Bald Hills
Bald Hills.
The case for Bald Hills is mixed: rents have risen 8% in the past year (RTA); mostly separate houses bought with a mortgage (94% houses, 47% mortgaged) — a newer growth-corridor profile, not inner Brisbane.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $2,018 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What to weigh up
- rents have risen 8% in the past year (RTA)
- mostly separate houses bought with a mortgage (94% houses, 47% mortgaged) — a newer growth-corridor profile, not inner Brisbane
Bald Hills on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Bald Hills, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Bald Hills against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Bald Hills population grew from 7,531 in 2016 to 8,412 in 2025, a change of 11.7% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Bald Hills | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,531 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,636 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,700 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,793 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,866 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,931 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 8,068 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 8,243 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 8,362 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 8,412 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Bald Hills gained 679 residents from internal migration and 145 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 841 people moved away — a net addition of -17 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+679
- Internal migration out+781
- Overseas migration in+145
- Natural increase+67
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,274 | 7,826 | +7.6% |
| Median age | 36 | 36 | 0 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,650/wk | $2,018/wk | +22% |
| Median weekly rent | $375/wk | $390/wk | +4.0% |
| Born overseas | 23.5% | 25.5% | +2.0 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 25.9%
- Mortgaged 47.3%
- Rented 25.1%
- Other / not stated 1.8%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Bald Hills against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Bald Hills went from $550 in 2024-Q1 to $625 in 2026-Q2, up 14%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Bald Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $550 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $575 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $560 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $580 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $590 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $580 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $580 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $500 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $625 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $660n=19 | $725n=15 |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Bald Hills was $625 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 8% on a year earlier. That is $31 a week below the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $660.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $625 | +7.8% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | +10.2% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $500 | −13.8% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $580 | +3.6% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $580 | +0.9% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $590 | +7.3% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $580 | +5.5% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $560 | +5.7% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $575 | +15.0% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $550 | +14.6% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $550 | +22.2% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $530 | +14.0% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $500 | +6.4% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $480 | +3.2% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $450 | +7.1% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $465 | +16.3% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $470 | +17.5% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $465 | +17.7% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $420 | +2.4% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $400 | +5.3% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $400 | +5.3% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $395 | +1.3% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $410 | +3.8% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $380 | +0.0% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $380 | −2.6% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $390 | +0.0% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $395 | +2.6% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $380 | +0.0% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $390 | −2.5% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $390 | +0.0% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $385 | +1.3% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $380 | +0.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $400 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $390 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $380 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $380 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 6score 1,028
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 6score 999
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,031
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 5score 981
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Bald Hills sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Bald Hills is policed by the Queensland Police Service Sandgate Division, which also covers Bracken Ridge, Brighton (Qld), Sandgate - Shorncliffe and Deagon. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Bald Hills specifically.
Most-reported offences · Sandgate Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,152 /100k−18% vs QLD↑ 13%
- Assault623 /100k−41% vs QLD↓ 2%
- Drug Offences587 /100k−65% vs QLD↑ 49%
- Unlawful Entry343 /100k−49% vs QLD↑ 3%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle174 /100k−49% vs QLD↑ 9%
- Robbery39 /100k−13% vs QLD↑ 40%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Sandgate Division — not Bald Hills on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Sandgate Division over the last 12 months, running 18% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Bald Hills — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 2,152 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 13% vs prior year |
| Assault | 623 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 2% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 587 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 49% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 343 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 174 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 9% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 39 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 40% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Sandgate Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 202263%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
6.1% of Bald Hills is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High 2.3%
- Medium 2.1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Bald Hills has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 63% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 6.1% of Bald Hills as flood-liable, roughly 4.3% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 63% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 6.1% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 2.3% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 2.1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Bald Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 14 green spaces. For families: 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 20 sports fields. The nearest train station, Bald Hills, is about 1,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 33 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- St Paul's Anglican School
- Bald Hills State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- AEIOU Foundation
- Charley's Place Bald Hills
- Bald Hills C & K
Gyms & fitness
- Plus Fitness
GPs & clinics
- Bald Hills Doctors
- Smart Clinics
Supermarkets
- Aldi
Green spaces
- Gus Davies Park
- Thomas Grey Park
- Canterbury Park
- Kluver St Lions Park
- Bert Wolfe Park
- Stanley Day Park
- John Stewart Memorial Park
- Dannenberg Street Park
Train stations
- Bald Hills
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Bald Hills has 16 council parks covering 473 ha, with 1.4 km of walking track and 6.4 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 4 have a dog off-leash area.
- Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve397 Wyampa Road, Bald Hills393 ha1.4 km walking track2.4 km bikeway & shared path5 barbecues
- Canterbury Park70 Feuerriegel Road, Bald Hills15 ha1.4 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosureDrone launching area
- Lacey Road Park133 Lacey Road, Carseldine13 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosureDrone launching area
- Musgrave Avenue Park60 Telegraph Road, Bald Hills12 ha
- Stanley Day Park103 Grand Street, Bald Hills11 ha1.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Hoyland Street Park (No.10)91A Elstree Street, Bald Hills9.3 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Harold Kielly Park508 Bracken Ridge Road, Bald Hills4.4 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Barungwarra Bushland Reserve98 Bald Hills-burpengary Road, Bald Hills3.9 haDog off-leash
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- Dannenberg Street Park25 Dannenberg Street, Carseldine3.3 ha
- Chris Brunton Park80 Elstree Street, Bald Hills2.5 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Gus Davies Park39 Charlock Road, Bald Hills2.5 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Thomas Gray Park36 Sanicle Street, Bald Hills1.2 ha
- John Stewart Memorial Park2019 Gympie Road, Bald Hills0.8 ha1 barbecue
- Kluver Street Lions Park11 Kluver Street, Bald Hills0.3 ha
- St Martin Court Park8 St Martin Court, Bald Hills0.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Bert Wolfe Park11 Ulva Street, Bald Hills0.2 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Bald Hills. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Eucalypt Place Park · Bracken Ridge · 2.2 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Bald Hills on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Bald Hills, the train runs to Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane CBD in about 27 minutes. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Bald Hills
- TrainRedcliffe Peninsula - Springfield~27 min · runs through the day
- TrainRedcliffe Peninsula - Brisbane City~27 min · every ~12 min in the peak
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to Fortitude Valley | about 27 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 12 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| Train — Redcliffe Peninsula - Springfield | about 27 min |
| Train — Redcliffe Peninsula - Brisbane City | about 27 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Bald Hills SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 combined school, of which 1 is government and 1 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Bald Hills sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 64% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Norris Road State School (primary), Bracken Ridge State High School (junior secondary), Bracken Ridge State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Bald Hills State School (primary), Brighton State School (primary), Undurba State School (primary), Taigum State School (primary), Nashville State School (primary), Strathpine State School (primary), Aspley East State School (primary), Murrumba State Secondary College (junior secondary), Aspley State High School (junior secondary), Pine Rivers State High School (junior secondary), Aspley State High School (senior secondary), Pine Rivers State High School (senior secondary), Murrumba State Secondary College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Bald Hills State School · State · Prep–6
- St Paul's School (Bald Hills) · Independent · Prep–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Bald Hills - Everton Park
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereBald Hills+0.6%
- 01McDowall+3.6%
- 02Everton Park+3.0%
- 03Bridgeman Downs+2.0%
- 04Carseldine+1.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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