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QLD · Lockyer Valley Council

Murphys Creek, 4352

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Updated

Desirability score

35.5/100
Below average

993rd in QLD

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Murphys Creek is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Murphys Creek offers a slower smaller community life in Lockyer Valley, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
633
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$1,740
Dwelling vacancy
8.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
17 of 211
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Employment rate
53.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
22 / 4 / 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)
8
Against the person
1
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
12.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 633 residents
State safety percentile
5.1th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-6.1%

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

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences56
  • Other Property Damage25
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)88
  • Traffic And Related Offences64
  • Unlawful Entry38

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
918
  • Murphy's Creek State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Shelter

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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

  • Main Range RailwayState heritage place
  • Murphys Creek Railway ComplexState 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)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

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
35.5/100 — Below average
National rank
4302nd in Australia
State rank
993rd in QLD
Peer rank
#329 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#538 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

  • Shelteramenitiesshelter
  • Drug Offencescrime56
  • Other Property Damagecrime25
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime88
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime64
  • Unlawful Entrycrime38
  • Main Range RailwayheritageState heritage place
  • Murphys Creek Railway ComplexheritageState heritage place
  • Murphy's Creek State SchoolschoolsPrimary

Data sources & freshness

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