QLD · Brisbane Council
Karawatha, 4117
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Desirability score
- National parks
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Karawatha is a well-connected smaller community in Brisbane with everyday amenities close at hand. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 337
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,531
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 90
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 56.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 18 / 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)
- 31
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 92
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 84 residents
- State safety percentile
- 90.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +4.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault21
- Other Property Damage15
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)144
- Traffic And Related Offences34
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle11
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
- 1,057
- Islamic College of BrisbaneCombined
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
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Poets RockBench
- Drinking water (2)
- Public toilets
- Recycling
- Waste Basket (2)
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Acacia Forest ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 29.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5338th in Australia
- State rank
- 1228th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #347 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #389 among Metro Brisbane 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
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Poets Rockamenitiesbench
- Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
- Recyclingamenitiesrecycling
- Waste Basketamenitieswaste_basket
- Waste Basketamenitieswaste_basket
- Assaultcrime21
- Other Property Damagecrime15
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Brisbane Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.