QLD · Brisbane Council
St Lucia, 4067
Current weather
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90% humidity · 4.6 km/h wind · 22.8° / 14.1° today · 0.8 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Dog friendly
Suburb profile
St Lucia is a lively inner established suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Neighbouring suburbs are within easy reach, so the wider metro area always feels accessible. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
A younger crowd gives the area energy, with plenty of support for parents with young children. Cafés, dining and leisure activities are easy to find, with neighbouring suburbs adding even more choice. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Getting around the metro area is straightforward, with transport tying neighbouring communities together. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates excellent overall, led by parks and green space and transport and access, while housing affordability sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
Population
- Population
- 12,220
- Median age
- 25
- Median household income / week
- $1,761
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 480 of 4,420
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 53.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 161 / 271 / 2,347
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)
- $550
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)
- 85
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 62
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,358 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -10.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences7
- Fraud5
- Other Property Damage12
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)20
- Unlawful Entry22
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
- 1,178
- Ironside 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
Public transport
55 public transport stops in this suburb
- Hawken Dr at Tarcoola Street, stop 27
- UQ Lakes stop A
- UQ Lakes stop C
- UQ Lakes stop D
- UQ Lakes stop E
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
1,029 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Black Sheep St LuciaAlcohol
Unit 11 225 Hawken Drive, St Lucia
- Common Ground CellarsAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
Unit 3 28 Hawken Drive, St Lucia
- PrecinctATM
- Bread HoundBakery
- On a Roll BakeryBakery
- Bbq (10)
- The Central SizzleBbq
- Designer Brow BoutiqueBeauty salon
- Pretty In The CityBeauty salon
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
14 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Acacia ParkPark
- Alumni CourtPark
- Bellevue Terrace ParkPark
- Dr Mary Mahoney AO AmphitheatrePark
- Duhig GardensPark
- Grassy KnollPark
- Great CourtPark
- Guyatt ParkPark
- Lex Ord ParkPark
- Lex Ord Park SouthPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Allevia Physiophysiotherapist
- Campus Pharmacypharmacy
- Ironside Physiotherapyphysiotherapist
- St Lucia DentalHawken Drivedentist
- St Lucia Medicaldoctor
- UQ St Lucia Medical CentreUnion Roadclinic
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)
- 10/10
- 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
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Ironside State SchoolState heritage place
- Langer HouseState heritage place
- Union CollegeState heritage place
- University of Queensland, Great Court ComplexState heritage place
- Vida and Jayne Lahey's HouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
6 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Lady Gowrie St Thomas's Riverview Community KindergartenMacquarie Streetchildcare
- Playhousechildcare
- Playhouse Parent and Childcare CentreKeith Streetkindergarten
- Saint Lucia KindergartenBaty Streetkindergarten
- The Munro CentreDell Roadkindergarten
- The PocketBoomerang Roadchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 39
- Parks (OSM)
- 29
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
- 71.2/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 154th in Australia
- State rank
- 37th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #27 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #28 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 26B Bicycle Storage Roomamenitiesbicycle_parking
- 47A Bicycle Storage Roomamenitiesbicycle_parking
- 78 Bicyle Storage Roomamenitiesbicycle_parking
- A Salt and Batteryamenitiesrestaurant
- AEB Bike Box Showers and Lockersamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Amphoraamenitiesrestaurant
- Architecture and Music Libraryamenitieslibrary
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Australia Post St Lucia Post Shopamenities342 Carmody Road, St Luciapost_office
- Avenidaamenitieshairdresser
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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