QLD · Livingstone Council
Meikleville Hill, 4703
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Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Meikleville Hill is a coastal smaller community where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Set on the coast at a distance from the capital, it trades city proximity for a slower, beach-led rhythm. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 450
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,589
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 42 of 231
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 53.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 28 / 33
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)
- 14
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 31.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 150 residents
- State safety percentile
- 30.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault82
- Drug Offences119
- Good Order Offences85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)168
- Traffic And Related Offences108
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
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Ol'CoterieCafe
66a Farnborough rd, Meikleville Hill
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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 31.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5032nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1170th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #52 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #106 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 48%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ol'Coterieamenities66a Farnborough rd, Meikleville Hillcafe
- Assaultcrime82
- Drug Offencescrime119
- Good Order Offencescrime85
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime168
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime108
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
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.