QLD · Isaac Council
Moranbah, 4744
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Isaac, Moranbah keeps a rural calm, a established suburb with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 9,425
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $3,079
- Dwelling vacancy
- 29.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,106 of 3,746
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 66.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 287 / 437 / 37
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.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $580
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 283
- Against the person
- 49
- Against property
- 99
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 192 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences57
- Good Order Offences23
- Other Property Damage25
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)48
- Traffic And Related Offences57
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 952
- Moranbah East State SchoolPrimary
- Moranbah State High SchoolSecondary
- Moranbah 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
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
3 planning-related records
Other· 3 proposals
- Caval Ridge Mine(part of the BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Project)<br/<br/>Open-cut coal mine with a yield of 5.5 million tonnes per annum; and associated infrastructure.Completed EIS project
- Moranbah Ammonium Nitrate ProjectAmmonium nitrate plant with a production capacity of approximately 350,000 tonnes per annum.Completed EIS project
- Red Hill Mining Lease ProjectA new underground coking coal mine (Red Hill) with a yield of 14 million tonnes per annum; and expansion of two existing coking coal mines (Broadmeadow and Goonyella Riverside).Completed EIS project
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Binda ParkPark
- Brian Coughlan ParkPark
- Koala ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Nolan ParkPark
- O'Donell ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 7
- Emergency department
- On site
- Moranbah Dentaldentist
- Moranbah Hospitalhospital
- Moranbah Medicalclinic
- Optometristoptometrist
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
- Skinderm AestheticsFraser Streetclinic
- Sonic Medical Centredoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 55
- Parks (OSM)
- 55
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
- 45.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 39% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2545th in Australia
- State rank
- 591st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #167 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #240 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Drug Offencescrime57
- Good Order Offencescrime23
- Other Property Damagecrime25
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime48
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime57
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Moranbah Dentalhealthdentist
- Moranbah Hospitalhealthhospital
- Moranbah Medicalhealthclinic
- Optometristhealthoptometrist
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
More in Isaac Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.