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QLD · Moreton Bay Council
Scarborough, 4020
Est. population · Jun 2025
10,505
Growth (1 yr)
+3.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+24.3%
Median age
53
Median income
$1,336/wk
Employment rate
49.2%
Languages at home
6.1%non-English
Most common: German, Afrikaans, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Scarborough is a coastal established suburb where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Neighbouring pockets and the city remain accessible for work, dining and weekends away from the beach. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many coastal suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been rising recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Schools and education push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as community and employment look more ordinary among similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
Scarborough snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$685/wk
Population (ERP)
10,505
+3.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.6%
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
#18
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
58th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
92nd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
58th
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
- 57.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 20% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1344th in Australia
- State rank
- 303rd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #18 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #43 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $685
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
10,505(June 2025)
+3.7% annual · +24.3% over 5 years · 92th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +3.7%
- 5-year growth
- +24.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +374
- Change in 5 years
- +2,052
- Growth rank in QLD
- 92th 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 (~12,300), extrapolated at +3.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 9,178
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,336
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 429 of 4,456
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,907
- Employment rate
- 49.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,433 / 350 / 1,168 (+ 64 other)
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)
- 489
- Against the person
- 99
- Against property
- 250
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 46.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 93 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +16%
Most common offence types
- Assault96
- Drug Offences230
- Good Order Offences146
- Other Property Damage105
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)392
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,026
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 58th
School list
- Australian Trade College North BrisbaneSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1026 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 286 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,653 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
- Scarborough State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1015 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 776 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.2 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
Public transport
42 public transport stops in this suburb
- Scarborough Rd at Anderson Street
- Scarborough Rd at Anderson Street
- Scarborough Rd at Eversleigh Road
- Scarborough Rd at Eversleigh Road
- Scarborough Rd at Fifth Avenue
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
249 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
7 restaurants · 3 cafes · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 1 places of worship · 5 playgrounds · 4 sports centres · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 42 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 71/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.33
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.42
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.09
Food & drink(13)
- 3EightNineCafe
- LandingCafe
71 Landsborough Avenue
- Sea Salt and VineCafe
- Bay Boats & Take AwayFast food
439 Scarborough Road
- Chopsticks on ScarboroughFast food
- Fast food
- Danny'sRestaurant
- FinFreshRestaurant
- KashiwaRestaurant
- Moreton Bay Boat ClubRestaurant
Bird O'Passage Parade
- Morgans SeafoodRestaurant
- Silverlake Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
Unit 2 63 Landsborough Avenue, Scarborough
- The Boat ShedRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Friendly GrocerConvenience store
Community(3)
- Australian Trade College North BrisbaneSchool
294 Scarborough Road
- Scarborough State SchoolSchool
Eversleigh Road
- Southern Cross Catholic College (Scarborough Primary Campus)School
299 Scarborough Road
Health & services(1)
- Scarborough Beach PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(21)
- Flinders Parade LookoutPark
- Jamieson ParkPark
- Park (4)
- Scarborough Beach ParkPark
- Scarborough Pier & BBQ ShelterPark
- Thurecht ParkPark
- Tingira ParkPark
- Playground (5)
- Scarborough Bowls ClubSports centre
- Scarborough Squash & Fitness CentreSports centre
607 Oxley Avenue
- Sports centre (2)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- Viewpoint
Transport(34)
34 bus stops
Other(39)
- BWSAlcohol
- Cash ZoneATM
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (12)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- City of Moreton BayBicycle Parking
- Sea Salt and VineBicycle Parking
- Bicycle Repair Station
- Scarborough Holiday VillageCamp Site
2 Reef Point Esplanade, Scarborough
- Chalet (11)
- JButterflyClothes
83 Landsborough Avenue, Scarborough
- Drinking water (21)
- Fish Cleaning
- Fitness Station
- Garden (3)
- Rustic Blend Hair StudioHairdresser
- Ice Cream
- QMLLaboratory
- Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyLaboratory
- Peninsula LaundriesLaundry
85 Landsborough Avenue, Scarborough
- Moreton Bay Boat ClubMarina
Bird O'Passage Parade, Scarborough
- Redcliffe MarinaMarina
2A Reef Point Esplanade, Scarborough
- Scarborough MarinaMarina
28 Thurecht Parade, Scarborough
- Sea Salt and Vine Outdoor DiningOutdoor Seating
- Parking (30)
- Parking Space (2)
- Picnic Table (29)
- ChapelPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Scarborough LPOPost office
- City of Moreton BayPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Morgans Seafood MarketSeafood
- Shelter (23)
- Shower (3)
- Slipway (7)
- TelstraTelephone
- Waste Basket (4)
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Flinders Parade LookoutPark
- Jamieson ParkPark
- Scarborough Beach ParkPark
- Scarborough Pier & BBQ ShelterPark
- Thurecht ParkPark
- Tingira ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Chapel
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
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Redcliffe Hospital (2.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- QMLLaboratory
- Scarborough Beach PharmacyPharmacy
- Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyLaboratory
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)
- 256
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 24.4
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
- 29° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 498 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 406 mm · ~51 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 196 mm · ~24 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 256 mm · ~32 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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
- Petrie
- Member of Parliament
- Emma COMER (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 134,359
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 48.8%Labor 51.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.3 km away).
Coalition 52.5%Labor 47.5%
3.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Scarborough NorthLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- ScarboroughLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- RedcliffeLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- Kippa-Ring WestLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
- Redcliffe SouthLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)3.5 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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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