QLD · Brisbane Council
Petrie Terrace, QLD, 4000
Current weather
16.8°CClear sky
93% humidity · 6.9 km/h wind · 21.9° / 13.6° today · 0.2 mm rain
Desirability index
#160 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Petrie Terrace is a small locality in the Brisbane area, home to around 1,168 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 7,126 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 6101.0 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $650, 9 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,168
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,401
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 57 of 525
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,665
- Employment rate
- 73.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 21 / 89
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)
- $650
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)
- 7,126
- Against the person
- 1,590
- Against property
- 3,394
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6,101
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 76.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -50.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault394
- Drug Offences1521
- Good Order Offences1082
- Other Property Damage298
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)2395
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
Public transport
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4
- Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4
- Petrie Tce at Windmill Cafe, stop 3
- Petrie Tce near Menzies St, stop 3A
- Upper Roma St near Quay St, stop 3
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
47 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4Bus stop
- Milton Rd at Suncorp, stop 4Bus stop
- Musgrave Rd at Normanby Fiveways, stop 4Bus stop
- Petrie Tce at Normanby Fiveways, stop 4Bus stop
- Petrie Tce at Windmill Cafe, stop 3Bus stop
- Petrie Tce near Menzies St, stop 3ABus stop
- Petrie Tce near Wellington St, stop 3bBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Hardgrave ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Baroona Labor HallState heritage place
- Baroona Special SchoolState heritage place
- La Boite TheatreState heritage place
- Petrie Terrace Police Depot (former)State heritage place
- WarristonState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 77.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #160 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Baroona Labor HallheritageState heritage place
- Baroona Special SchoolheritageState heritage place
- La Boite TheatreheritageState heritage place
- Petrie Terrace Police Depot (former)heritageState heritage place
- WarristonheritageState heritage place
- Chemist Warehousehealthpharmacy
- Hardgrave Parkgovernmentpark
- Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4transport
- Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4transport
- Petrie Tce at Windmill Cafe, stop 3transport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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