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Shorncliffe, 4017

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,865

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.5%

Median age

47

Median income

$2,259/wk

Employment rate

60.2%

University qualified

35.5%

Work from home

25.5%

Languages at home

5.3%non-English

Most common: German, Mandarin, Japanese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

58.5/100
Good

Top 10% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Excellent transport
  • Marina
  • Golf
  • High desirability
What Shorncliffe is known for: Beach, Excellent transport, Marina, Golf, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Shorncliffe is a coastal middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council. It is close to the Bramble Bay and the Moreton Bay.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 40% above the peer median, and heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with population growth 90% below the peer median.

Overall, Shorncliffe suits people prioritising dining and socio-economic advantage 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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • Shorncliffe Beach
  • Bramble Bay
  • Moreton Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Shorncliffe compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$275/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,865

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.9%

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

#12

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Crime rate

23rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

25th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

25%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

78th

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
58.5/100 — Good
State standing
Top 10% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
670th in Australia
State rank
139th in QLD
Peer rank
#12 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

1,865(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 25th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+0.5%
Change in 1 year
+6
Change in 5 years
+10
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 (~1,900), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,907
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$2,259
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
53 of 763
Median monthly mortgage
$2,201
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$275
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38% / 36.6% / 25.4%
Employment rate
60.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
25.5% / 4.7% / 55%
Walked or cycled to work
3.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
585 / 5 / 113 (+ 9 other)

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

35.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified35.5% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified10.9% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational15.6% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below38.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce20.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.8%
  • Society and culture15.8%
  • Health12.8%
  • Education11.3%
  • Architecture and building7%
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)
$64,571

82nd percentile in QLD · +10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$70,647

83rd percentile in QLD · +9% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

70th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$100,843

90th percentile in QLD · +59% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4017 — 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
24,311
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,064
Median net rent
-$943
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,037
Taxable income vs state median
+17%
Salary / wages vs state median
+16%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+46%
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

5.3% speak a language other than English at home; 17.3% born overseas

Language at home
1,742 English only · 97 other
Non-English at home
5.3%
Born overseas
318 (17.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
27 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
1,739
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4

Top languages other than English

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

  • German6 · 37.5%
  • Mandarin4 · 25%
  • Japanese3 · 18.8%
  • Polish3 · 18.8%

Religion

48.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.1%, while 44.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.9%40.7%
Christianity48.1%45.7%
Other / not stated7%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic24.6%18.6%
Anglican11.4%11.3%
Uniting Church3.5%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.7%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 4017, 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)
65
Against the person
12
Against property
34
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
46.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 159 residents
State crime-rate percentile
22.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-2.4%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)21
  • Drug Offences8
  • Other Property Damage5
  • Assault5
  • Traffic And Related Offences7

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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,077.5
Median ICSEA percentile
78th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Shorncliffe State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 344 students · Top SEA quarter 49% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Patrick's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,410 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Sandgate State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 387 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1063 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 187 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Boondall SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Earnshaw State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Sandgate District SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Sandgate SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Shorncliffe 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

17 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Friday St at Kate St
  • Kate St near Palm Ave
  • Pier Ave at Saint Patricks College
  • Wharf St near Ashford St
  • Yundah St at Shorncliffe State School

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

72 mapped amenities

3 cafes · 1 fast food · 2 playgrounds · 2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 17 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
34/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.57
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.1
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.57
Food & drink(4)
  • Elvy's CafeCafe
  • Olga's at ShorncliffeCafe

    40 Kate Street

  • Shelley InnCafe

    62 Allpass Parade

  • Shelley InnFast food
Community(2)
  • Community centre
  • Shorncliffe State SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(25)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach (2)
  • Boat ramp
  • Gateway North BikewayCycling route
  • Moreton Bay CyclewayCycling route
  • Drinking water (7)
  • Sandgate Golf ClubGolf course

    Allpass Parade, Shorncliffe

  • Marina
  • Bramble Bay (MNP13)Nature reserve
  • Frank Doyle ParkPark
  • Hutchison ParkPark
  • Park
  • Picnic area
  • Lower Moora ParkPlayground
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • QLD RailPublic toilets
Transport(15)

13 bus stops · 2 train stations

Other(8)
  • Bench (7)
  • Parking (7)
  • Shorncliffe park 'n' rideParking
  • Parking Space
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter (7)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Disposal

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

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Queensland Cruising Yacht Club

    Sailing

  • Sandgate Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 3269 3252

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Frank Doyle ParkPark
  • Hutchison ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.6%
Woodland / forest cover
1.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
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

Nearest hospital
Ashworth House (5.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
58
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.1

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° / 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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • Drew Residence (former)State heritage place
  • Musgrave HouseState heritage place
  • SaltwoodState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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
Lilley
Member of Parliament
Anika WELLS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,593
Turnout (2025)
91.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 35.5%Labor 64.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.8 km away).

Coalition 34.2%Labor 65.8%

1.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ShorncliffeLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • SandgateLabor 65.3% · Coalition 34.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • DeagonLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.1% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • BoondallLabor 69.8% · Coalition 30.2% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • Brighton SouthLabor 68.4% · Coalition 31.6% TPP (2025)3.9 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)
10/10
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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