QLD · Lockyer Valley Council
Placid Hills, 4343
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Placid Hills is a hillside smaller community in Lockyer Valley, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
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 local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 796
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,965
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 275
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 63.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 0 / 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)
- 53
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 19
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 66.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 72 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -6.5%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault86
- Drug Offences157
- Good Order Offences73
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)157
- Traffic And Related Offences132
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
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- 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
- 42.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 47% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 3061st in Australia
- State rank
- 705th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #216 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #318 among Country & regional 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
- Assaultcrime86
- Drug Offencescrime157
- Good Order Offencescrime73
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime157
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime132
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Lockyer Valley Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.