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QLD · Gladstone Council

Miriam Vale, 4677

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Updated

Desirability score

32.9/100
Below average

1121st in QLD

66% data confidence

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

Suburb profile

Miriam Vale is a regional centre in Gladstone that balances local services with a more relaxed pace of life. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. 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 below average overall, mainly because housing affordability and community and employment lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety.

Population

Population
493
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,114
Dwelling vacancy
27.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
77 of 276
Median monthly mortgage
$1,200
Employment rate
47.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
22 / 0 / 9

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)
19
Against the person
3
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
38.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 164 residents
State safety percentile
48.1th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-2.8%

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

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences35
  • Good Order Offences16
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)26
  • Traffic And Related Offences64
  • Weapons Act Offences5

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
909
  • Miriam Vale State SchoolCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Miriam Vale BakeryBakery
  • Miriam Vale (northbound)Bus stop
  • Miriam Vale (southbound)Bus stop
  • Miriam Vale GarageCar repair
  • YurikaEV charging
  • Miriam Vale Rural Fire ShedFire station
  • Miriam Vale StationFire station
  • Gift (2)
  • Miriam Vale LibraryLibrary
  • Miriam Vale RAParking

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

  • Alf Larson ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • Big FigState heritage place
  • Miriam Vale War MemorialState heritage place

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
2
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
32.9/100 — Below average
National rank
4800th in Australia
State rank
1121st in QLD
Peer rank
#266 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#640 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

  • Gary Larson Ovalamenitiespitch
  • Giftamenitiesgift
  • Giftamenitiesgift
  • Miriam Valeamenitiestrain_station
  • Miriam Vale (northbound)amenitiesbus_stop
  • Miriam Vale (southbound)amenitiesbus_stop
  • Miriam Vale Bakeryamenitiesbakery
  • Miriam Vale Bowls Clubamenitiessports_centre
  • Miriam Vale Garageamenitiescar_repair
  • Miriam Vale Hotelamenitiespub

Data sources & freshness

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