (2)
Other(15)
- Laughing kookaburraArtwork
- Car wreckAttraction
- Ghost HoleAttraction
- Bench (8)
- Information (6)
- Main Parking LotParking
- Mount Coot-tha Main Parking LotParking
- Parking (12)
- Shelter (3)
- 7 Network BrisbaneStudio
- Channel TenStudio
- Network 10 BrisbaneStudio
- Nine Entertainment Co BrisbaneStudio
- Seven Network BrisbaneStudio
- Water Point (2)
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
- Brush Box Picnic AreaPark
- Gap Creek Reserve Picnic AreaPark
- Gold Mine Picnic AreaPark
- Grey Gums Picnic AreaPark
- Mount Coot-tha Botanic GardensPark
- Range View Picnic AreaPark
- Silky Oaks Picnic AreaPark
- Simpson Falls Picnic AreaPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 5.6%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 1.7%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 14
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
- 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
- Nearest hospital
- Westside Private Hospital (3.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 7
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 16.0
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 (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Mount Coot-tha ForestState heritage place
- Mt Coot-tha Lookout & KioskState heritage place
- Richard Randall Art StudioState heritage place
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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
- Ryan
- Member of Parliament
- Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (The Greens)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 114,860
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.6 km away).
Coalition 37.4%Labor 62.6%
4.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Chapel HillLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- Indooroopilly WestLabor 64.7% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
- Toowong WestLabor 65.7% · Coalition 34.3% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- The Gap EastLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Chapel Hill SouthLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)3.5 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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