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QLD · Brisbane Council
Seven Hills, 4170
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,026
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+10.7%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,888/wk
Employment rate
66.6%
Languages at home
9.4%non-English
Most common: Spanish, Cantonese, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Seven Hills sits up in the Brisbane Council hills, a mid-sized suburb where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. The area is still finding its shape, with new households arriving and the community evolving year by year.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with local dining and lifestyle amenities less decisive. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Seven Hills snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$820/wk
Population (ERP)
3,026
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.4%
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
#39
among Metro Brisbane · Growth area
Safety
43rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
63rd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
87th
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
- 57.7/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 19% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1263rd in Australia
- State rank
- 288th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #39 among Metro Brisbane · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #183 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $820
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
3,026(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +10.7% over 5 years · 63th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.5%
- 5-year growth
- +10.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +45
- Change in 5 years
- +293
- Growth rank in QLD
- 63th 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 (~3,350), extrapolated at +2.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,732
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,888
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 50 of 921
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,700
- Employment rate
- 66.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 711 / 124 / 40
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)
- 122
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 75
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 171 residents
- State safety percentile
- 43th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +6.4%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences179
- Other Property Damage75
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)495
- Traffic And Related Offences84
- Unlawful Entry103
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
- 9
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,112
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 87th
School list
- Seven Hills State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1123 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 487 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1156 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 325 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Oliver Plunkett SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 615 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Camp Hill State Infants and Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1131 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 767 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Cannon Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Mayfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 393 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Norman Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 364 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- San Sisto CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1080 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 805 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Martin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1111 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 627 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.7 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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- C&K Seven Hills Community KindergartenD'Arcy Roadkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
16 public transport stops in this suburb
- Agnew St at Seven Hills Stop 42
- Oateson Skyline Dr at Darcy Road, stop 40
- Oateson Skyline Dr at Ursus Street, stop 36/37
- Stanley Rd at Tranters Avenue, stop 36
- Stanley Rd at Viminal Hill Crescent, stop 35a
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
81 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 libraries · 3 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.73
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.46
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.93
Food & drink(4)
- Oats & SkyCafe
Unit 2 79 Oateson Skyline Drive, Seven Hills
- Rabbit Hole CafeCafe
- Chan Di ThaiRestaurant
- NikkeiRestaurant
Community(2)
- C&K Seven Hills Community KindergartenKindergarten
148 D'Arcy Road, Seven Hills
- H/LibraryLibrary
Health & services(2)
- Chomp DentalDentist
Unit 2 11 The Corso, Seven Hills
- Seven Hills Family DoctorsMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(11)
- Brisbane City CouncilPark
- Capitoline Hill ParkPark
- Ferguson Road ParkPark
- Kangaroo GullyPark
- Palatine Hill ParkPark
- Park (2)
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
Entertainment(2)
- AmphitheaterTheatre
- Ron Hurley TheatreTheatre
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(19)
- Bench (20)
- Bicycle Parking
- Carr AutomotiveCar repair
- Common (3)
- Danzart StudioDance
83 Oateson Skyline Drive, Seven Hills
- Drinking water (3)
- Brisbane City CouncilInformation
- Information (2)
- QML PathologyLaboratory
- Lounger
- Sore No MoreMassage
Unit 3 79 Oateson Skyline Drive, Seven Hills
- Parking (5)
- Parking Entrance
- FreedomPetrol station
- Australia PostPost Box
- Public toilets
- Arcare Seven HillsSocial Facility
41 Griffith Place, Seven Hills
- Telephone
- Waste Basket (2)
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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Capitoline Hill ParkPark
- Ferguson Road ParkPark
- Kangaroo GullyPark
- Palatine Hill ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Belmont Private Hospital (3.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Chomp DentalThe CorsoDentist
- QML PathologyLaboratory
- Seven Hills Family DoctorsDoctor
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)
- 59
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 19.5
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
- 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 (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
- Griffith
- Member of Parliament
- Renee COFFEY (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,916
- Turnout (2025)
- 90.1%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.1%Labor 65.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.8 km away).
Coalition 31.8%Labor 68.2%
2.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Seven HillsLabor 68.6% · Coalition 31.4% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Cannon HillLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Camp HillLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Norman Park SouthLabor 64.8% · Coalition 35.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- CarinaLabor 67.4% · Coalition 32.6% TPP (2025)1.5 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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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