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Riverhills, 4074

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,255

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.5%

Median age

36

Median income

$2,059/wk

Employment rate

68.9%

University qualified

32.2%

Work from home

18%

Languages at home

19.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Persian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

52/100
Average

Top 21% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Riverhills is known for: Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Riverhills is a semi-rural locality near Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Local amenities are a relative strength. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and higher rents, with population growth 78% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over population growth.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Queensland (197)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Rents run above those in comparable places

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Riverhills compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$695/wk

Population (ERP)

4,255

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.9%

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

#115

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

24th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

25th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

25%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

75th

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
52.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 21% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1644th in Australia
State rank
309th in QLD
Peer rank
#115 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#188 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$695

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

4,255(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +1.5% over 5 years · 25th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+1.5%
Change in 1 year
+12
Change in 5 years
+64
Growth rank in QLD
25th 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 (~4,400), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,121
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$2,059
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
62 of 1,574
Median monthly mortgage
$1,820
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$410
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
25.6% / 49.2% / 25.2%
Employment rate
68.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18% / 3.9% / 62.7%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,321 / 196 / 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

32.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 17.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified32.2% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified11.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational17.7% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below38.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.7%
  • Society and culture13.9%
  • Health10.7%
  • Education10.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services5.4%
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)
$65,883

84th percentile in QLD · +12% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$74,658

90th percentile in QLD · +15% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

93rd percentile in QLD · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$111,156

95th percentile in QLD · +76% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

22nd percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4074 — 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
15,903
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,526
Median net rent
-$260
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,304
Taxable income vs state median
+19%
Salary / wages vs state median
+22%
Rental investment vs state median
+46%
Super vs state median
+60%
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

Community & culture

19.1% speak a language other than English at home; 31% born overseas

Language at home
3,255 English only · 768 other
Non-English at home
19.1%
Born overseas
1,251 (31%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
65 (1.6%)
Australian citizens
3,627
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
25

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin35 · 11.9%
  • Vietnamese32 · 10.9%
  • Persian31 · 10.5%
  • Arabic23 · 7.8%
  • Spanish20 · 6.8%
  • Afrikaans16 · 5.4%
  • Korean14 · 4.8%
  • Sinhalese14 · 4.8%

Religion

44.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 44.5%, while Christianity accounts for 43.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.5%40.7%
Christianity43.3%45.7%
Hinduism2.4%1.3%
Buddhism2.5%1.4%
Other / not stated7.3%10.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.3%18.6%
Anglican8.9%11.3%
Uniting Church4.1%3.6%
Baptist3.5%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.5%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.4%3.1%

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 4074, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
152
Against the person
14
Against property
105
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
47.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 294 residents
State crime-rate percentile
23.7th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+19.5%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)69
  • Drug Offences20
  • Unlawful Entry13
  • Other Property Damage9
  • Traffic And Related Offences9

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
1,070
Median ICSEA percentile
75th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Middle Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 578 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Carole Park SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Centenary SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Glenala SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Middle Park 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

Public transport

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Horizon Dr at Tigris Street
  • Horizon Dr at Tigris Street
  • Horizon Dr at Westlake South near Buffalo St
  • Sumners Rd at Macfarlane Street
  • Sumners Rd at Tompkins Road

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

45 mapped amenities

1 fast food · 4 playgrounds · 2 dog parks · 2 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
16/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.24
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.21
Food & drink(1)
  • Just PoppysFast food
Shopping(2)
  • BP ShopConvenience store

    138 Riverhills Road

  • Metro Middle ParkShopping centre

    20 Bogong Street, Riverhills

Everyday services(2)
  • 7-ElevenPetrol station
  • BPPetrol station

    138 Riverhills Road

Sport & outdoors(18)
  • Brisbane City CouncilDog park
  • Dog park
  • Drinking water (4)
  • Karumba Place ParkPark
  • Park
  • Sumners Road ParkPark
  • Tigris Street ParkPark
  • Wolston Creek Bushland ReservePark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(9)

9 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bench (3)
  • Metro Middle ParkParking
  • Parking (3)
  • Shelter (6)

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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Centenary Rowing Club

    Rowing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Karumba Place ParkPark
  • Sumners Road ParkPark
  • Tigris Street ParkPark
  • Wolston Creek Bushland ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
32.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
5
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
The Park Centre for Mental Health (4.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1

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

Aged-care services
  • AussieCare Foundation Pty LtdRIVERHILLSHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
116
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.3

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 5.5 km away).

Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%

Similar Labor lean to the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Middle ParkLabor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Middle Park CentralLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Middle Park EastLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Jindalee SouthLabor 63.9% · Coalition 36.1% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • JindaleeLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)4.3 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)
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 (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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