Median house price
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QLD · Brisbane Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,946
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.0%
Median age
35
Median income
$1,753/wk
Employment rate
64.8%
Languages at home
12.6%non-English
Most common: Italian, Mandarin, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Stafford is a practical mid-sized suburb in Brisbane Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus safety the standout strengths.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$660/wk
Population (ERP)
6,946
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#56
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
38th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
32nd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
86th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
6,946(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +6.0% over 5 years · 32th percentile in QLD
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
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 (~7,400), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
65 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
384 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 12 cafes · 5 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 2 bakeries · 5 places of worship
5 Sayers Street, Stafford
Unit 45 400 Stafford Road
12 Hayward Street
Unit 2 20 Minimine Street
Unit 5 240 Stafford Road
Unit 3 275 Stafford Road
Unit 2 1a Byth Street
Unit 3 240 Stafford Road
475 Stafford Road
Unit FS1 400 Stafford Road
240 Stafford Road
360 Stafford Road
Unit 8 240 Stafford Road
429 Stafford Road
34 Wolverhampton Street, Stafford
51 Webster Road, Stafford
352 Stafford Rd
Unit 9 240 Stafford Road
264 Stafford Road
249 Stafford Road
400 Stafford Road
400 Stafford Road
26 Rhodes Street, Stafford
29 MacNaughton Street, Stafford
10 Thuruna Street, Stafford
314 Stafford Road
Unit 1 236 Stafford Road
Unit 2 275 Stafford Road
30 Balerang Street, Stafford
Unit 3 285 Stafford Road
Unit 2 267 Stafford Road
40 Minimine Street, Stafford
Unit 1 285 Stafford Road
285 Stafford Road
245 Stafford Road
239 Stafford Road
203 Stafford Road
7 Clifford Street, Stafford
219 Stafford Road
Unit 2 40 Minimine Street, Stafford
621 Stafford Road
Unit 1 267 Stafford Road
240 Stafford Road
253 Stafford Road
280 Stafford Road
2 Boles Street, Stafford
Stafford
Unit 1 18 Windorah Street, Stafford
400 Stafford Road
47 bus stops
Unit 5 259 Stafford Road
Unit 31 400 Stafford Road
51 Webster Road, Stafford
259 Stafford Road
58 Appleby Road, Stafford
Unit 1 358 Stafford Road
Unit 59-65 400 Stafford Road
Unit 2 32 Billabong Street, Stafford
179 Webster Road, Stafford
6 Windorah Street, Stafford
68 Webster Road, Stafford
271 Stafford Road
273 Stafford Road
Unit 3 12 Billabong Street, Stafford
Unit 9 12 Billabong Street, Stafford
400 Stafford Road
450 Stafford Road
6 Windorah Street, Stafford
Unit 5 259 Stafford Road
Unit 1 4 Billabong Street, Stafford
Unit 2 473 Stafford Road
Unit 3 4 Billabong Street, Stafford
Unit 2 240 Stafford Road
245 Stafford Road
11 Windorah Street, Stafford
240 Stafford Road
Unit 4 275 Stafford Road
Unit 1 12 Billabong Street, Stafford
400 Stafford Road
Unit 2 236 Stafford Road
Unit 1 275 Stafford Road
247 Stafford Road
Unit 2 285 Stafford Road
Unit 27 400 Stafford Road
Unit 1 259 Stafford Road
Unit 51 400 Stafford Road
227 Stafford Road
475 Stafford Road
205 Stafford Road
35 Babarra Street, Stafford
610 Stafford Road
2 Eudunda Street, Stafford
242 Webster Road, Stafford
88 Webster Road, Stafford
Unit 9 3 Clifford Street, Stafford
Unit 55-57A 400 Stafford Road
Unit 1 241 Stafford Road
Unit 2 12 Billabong Street, Stafford
259 Stafford Road
Unit 3 236 Stafford Road
5 Windorah Street, Stafford
Unit 8 12 Billabong Street, Stafford
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
610 Stafford Road
2 Eudunda Street, Stafford
242 Webster Road, Stafford
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).
6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
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).
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
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