QLD · Ipswich Council
Gailes, 4300
Current weather
16.9°CClear sky
91% humidity · 8.7 km/h wind · 21.9° / 12.9° today · 0 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Gailes is a practical smaller community in Ipswich, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
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. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in housing affordability and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,831
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,141
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 38 of 680
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,213
- Employment rate
- 45.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 66 / 84 / 0
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $550
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) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 60
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 34
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 32.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 153 residents
- State safety percentile
- 35.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -1.1%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault225
- Drug Offences278
- Other Property Damage213
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)725
- Traffic And Related Offences208
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Old Logan Rd at Julieanne Street
- Old Logan Rd at Julieanne Street
- Old Logan Rd near Baker St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Mr Luu's Golden CrustBakery
- Old Logan Rd at Julieanne StreetBus stop
- Old Logan Rd near Baker StBus stop
- Gailes FoodstoreChemist
- Gailes PharmacyChemist
65 Old Logan Raod, Gailes
- Gailes Seafood TakeawayFast food
- Gailes HardwareHardware
65 - 67 Old Logan Road, Gailes
- Laundry
- Gailes Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Gailes NewsNewsagent
Unit 7 65 Old Logan Road, Gailes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Leslie ParkPark
- Lowry ParkPark
- Martin Coogan ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Gailes Community Care UnitBaker Streethospital
- Gailes Medical Centredoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 44.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2669th in Australia
- State rank
- 618th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #267 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #286 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Australia PostamenitiesUnit 6 65 Old Logan Road, Gailespost_office
- Gailes Foodstoreamenitieschemist
- Gailes Hardwareamenities65 - 67 Old Logan Road, Gaileshardware
- Gailes Medical Centreamenitiesdoctors
- Gailes NewsamenitiesUnit 7 65 Old Logan Road, Gailesnewsagent
- Gailes Pharmacyamenities65 Old Logan Raod, Gaileschemist
- Gailes Seafood Takeawayamenitiesfast_food
- Laundryamenitieslaundry
- Mr Luu's Golden Crustamenitiesbakery
- Old Logan Rd at Julieanne Streetamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Ipswich Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.