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Pallara, 4110

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,762

Growth (1 yr)

+7.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+91.3%

Median age

31

Median income

$2,283/wk

Employment rate

74.5%

University qualified

42.8%

Work from home

14.6%

Languages at home

62%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Gujarati, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.8/100
Average

794th in QLD

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Multicultural
What Pallara is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Pallara is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 20% above the peer median. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 42% above the peer median. Crime in the wider postcode 4110 remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 15% year on year, and space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and thinner dining and café options, with school access 75% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising employment and university qualifications over school access.

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.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited
  • Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Pallara Beach
  • Crime in the wider postcode 4110 remains above typical levels but is improving
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Pallara compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$730/wk

Population (ERP)

5,762

+7.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.3%

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

#60

among Metro Brisbane · Growth area

Crime rate

73rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

99th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

27%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

73rd

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
40.8/100 — Average
National rank
4218th in Australia
State rank
794th in QLD
Peer rank
#60 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#321 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$730

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

5,762(June 2025)

+7.4% annual · +91.3% over 5 years · 99th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+7.4%
5-year growth
+91.3%
Change in 1 year
+399
Change in 5 years
+2,750
Growth rank in QLD
99th 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 (~9,650), extrapolated at +10.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,861
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$2,283
Dwelling vacancy
4.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
54 of 1,270
Median monthly mortgage
$2,100
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$460
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
11.6% / 61.1% / 27.3%
Employment rate
74.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14.6% / 3.1% / 68%
Walked or cycled to work
0.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,150 / 54 / 3

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

Qualifications

42.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 11.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified42.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational11.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below34% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce28.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.9%
  • Health14.3%
  • Society and culture11.4%
  • Information technology8.3%
  • Education6.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

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.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,184

63rd percentile in QLD · -1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,873

67th percentile in QLD · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

58th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$35,556

9th percentile in QLD · -44% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

71st percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4110 — 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
13,113
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,523
Median net rent
-$3,699
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,678
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+9%
Super vs state median
-49%
Business income vs state median
+30%

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

62% speak a language other than English at home; 56.8% born overseas

Language at home
1,422 English only · 2,323 other
Non-English at home
62%
Born overseas
2,155 (56.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
67 (1.7%)
Australian citizens
2,816
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
26

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi161 · 17.2%
  • Gujarati128 · 13.7%
  • Mandarin88 · 9.4%
  • Vietnamese85 · 9.1%
  • Cantonese69 · 7.4%
  • Hindi65 · 6.9%
  • Nepali62 · 6.6%
  • Sinhalese43 · 4.6%

Religion

33.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 33.5%, while 26.6% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion26.6%40.7%
Christianity33.5%45.7%
Hinduism16.1%1.3%
Islam6.7%1.2%
Buddhism6.1%1.4%
Other / not stated10.9%9.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.2%18.6%
Christian (not further defined)4.9%3.1%
Anglican2.6%11.3%
Pentecostal2.2%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

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 4110, 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)
417
Against the person
53
Against property
267
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
96.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 73 residents
State crime-rate percentile
72.9th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-15%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences52
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)157
  • Traffic And Related Offences33
  • Unlawful Entry37
  • Other Property Damage29

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

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,062
Median ICSEA percentile
73th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
  • Pallara State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 1,337 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Algester SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Calamvale Community CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Forest Lake SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Glenala SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Pallara SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Serviceton South SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Stretton State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Watson Road 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

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Pallara Early Learning CentreRitchie Roadkindergarten
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Brookbent Rd at Gooderham Rd
  • Brookbent Rd near Ivory Cres
  • Ritchie Rd near Kraft Rd
  • Ritchie Rd near Kraft Rd
  • Wadeville St at Wadeville West

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

57 mapped amenities

2 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 10 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
15/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.11
Community(2)
  • Childcare
  • Pallara State School Junior CampusSchool

    282 Ritchie Road, Pallara

Sport & outdoors(14)
  • BBQ
  • Beach
  • Dog park
  • Fitness station
  • Pallara ParkPark

    131 Gooderham Road, Pallara

  • Park (5)
  • Sweets Road ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Sports field
Transport(21)

21 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Common (14)
  • Parking
  • Shelter (4)
  • Traffic Park

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

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Pallara ParkPark
  • Paradise Road ParkPark
  • Sweets Road ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
17.3%
Woodland / forest cover
10.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
27
Parks (OSM)
12
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
Hospital (6.5 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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
133
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.1

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

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

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
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 4.8 km away).

Coalition 23.2%Labor 76.8%

7.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +10.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • PallaraLabor 76.0% · Coalition 24.0% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • Acacia Ridge South (Oxley)Labor 75.3% · Coalition 24.7% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • DoolandellaLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • DurackLabor 80.2% · Coalition 19.9% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • Inala CentralLabor 75.9% · Coalition 24.1% TPP (2025)3.7 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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