Inala - Richlands
Inala - Richlands is growing fast, but less advantaged.
Inala - Richlands is growing fast, up 2.5% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland; a place people are actively moving to. The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 1 of 10); unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 11.5%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 31 and households on a median $1,172 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's good
- growing fast, up 2.5% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland
- a place people are actively moving to
What to weigh up
- it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 1 of 10)
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 11.5%
Inala - Richlands on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Inala - Richlands, 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
Inala - Richlands against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Inala - Richlands population grew from 18,697 in 2016 to 21,884 in 2025, a change of 17.0% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Inala - Richlands | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,697 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 19,125 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 19,640 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 20,042 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 20,213 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 20,328 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 20,427 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 21,045 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 21,351 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 21,884 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Inala - Richlands gained 2,055 residents from internal migration and 610 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,368 people moved away — a net addition of 297 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+2,055
- Internal migration out+2,103
- Overseas migration in+610
- Natural increase+236
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 | 18,007 | 19,891 | +10% |
| Median age | 32 | 31 | -1 yr |
| Median household income | $929/wk | $1,172/wk | +26% |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk | +7.1% |
| Born overseas | 49.0% | 49.5% | +0.5 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 16.6%
- Mortgaged 21.0%
- Rented 58.3%
- Other / not stated 4.1%
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.
Inala - Richlands is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.
Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $611, up 8.1% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Richlands
All dwellings in Richlands against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Richlands went from $570 in 2024-Q1 to $650 in 2026-Q2, up 14%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Richlands | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $570 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $600 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $565 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $610 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $625 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $640 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $650 | $656 |
Rent over time — Inala
All dwellings in Inala against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Inala went from $480 in 2024-Q1 to $550 in 2026-Q2, up 15%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Inala | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $480 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $490 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $500 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $500 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $500 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $510 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $510 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $550 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $550 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $550 | $656 |
Richlands by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $740n=12 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $620n=51 | — |
Inala by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $565n=41 | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $650 in Richlands and $550 in Inala. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Inala - Richlands statistical area it works out to $611, up 8% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Richlands | Inala | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $650 | $550 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $640 | $550 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | $550 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $625 | $510 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $610 | $510 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | $500 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $500 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $565 | $500 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $600 | $490 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $570 | $480 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $550 | $470 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $550 | $450 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $510 | $410 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $550 | $395 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $510 | $400 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $460 | $380 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $420 | $380 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $390 | $360 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $380 | $350 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $380 | $330 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $380 | $340 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $370 | $330 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $370 | $340 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $370 | $330 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $370 | $330 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $365 | $325 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $370 | $330 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $365 | $320 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $365 | $325 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $365 | $320 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $360 | $320 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $360 | $320 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $360 | $320 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $355 | $320 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $360 | $310 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $355 | $320 | $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 1score 758
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 1score 813
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 1score 829
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 1score 877
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Inala - Richlands sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Inala - Richlands is policed by the Queensland Police Service Inala Division, which also covers Pallara - Willawong, Durack, Doolandella and Forest Lake - Ellen Grove. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Inala - Richlands specifically.
Most-reported offences · Inala Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,889 /100k+10% vs QLD↑ 8%
- Drug Offences997 /100k−40% vs QLD↑ 1%
- Assault805 /100k−24% vs QLD↑ 5%
- Unlawful Entry627 /100k−7% vs QLD↓ 18%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle464 /100k+37% vs QLD↑ 6%
- Robbery51 /100k+12% vs QLD↓ 34%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Inala Division — not Inala - Richlands 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 Inala Division over the last 12 months, running 10% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Inala - Richlands — 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) | 2,889 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 8% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 997 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 1% vs prior year |
| Assault | 805 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 5% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 627 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 18% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 464 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 6% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 51 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 34% 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 Inala 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
- 20221.5%
- 2011<1%
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
3.4% of Inala - Richlands 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 1.7%
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Inala - Richlands has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022 and 2011, with up to about 1.5% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 3.4% of Inala - Richlands as flood-liable, roughly 1.9% 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 | 1.5% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | under 1% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 3.4% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.7% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 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 Inala - Richlands SA2, OpenStreetMap records 7 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 24 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 16 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 6 restaurants. Staying active: 4 gyms and 32 sports fields. The nearest train station, Richlands, is about 1,650 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 131 bus stops here.
Pubs and bars are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for it here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School
- Richlands East State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K Wandarrah
- Jelly Bean Child Care Centre
- Guardian
- Busy Learners Early Education Centre
- Green Leaves Early Learning
- Swallow Street Childcare
Libraries
- Inala Library
Gyms & fitness
- Anytime Fitness
- Goodlife Health Club
- Ahimsa Hot Yoga
GPs & clinics
- Richlands Medical Centre
- Richlands General Practice
- Exact Radi
- All Care Inala
Supermarkets
- Woolworths
- Krishna Island & Indian
- Woolworths
- ALDI
- Fresh & Save
Green spaces
- Mcewan Park
- Hock Davis Park
- Kathleen Street Park
- Forbes Park
- Eridanus Street Park
- Kev Hooper Memorial Park
- Tollana Place Park
- Len Waters Place
Train stations
- Richlands
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.
Inala - Richlands has 21 council parks covering 97 ha, with 0.0 km of walking track and 5.6 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 6 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- C.J.Greenfield Complex Park149 Kimberley Street, Richlands31 ha1.4 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Kev Hooper Memorial Park209 Lavender Street, Inala15 ha0.0 km walking track1.8 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Bukulla Street North Park72 Bukulla Street, Wacol10 ha
- Hock Davis Park63 Lavender Street, Inala5.5 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Thrush Street Park120 Inala Avenue, Inala5.3 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Bill Gillespie Park95 Pine Road, Richlands4.9 ha
- Eridanus Street Park24 Bellatrix Street, Inala4.6 ha
- Cormorant Street Park50 Cormorant Street, Inala4.5 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
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- Mcewan Park380 Archerfield Road, Inala3.1 ha
- D.J.Sherrington Park601 Blunder Road, Inala2.8 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Castamore Way Park120 A Progress Road, Richlands2.4 ha
- Elizabeth Bruce Playground Park38 Bamboo Street, Inala2.2 ha
- Eugenia Street Park81 Eugenia Street, Richlands1.4 ha
- Forbes Park4 Ilex Street, Inala1.0 ha
- Kathleen Street Park26 Kathleen Street, Richlands1.0 ha1 barbecue
- Tollana Place Park24 Tollana Place, Inala0.6 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Bill Key Lock Place Park8 Bluejay Street, Inala0.6 ha
- Monoceros Street Park40 Monoceros Street, Inala0.6 ha
- Clipper Street Park71 Clipper Street, Inala0.4 ha
- I. S. A. Memorial Park65 Hyacinth Street, Inala0.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Rory Street Park4 Rory Street, Richlands0.2 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Inala - Richlands. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Wallaroo Way Community Park · Doolandella · 5.4 ha
- Teasel Crescent Park · Forest Lake · 0.2 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 Inala - Richlands on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Inala - Richlands, the train runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 30 minutes, roughly every 30 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Inala - Richlands
- TrainSpringfield - Redcliffe Peninsula~30 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- 100Forest Lake/Inala - City~43 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Woolloongabba
- 460Heathwood - City Express~49 min · every ~17 min in the peak
- TrainSpringfield - Brisbane City~30 min · peak only
- TrainSpringfield - Caboolture~30 min · peak only
- TrainSpringfield - Nambour~30 min · peak only
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 the Brisbane CBD | about 30 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 43 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| Train — Springfield - Redcliffe Peninsula | about 30 min |
| 100 — Forest Lake/Inala - City | about 43 min, joins the busway at Woolloongabba |
| 460 — Heathwood - City Express | about 49 min |
| Train — Springfield - Brisbane City | about 30 min |
| Train — Springfield - Caboolture | about 30 min |
| Train — Springfield - Nambour | about 30 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 Inala - Richlands SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 1 is government and 2 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Inala - Richlands sits in decile 1 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 57% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Richlands East State School (primary), Glenala State High School (junior secondary), Glenala State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Durack State School (primary), Oxley State School (primary), Carole Park State School (primary), Serviceton South State School (primary), Inala State School (primary), Darra State School (primary), Forest Lake State High School (junior secondary), Forest Lake State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Richlands East State School · State · Prep–6
- St Mark's School (Inala) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Inala Flexible Learning Centre (Inala) · Catholic · 7–12
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 Forest Lake - Oxley
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereInala - Richlands+2.5%
- 01Darra - Sumner+2.8%
- 02Doolandella+1.8%
- 03Wacol+1.0%
- 04Durack+0.8%
- 05Oxley (Qld)+0.7%
- 06Forest Lake - Ellen Grove+0.4%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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