Median house price
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No data available
QLD · Brisbane Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
12,232
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.8%
Median age
33
Median income
$1,657/wk
Employment rate
57.9%
Languages at home
35.4%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Brisbane Council, Upper Mount Gravatt is a established suburb with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. The community skews younger, with family life visible on every street. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability rates excellent overall, led by stronger community and employment compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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No data available
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
12,232
+1.7% 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
#35
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
73rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
70th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
76th
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
12,232(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +9.8% over 5 years · 70th 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 (~13,500), extrapolated at +2.0% 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
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
84 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
413 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
16 restaurants · 4 cafes · 1 pubs · 9 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 13 fast food · 4 food courts · 3 bakeries
280 Newnham Road
280 Newnham Road
Kessels Road
1830 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1912 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road
280 Newnham Road
76 Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
2120 Logan Road
Logan Road
280 Newnham Road
171 Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
651 Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1974 Logan Road
2049 Logan Road
280 Newnham Road
280 Newnham Road
1873 Logan Road
7 Link Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
1826 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
53-55 Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1823 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1899 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1985 Logan Road
280 Newnham Road
2221 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
151 Lumley Street
11 Freda Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
Unit 2085 2049 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
2256 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
224 Wishart Road
142 Lumley Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
1873 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
71 bus stops
280 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road
1922 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
1922 Logan Road
16B Macgregor Street
1922 Logan Road
280 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road
18 MacGregor Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
Unit 2127 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
280 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
171 Mount Gravatt-Capalaba Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
134 Hertford Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
64 Hertford Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
4 Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
2132 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
20 Somerfield Street
20 Agay Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
2049 Logan Road
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
11 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
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
134 Hertford Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
64 Hertford Street, Upper Mount Gravatt
4 Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
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
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 3.8 km away).
10.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +11.4 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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