Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly is growing fast, but expensive to rent.
Indooroopilly is growing fast, up 2.64% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland; close to a train station (Indooroopilly, about 550 m as the crow flies). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $720 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.0%.
Mostly apartments, with a median age of 33 and households on a median $2,070 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 2.64% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland
- close to a train station (Indooroopilly, about 550 m as the crow flies)
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $720 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.0%
Indooroopilly on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Indooroopilly, 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
Indooroopilly against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Indooroopilly population grew from 12,790 in 2016 to 15,496 in 2025, a change of 21.2% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Indooroopilly | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,790 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,957 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 13,205 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,496 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 13,830 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 13,688 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 13,907 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 14,604 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,097 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 15,496 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Indooroopilly gained 1,665 residents from internal migration and 1,225 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,492 people moved away — a net addition of 398 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,665
- Internal migration out+1,752
- Overseas migration in+1,225
- Natural increase+1
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 | 12,139 | 13,430 | +11% |
| Median age | 30 | 33 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,714/wk | $2,070/wk | +21% |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $440/wk | +2.3% |
| Born overseas | 40.7% | 43.3% | +2.5 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 28.4%
- Mortgaged 24.9%
- Rented 44.6%
- Other / not stated 2.1%
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.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Indooroopilly against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Indooroopilly went from $640 in 2024-Q1 to $720 in 2026-Q2, up 13%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Indooroopilly | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $640 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $700 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $720 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $680 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $700 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $750 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $785n=20 | $950n=13 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $845n=14 | — |
| Unit / flat | $480n=17 | $740n=93 | $950n=19 | — |
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 Indooroopilly was $720 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 6% on a year earlier. That is $64 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $785 and a 2-bedroom unit $740.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | +5.9% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | +8.7% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $750 | +4.2% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $700 | +0.0% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $680 | +4.6% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | +7.8% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $720 | +10.8% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $700 | +16.7% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | +8.3% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $640 | +11.3% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $650 | +12.1% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $600 | +13.2% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $600 | +20.0% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $575 | +16.2% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $580 | +16.0% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $530 | +10.4% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $500 | +13.6% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $495 | +5.3% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $500 | +11.1% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $480 | +17.1% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $440 | +2.3% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $470 | +1.1% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $450 | −3.2% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $410 | −8.9% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $430 | −4.4% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $465 | +3.3% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $465 | +5.7% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $450 | +2.3% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $450 | +2.3% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $450 | +4.7% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $440 | +2.3% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $440 | +4.8% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $440 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $430 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $430 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $420 | — | $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 8score 1,064
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,097
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 4score 985
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 10score 1,146
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Indooroopilly sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Indooroopilly is policed by the Queensland Police Service Indooroopilly Division, which also covers Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, Toowong, Fig Tree Pocket, Chapel Hill and Bellbowrie - Moggill and 4 more. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Indooroopilly specifically.
Most-reported offences · Indooroopilly Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,868 /100k−29% vs QLD↑ 0%
- Unlawful Entry416 /100k−39% vs QLD↑ 4%
- Drug Offences304 /100k−82% vs QLD↑ 10%
- Assault277 /100k−74% vs QLD↑ 5%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle125 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 25%
- Robbery21 /100k−53% vs QLD↓ 38%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Indooroopilly Division — not Indooroopilly 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 Indooroopilly Division over the last 12 months, running 29% below the Queensland rate and flat on the year before. None of this is specific to Indooroopilly — 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) | 1,868 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 0% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 416 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 4% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 304 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 10% vs prior year |
| Assault | 277 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 5% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 125 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 25% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 21 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 38% 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 Indooroopilly 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
- 202222%
- 201126%
- 197439%
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
36% of Indooroopilly 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 1.2%
- Medium 20%
- Low 8.9%
- Very Low 5.3%
Indooroopilly has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 39% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 36% of Indooroopilly as flood-liable, roughly 22% 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 | 22% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 26% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 39% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 36% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.2% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 20% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 8.9% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 5.3% 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 Indooroopilly SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 11 GP or clinic locations, 6 supermarkets and 29 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 23 cafés and 14 restaurants. Staying active: 12 gyms, 1 public pool and 80 sports fields. Also 2 cinemas and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Indooroopilly, is about 550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 94 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
- Lower Primary
- Saint Peters Lutheran College
- Brigidine College
- Holy Family Primary School
- Indooroopilly State High School
- Ambrose Treacy College
- Indooroopilly State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Kids on Clarence
- Goodstart Early Learning
- York Street Early Education
- C&K Indooroopilly Community Kindergarten
- Journey Early Learning
- Indooroopilly Montessori Childrens House
Libraries
- Indooroopilly Library
Gyms & fitness
- Grand Martial Arts
- Dundee's Boxing & Fitness
- Movement Vitality
- LAB
- Goodlife Health Clubs
- Golf 24
- Snap Fitness
- Fitstop
Cinemas
- United Cinemas - Eldorado
- Event Cinemas Indooroopilly
Shopping centres
- Indooroopilly Junction
- David Jones
- Target
- Kmart
- Daiso
- Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
- Myer
GPs & clinics
- Child and Youth Community Health Service Indooroopilly
- Sheridan Psychologists
- iHealth Centre
- QML
- Endodontic Group
- Urgent Care Brisbane
- Allsports Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine Clinics
- Breast Screen Queensland
Supermarkets
- Toto Asian Mart
- Genki Mart
- Amchoor Indian Grocery Store
- Aldi
- Coles
- Woolworths
Green spaces
- Witton Barracks Park
- Jack Speare Park
- Thomas Park
- Mansfield Park
- Thomas Park Bougainvillea Gardens
- Essex Road Park
- Foxton Street Park
- Keating Park
Train stations
- Indooroopilly
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.
Indooroopilly has 24 council parks covering 115 ha, with 0.7 km of walking track and 1.7 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 4 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Sir John Chandler Park293B Meiers Road, Indooroopilly71 ha4 barbecuesDog off-leash
- Moore Park27 Russell Terrace, Indooroopilly10 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Rainbow Forest Park48 Dobell Street, Indooroopilly7.7 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path
- Handel Street Park78 Handel Street, St Lucia6.9 ha0.7 km walking track0.4 km bikeway & shared path
- Jack Speare Park108 Fairley Street, Indooroopilly3.6 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Meiers Road Park (Road Reserve)Meiers Road, Indooroopilly2.2 ha
- Witton Barracks Park9 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly1.9 ha
- Kennewell Park648 Moggill Road, Indooroopilly1.6 ha
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- Glencairn Avenue Park35 Glencairn Avenue, Indooroopilly1.2 ha
- Carawa Street Park5 Carawa Street, St Lucia1.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Keating Park60 Stamford Road, Indooroopilly1.2 ha3 barbecues
- Carinya Street Park27 Tatong Street, Indooroopilly1.1 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Mansfield Park (Road Reserve)Gilgandra Street, Indooroopilly1.0 ha
- Jacaranda Place Reserve105 Jacaranda Place, Indooroopilly1.0 ha
- Rankin Street Park26 Rankin Street, Indooroopilly0.8 ha
- Meiers Road Park63 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly0.7 ha
- Essex Road Park12 Essex Road, Indooroopilly0.6 ha
- Foxton Street Park (No. 41a)37 Foxton Street, Indooroopilly0.5 ha
- Finney Road Park24 Finney Road, Indooroopilly0.4 ha
- Indooroopilly Ferry Reserve12 Radnor Street, Indooroopilly0.2 ha
- Witton Road Park (No. 209)209 Witton Road, Indooroopilly0.2 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Vera Street Park118 Witton Road, Indooroopilly0.2 ha
- Taringa Parade Park1 Taringa Parade, Indooroopilly0.1 ha
- Witton Road Park160 Witton Road, Indooroopilly0.0 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Indooroopilly. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Mt Coot-tha Reserve · Mount Coot-tha · 1414 ha
- Cliveden Park · Fig Tree Pocket · 6.4 ha
- Jesmond Road Park (No. 359) · Fig Tree Pocket · 4.1 ha
- The Esplanade Park (Road Reserve) · St Lucia · 2.7 ha
- Manaton Park · Fig Tree Pocket · 0.7 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 Indooroopilly on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Indooroopilly, the train runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 12 minutes, roughly every 14 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Indooroopilly
- TrainIpswich - Brisbane City~12 min · every ~14 min in the peak
- TrainSpringfield - Redcliffe Peninsula~12 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- TrainIpswich - Caboolture~12 min · runs through the day
- TrainIpswich - Nambour~12 min · runs through the day
- 444Moggill - City Express~21 min · every ~10 min in the peak
- 460Heathwood - City Express~23 min · every ~17 min in the peak
- 454Riverhills - City Express~23 min · every ~20 min in the peak
- 453Mt Ommaney - City Express~24 min · every ~20 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 Roma Street | about 12 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 23 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Brisbane City | about 12 min |
| Train — Springfield - Redcliffe Peninsula | about 12 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Caboolture | about 12 min |
| Train — Ipswich - Nambour | about 12 min |
| 444 — Moggill - City Express | about 21 min |
| 460 — Heathwood - City Express | about 23 min |
| 454 — Riverhills - City Express | about 23 min |
| 453 — Mt Ommaney - City Express | about 24 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 Indooroopilly SA2 contains 6 schools — 2 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 combined schools, of which 2 are government and 4 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1149 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Indooroopilly sits in decile 10 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 90% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Indooroopilly State School (primary), Indooroopilly State High School (junior secondary), Indooroopilly State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Ironside State School (primary), Fig Tree Pocket State School (primary), Kenmore State High School (junior secondary), Kenmore State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Holy Family Primary School (Indooroopilly) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Indooroopilly State School · State · Prep–6
- Brigidine College (Indooroopilly) · Catholic · 7–12
- Indooroopilly State High School · State · 7–12
- Ambrose Treacy College (Indooroopilly) · Catholic · 4–12
- St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly) · 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 Sherwood - Indooroopilly
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereIndooroopilly+2.6%
- 01St Lucia+3.1%
- 02Taringa+1.7%
- 03Corinda+1.6%
- 04Sherwood+1.1%
- 05Chelmer - Graceville-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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