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QLD · Lockyer Valley Council

Plainland, 4341

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,248

Growth (1 yr)

+2.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.9%

Median age

37

Median income

$1,601/wk

Employment rate

55.1%

University qualified

11.3%

Work from home

9.1%

Languages at home

3.2%non-English

Most common: German, Gujarati, Tamil

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44/100
Average

Top 41% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Plainland is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Plainland is a rural locality in Queensland, in Lockyer Valley Council.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Local amenities are a relative strength. Health access is an exceptional strength, with health access 100% above the peer median. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Rents are among the highest in the peer group, with median rents 24% above the peer median.

Plainland is a better fit for people who value school quality and walkability more than lower rents.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Queensland (1448)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Plainland compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$670/wk

Population (ERP)

2,248

+2.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.3%

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

#9

among Country & regional · Growth area

Crime rate

42nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

88th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

18%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

53rd

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
44.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 41% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
3378th in Australia
State rank
625th in QLD
Peer rank
#9 among Country & regional · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#255 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$670

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

2,248(June 2025)

+2.9% annual · +12.9% over 5 years · 88th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.9%
5-year growth
+12.9%
Change in 1 year
+63
Change in 5 years
+257
Growth rank in QLD
88th 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 (~2,500), extrapolated at +2.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,930
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,601
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
45 of 715
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$360
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
31.1% / 51.2% / 17.6%
Employment rate
55.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.1% / 0% / 73.9%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
660 / 11 / 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

Qualifications

11.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 24.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.3% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified7.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational24.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below57.2% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce19.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.5%
  • Health15.6%
  • Society and culture13.9%
  • Education9.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.8%
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)
$55,814

52nd percentile in QLD · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,824

59th percentile in QLD · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

15th percentile in QLD · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$64,110

41st percentile in QLD · +1% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

19th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4341 — 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
10,065
Taxpayers reporting net rent
759
Median net rent
-$547
Taxpayers reporting business income
819
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
-7%
Business income vs state median
-20%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

6.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.5% across Queensland.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
6.5%

47th percentile in QLD · +183% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
54
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 4341

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers27
  • Managers16

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 4341 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Ipswich (SA4 310), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213775
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419559
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415449
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212404
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412219
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211122
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121496
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841128
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841619
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Ipswich is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 836 · AFF share +160% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.2% speak a language other than English at home; 12.4% born overseas

Language at home
1,763 English only · 58 other
Non-English at home
3.2%
Born overseas
227 (12.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
124 (6.4%)
Australian citizens
1,761
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

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

  • German4 · 36.4%
  • Gujarati4 · 36.4%
  • Tamil3 · 27.3%

Religion

49.4%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 49.4%, while 42.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.2%40.7%
Christianity49.4%45.7%
Other / not stated8.3%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.4%18.6%
Anglican11.5%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)4.7%3.1%
Lutheran4.4%0.9%
Uniting Church3.4%3.6%
Baptist2.6%1.7%

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 4341, 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)
108
Against the person
17
Against property
52
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
64.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 114 residents
State crime-rate percentile
41.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-5.6%

Most common offence types

  • Traffic And Related Offences16
  • Drug Offences16
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)28
  • Good Order Offences9
  • Other Property Damage8

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
1,014
Median ICSEA percentile
53th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Faith Lutheran College - PlainlandCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1014 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 848 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Forest Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Glenore Grove SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hatton Vale SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Laidley District SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Laidley SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_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

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Plainland Kindergarden & Childcarekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

8 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 fast food · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
6/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.52
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.55
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.55
Food & drink(3)
  • The Coffee ClubCafe
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Porters Plainland HotelPub
Everyday services(1)
  • MobilPetrol station
Community(1)
  • Faith Lutheran CollegeSchool
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Sports field
Other(2)
  • Garden
  • Parking

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Kofal ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.6%
Woodland / forest cover
1.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
29°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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Laidley Hospital (6.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • The Locker DoctorsGP
  • Exact RadiologyClinic
  • Lockyer Podiatry & FootwearPodiatrist
  • Plainland DentalDentist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
76
Participants per 1,000 residents
33.8

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
29° / 17°
Rainfall
287 mm · ~36 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 4°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
194 mm · ~24 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
Wright
Member of Parliament
Scott BUCHHOLZ (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
140,286
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 58.0%Labor 42.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.6 km away).

Coalition 57.4%Labor 42.6%

0.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: 0.0 pp

Nearest polling places

  • PlainlandLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Glenore GroveLabor 41.6% · Coalition 58.4% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
  • LaidleyLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)5.5 km away
  • Forest HillLabor 33.2% · Coalition 66.8% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
  • Hatton ValeLabor 45.2% · Coalition 54.8% TPP (2025)6.7 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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