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QLD · Southern Downs Council

Glen Aplin, 4381

Current weather

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Updated

Desirability score

25.8/100
Below average

1378th in QLD

56% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Glen Aplin is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Glen Aplin offers a slower smaller community life in Southern Downs, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
566
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,083
Dwelling vacancy
16.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
40 of 244
Median monthly mortgage
$1,127
Employment rate
48.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
20 / 0 / 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.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
24
Against the person
2
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
42.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 283 residents
State safety percentile
55.8th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+45.1%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault2
  • Drug Offences8
  • Handling Stolen Goods1
  • Traffic And Related Offences16
  • Trespassing And Vagrancy2

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

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
901
  • Glen Aplin State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

12 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Felsberg Winery and CafeAlcohol
  • Harrington Glen WineryAlcohol
  • YestergearAntiques
  • Bus stop
  • JamworksCafe
  • Glen Aplin RoadhouseConvenience store
  • Glen Aplin RoadhousePetrol station
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Glen Alpin CPAPost office
  • Taj Mahal RestaurantRestaurant

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

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

Desirability Index

Desirability score
25.8/100 — Below average
National rank
5956th in Australia
State rank
1378th in QLD
Peer rank
#389 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#864 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
56%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Australia Postamenitiespost_box
  • Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
  • Felsberg Winery and Cafeamenitiesalcohol
  • Glen Alpin CPAamenitiespost_office
  • Glen Aplin Roadhouseamenitiesconvenience
  • Glen Aplin Roadhouseamenitiesfuel
  • Harrington Glen Wineryamenitiesalcohol
  • Jamworksamenitiescafe
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Taj Mahal Restaurantamenitiesrestaurant

Data sources & freshness

More in Southern Downs Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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