QLD · Maranoa Council
Surat, 4417
Current weather
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85% humidity · 8.9 km/h wind · 19.4° / 14.9° today · 2.8 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Surat anchors everyday life in Maranoa, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
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 community and employment and schools and education against similar regional towns, even with transport and access holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 402
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 29 of 206
- Median monthly mortgage
- $780
- Employment rate
- 49.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 3 / 10
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)
- 13
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 32.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 134 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +62.1%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault4
- Drug Offences2
- Good Order Offences2
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)6
- Traffic And Related Offences7
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
- 922
- Surat State SchoolCombined
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
Amenities
44 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bottle-OAlcohol
- Bbq
- The Timber CrateCafe
- Wagon Wheel CafeCafe
66 Burrowes Street, Surat
- Bayley MotorsCar repair
81 Burrowes Street, Surat
- Childrens CentreCommunity centre
- Community centre
- RSL Community CentreCommunity centre
- RSL Community HallCommunity centre
- Surat Youth ZoneCommunity centre
70 Burrowes Street, Surat
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
- A.G. Nason ParkPark
- Surat Lions ParkPark
- Surat Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- Radiance Surat Pharmacypharmacy
- Surat Multipurpose Health Servicehospital
- Surat Multipurpose Health ServiceIvan Streethospital
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)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
2 state heritage places
- Astor TheatreState heritage place
- Warroo Shire HallState 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)
- 3
- 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
- 43.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 42% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2696th in Australia
- State rank
- 632nd in QLD
- Peer rank
- #89 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #271 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A.G. Nason Parkamenitiespark
- Bayley Motorsamenities81 Burrowes Street, Suratcar_repair
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bottle-Oamenitiesalcohol
- Childrens Centreamenitiescommunity_centre
- Community centreamenitiescommunity_centre
- Fitness Stationamenitiesfitness_station
- Friendly Groceramenities66 Burrowes Street, Suratsupermarket
- Hitching Rail Complexamenities66 Burrowes Street, Suratgas
- Hitching Rail Complexamenities68 Burrowes Street, Surathardware
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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