QLD · Logan Council
Park Ridge South, 4125
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Park Ridge South is a hillside smaller community in Logan, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar metro suburbs, even with housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,680
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,965
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 28 of 549
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 57.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 0 / 3
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)
- 93
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 66
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 153 residents
- State safety percentile
- 71.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -1.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault49
- Other Property Damage57
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)296
- Traffic And Related Offences45
- Unlawful Entry96
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
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Granger Rd near Eastern Service Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Granger Rd near Eastern Service RdBus stop
- Playground
- Sports field
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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jerry's Downfall ReservePark
- Jingeri ParkPark
- Sylvan ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 33.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4628th in Australia
- State rank
- 1077th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #37 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #372 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Granger Rd near Eastern Service Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Assaultcrime49
- Other Property Damagecrime57
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime296
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime45
- Unlawful Entrycrime96
- Jerry's Downfall Reservegovernmentpark
- Jingeri Parkgovernmentpark
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
More in Logan Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.