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QLD · Scenic Rim Council

Harrisville, 4307

Current weather

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Updated

Desirability score

50.5/100
Average

Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs

66% data confidence

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

Suburb profile

Harrisville offers a slower smaller community life in Scenic Rim, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Wide horizons and a country quiet give the area a restorative, unhurried atmosphere.

Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and schools and education lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in transport and access and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
667
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,533
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 239
Median monthly mortgage
$1,351
Employment rate
57.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
24 / 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)
13
Against the person
3
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
19.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 222 residents
State safety percentile
11.6th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+29.6%

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

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault3
  • Fraud3
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)4
  • Traffic And Related Offences10
  • Unlawful Entry4

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
964
  • Harrisville State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Cafe
  • Jehovahs WitnessPlace of worship
  • Saint Johns ChurchPlace of worship
  • Playground (2)
  • Harrisville Bowls ClubSports centre
  • Hayes OvalSports centre

    15 Pollock Street, Harrisville

  • Sports field

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lions Rotary ParkPark
  • Memorial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
2

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
50.5/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
1870th in Australia
State rank
421st in QLD
Peer rank
#101 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#139 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • Cafeamenitiescafe
  • Harrisville Bowls Clubamenitiessports_centre
  • Hayes Ovalamenities15 Pollock Street, Harrisvillesports_centre
  • Jehovahs Witnessamenitiesplace_of_worship
  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Saint Johns Churchamenitiesplace_of_worship
  • Sports fieldamenitiespitch
  • Assaultcrime3
  • Fraudcrime3

Data sources & freshness

More in Scenic Rim Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

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