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QLD · Brisbane Council
Oxley, 4075
Est. population · Jun 2025
9,560
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.4%
Median age
35
Median income
$2,168/wk
Employment rate
65.6%
Languages at home
24.1%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Mandarin, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Oxley is a practical established suburb in Brisbane Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses and trains help with longer trips.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Schools and education, plus community and employment push the suburb to a excellent desirability read, even as safety look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Oxley snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$625/wk
Population (ERP)
9,560
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
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
#34
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
34th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
79th
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
- 71.7/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 155th in Australia
- State rank
- 55th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #34 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #42 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $625
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
9,560(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +9.4% over 5 years · 34th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +9.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +70
- Change in 5 years
- +824
- Growth rank in QLD
- 34th 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 (~10,450), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 9,100
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,168
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 151 of 3,362
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,993
- Employment rate
- 65.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,604 / 510 / 76
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)
- 332
- Against the person
- 28
- Against property
- 242
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 34.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 325 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +10.4%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences79
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)506
- Traffic And Related Offences73
- Unlawful Entry73
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle47
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,083
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 79th
School list
- Oxley State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 383 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Corinda State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 620 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.6 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
Childcare
4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart OxleyOxley Roadkindergarten
- Sunkids OxleyOakmont Avenuekindergarten
- Yuingi Community Childcare CentreHoneyeater Circuitkindergarten
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
46 public transport stops in this suburb
- Englefield Rd at Englefield West
- Englefield Rd at Englefield West
- Englefield Rd at Idriess Street
- Englefield Rd at Idriess Street
- Englefield Rd at Lucock Street
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
227 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 5 places of worship · 13 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 21 parks mapped in suburb, 13 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 46 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 20 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 69/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.11
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.77
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.31
Food & drink(7)
- Rays Hot BreadBakery
113 Oxley Station Road
- Black Milk CoffeeCafe
167 Oxley Station Road
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- The Ox Oxley HotelPub
- Pellegrini RestaurantRestaurant
- Thai MalilaRestaurant
Shopping(3)
- BP ShopConvenience store
- FoodworksSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(8)
- Childcare
- Community centre (2)
- Oxley Senior Citizens ClubCommunity centre
86 Oxley Station Road
- Goodstart OxleyKindergarten
1106 Oxley Road
- Sunkids OxleyKindergarten
5 Oakmont Avenue, Oxley
- Yuingi Community Childcare CentreKindergarten
9 Honeyeater Circuit, Oxley
- Oxley State SchoolSchool
Bannerman Street, Oxley
Health & services(1)
- Canossa Private HospitalHospital
169 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Oxley
Sport & outdoors(40)
- Dog park
- Fitness Cartel Health ClubsGym
- Appoline Street ParkPark
- Cawonga ParkPark
- Ed Kuepper ParkPark
1052 Oxley Road
- Florence Place ParkPark
27 Florence Place, Oxley
- Gladstone Street ParkPark
- Haughton ParkPark
- Henderson Street Park (No. 26-28)Park
28 Henderson Street, Oxley
- Lucock ParkPark
16 Stephenson Street, Oxley
- Moffatt Street ParkPark
- Nixon ParkPark
- Oakmont Avenue ParkPark
- Oxley Memorial PlacePark
- Park (2)
- Rikki Bailey ParkPark
- Tom O'Neill ParkPark
- Tom O'Neill ParkPark
1079 Oxley Road
- V. MCN. Peachey ParkPark
14 Henderson Street, Oxley
- Wilpowell Street ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Liberty SwingPlayground
- Playground (12)
- Sports centre
- Sports field
- Tennis CourtsSports field
- Swimming pool (2)
Transport(33)
29 bus stops · 4 train stations
Other(62)
- BWSAlcohol
Oxley Station Road
- First Choice LiquorAlcohol
1235 Oxley Road
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Game OverAmusement Arcade
- Brisbane Dog Training ClubAnimal Training
15 Englefield Road, Oxley
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Bbq (5)
- Bench (28)
- The School LockerBooks
- Local Cash For Cars BrisbaneCar
86 Blunder Road
- ABC WreckersCar Parts
2145 Ipswich Motorway
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
74 Factory Road
- Common (14)
- Harvey NormanDepartment Store
- JB Hi-Fi HomeDepartment Store
- TK MaxxDepartment Store
- Bunnings Warehouse OxleyDoityourself
32 Blunder Road, Oxley
- Drinking water (9)
- The Good GuysElectronics
2144-2148 Ipswich Road
- Amart FurnitureFurniture
- Oxley NurseryGarden Centre
174 Dowding Street, Oxley
- Jetty
- Oxley CentralMall
- The Oxley StationMall
Oxley Station Road
- Miniature Golf
- Centenary Motor InnMotel
2479 Ipswich Road
- Oxley Motor InnMotel
2333 Ipswich Road
- Motorcycle Parking
- General Participant ParkingParking
- Islamic Society of DarraParking
- Oxley park 'n' rideParking
- Parking (15)
- Recruit ParkingParking
- Staff ParkingParking
- Parking Entrance (5)
- PetstockPet
- BPPetrol station
- CaltexPetrol station
- Apostolic Church of QueenslandPlace of worship
- Islamic Society of DarraPlace of worship
219 Douglas Street, Oxley
- Our Lady of LourdesPlace of worship
- Oxley Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
114 Oxley Station Road
- Vietnam Grace Church BrisbanePlace of worship
12 Rudd Street
- Oxley Neighbourhood Police BeatPolice
- Queensland Police Service AcademyPolice
- Australia PostPost Box
- Post Box
- Oxley Post OfficePost office
Unit 1 130 Oxley Station Road
- Public toilets
- Shelter (4)
- Slipway
- Canossa Residential ServicesSocial Facility
- Rockpool Songbird OxleySocial Facility
- Social Facility
- OfficeworksStationery
2247 Ipswich Road
- Melco StorageStorage Rental
- National StorageStorage Rental
- Telephone
- TelstraTelephone
- Obstacle CourseTrack
- Track
- Silly Solly'sVariety Store
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
19 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Appoline Street ParkPark
- Cawonga ParkPark
- Ed Kuepper ParkPark
- Florence Place ParkPark
- Gladstone Street ParkPark
- Gleneagles Crescent ParkPark
- Haughton ParkPark
- Henderson Street Park (No. 26-28)Park
- Lucock ParkPark
- Moffatt Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 41
- Parks (OSM)
- 21
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
Places of worship
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Apostolic Church of Queensland
- Islamic Society of Darra
219 Douglas Street, Oxley
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Oxley Uniting Church
114 Oxley Station Road
- Vietnam Grace Church Brisbane
12 Rudd Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- Canossa Private Hospital (1.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Blunder Road Medical and Dental CentreClinic
- Canossa Private HospitalSeventeen Mile Rocks RoadHospital
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- ClinicSeventeen Mile Rocks RoadClinic
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)
- 288
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.1
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
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Oxley War MemorialState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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
- 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 4.3 km away).
Coalition 23.7%Labor 76.3%
7.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Oxley South (Oxley)Labor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Oxley (Oxley)Labor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Seventeen Mile RocksLabor 65.6% · Coalition 34.4% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- DarraLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.0% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- InalaLabor 83.0% · Coalition 17.1% TPP (2025)2.6 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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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