Lawnton, 4501

Desirability score

60.1/100 — Good

State standing

Top 15% of Queensland's suburbs

National rank

1010th in Australia

State rank

220th in QLD

Peer rank

#139 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs

Cohort rank

#142 among Metro Brisbane suburbs

Data confidence

78%

All types (Mar 2026)

$590

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Population

5,905

Median age

37

Median household income / week

$1,371

Dwelling vacancy

4.9%

Unoccupied private dwellings

119 of 2,430

Median monthly mortgage

$1,517

Employment rate

56.1%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

187 / 567 / 140

8% speak a language other than English at home; 19.5% born overseas

Language at home

5,138 English only · 447 other

Non-English at home

8%

Born overseas

1,092 (19.5%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

328 (5.6%)

Australian citizens

5,143

Languages spoken at home (other than English)

18

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)

375

Against the person

32

Against property

216

Rate per 1,000 residents

63.5

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 185 residents

State safety percentile

80.4th (lower crime is better)

Increase (daily rate, partial year)

+7.8%

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

Most common offence types

• Drug Offences54
• Fraud20
• Other Property Damage28
• Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)139
• Traffic And Related Offences53

Schools & preschools

3

Median school ICSEA (3 schools)

967

• Lawnton State SchoolPrimary
• Pine Rivers Special SchoolSpecial
• YOS LawntonSpecial

49 public transport stops in this suburb

• Gympie Rd at Eddie Hyland Park
• Gympie Rd at Eddie Hyland Park
• Gympie Rd at Paisley Drive
• Gympie Rd at Paisley Drive
• Lawnton station

181 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Allsop ParkPark
• Bob McDonald ReservePark
• Francis Road Koala ReserveNature reserve
• Nuttall ParkPark
• Park or reserveNature reserve
• Ron Thomason ParkPark
• Stephen Lawn ParkPark

Parks & woodland (OSM)

13

Parks (OSM)

9

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

• Rivers Baptist Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Hospitals & GP clinics

3

Emergency department

Not in suburb

• Chemist Warehousepharmacy
• ChemsaveGympie Roadpharmacy
• Gympie Road Medical CentreGympie Roaddoctor

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

1 state heritage place

• Remnants of former acclimatisation society gardens at LawntonState heritage place

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

IRSAD decile (2021)

2/10

IRSD decile (2021)

2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

• 25m Indoor Poolamenitiesswimming_pool
• 50m Poolamenitiesswimming_pool
• 99 BikesamenitiesGympie Road, Lawntonbicycle
• Acme Composite SuppliesamenitiesUnit 1 45 Lawnton Pocket Roadhardware
• Aidacareamenities640 Gympie Road, Lawntonmedical_supply
• Ampolamenitiesfuel
• Armaguardamenitiesatm
• Artie's Music Maxamenities700 Gympie Road, Lawntonmusical_instrument
• Aussie Seafood Houseamenities690 Gympie Road, Lawntonrestaurant
• Australia Postamenitiespost_box