QLD · Brisbane Council
Karana Downs, 4306
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Karana Downs is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Brisbane with everyday amenities close at hand. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space and housing affordability.
Population
- Population
- 3,800
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,255
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 60 of 1,395
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 67%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 88 / 55 / 23
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)
- 116
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 63
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 211 residents
- State safety percentile
- 29.5th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +4.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault95
- Drug Offences117
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)423
- Traffic And Related Offences238
- Unlawful Entry112
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
- 1,048
- Mount Crosby State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
20 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CheersAlcohol
Unit Shop 2 College Road, Karana Downs
- Karana Krusty BakeryBakery
Unit Shop 6 1 College Road, Karana Downs
- Freedom FuelsConvenience store
2 Awonga Court, Karana Downs
- Freedom Fuels Karana DownsPetrol station
2 Awonga Court, Karana Downs
- Playground
- Australia PostPost Box
- Doughlicious PizzaRestaurant
Unit Shop 5 1 Awonga Court, Karana Downs
- Shelter
- Sports field
- Friendly GrocerSupermarket
College Road, Karana Downs
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Burrun ParkPark
- Dumburru ParkPark
- Emungerie Grove ReservePark
- Heritage ParkPark
- Kookaburra ParkPark
- Murri ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Edge Early Learning Karana Downschildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
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
- 55.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 20% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1380th in Australia
- State rank
- 301st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #173 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #178 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 73%
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
- CheersamenitiesUnit Shop 2 College Road, Karana Downsalcohol
- Doughlicious PizzaamenitiesUnit Shop 5 1 Awonga Court, Karana Downsrestaurant
- Freedom Fuelsamenities2 Awonga Court, Karana Downsconvenience
- Freedom Fuels Karana Downsamenities2 Awonga Court, Karana Downsfuel
- Friendly GroceramenitiesCollege Road, Karana Downssupermarket
- Karana Krusty BakeryamenitiesUnit Shop 6 1 College Road, Karana Downsbakery
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Pool ProamenitiesUnit Shop 3 1 Awonga Court, Karana Downsswimming_pool
- Shelteramenitiesshelter
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Brisbane Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.