Kuraby
Kuraby is close to a train, but unemployment is higher.
Kuraby is close to a train station (Kuraby, about 350 m as the crow flies); a young, family-heavy area (median age 35 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland). The trade-offs: unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.3%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $2,079 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
- close to a train station (Kuraby, about 350 m as the crow flies)
- a young, family-heavy area (median age 35 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland)
What to weigh up
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.3%
Kuraby on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Kuraby, 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
Kuraby against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Kuraby population grew from 8,757 in 2016 to 9,507 in 2025, a change of 8.6% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Kuraby | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,757 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 8,864 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 8,916 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,041 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,214 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,146 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,136 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,290 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,399 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,507 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Kuraby gained 649 residents from internal migration and 373 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 940 people moved away — a net addition of 82 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+649
- Internal migration out+786
- Overseas migration in+373
- Natural increase+26
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 | 8,382 | 9,025 | +7.7% |
| Median age | 33 | 35 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,764/wk | $2,079/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk | $400/wk | +2.6% |
| Born overseas | 51.4% | 52.5% | +1.1 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 32.9%
- Mortgaged 38.5%
- Rented 23.8%
- Other / not stated 4.9%
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 Kuraby against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Kuraby went from $560 in 2024-Q1 to $680 in 2026-Q2, up 21%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Kuraby | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $560 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $600 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $625 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $600 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $630 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $620 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $800n=15 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $660n=12 | — |
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 Kuraby was $680 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 8% on a year earlier. That is $24 a week above the Greater Brisbane median.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | +7.9% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $650 | +4.8% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | +8.3% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $620 | −0.8% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $630 | +5.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | +10.7% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $600 | +0.0% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $625 | +15.7% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $600 | +15.4% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $560 | +14.3% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $600 | +23.7% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $540 | +22.7% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $520 | +9.5% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $490 | +8.9% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $485 | +15.5% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $440 | −4.3% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $475 | +18.8% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $450 | +12.5% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $420 | +0.0% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $460 | +16.5% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $400 | −13.0% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $400 | −1.2% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $420 | +7.7% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $395 | −1.3% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $460 | +15.0% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $405 | +2.5% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $390 | −9.3% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $400 | −4.8% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $400 | +2.6% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $395 | +1.3% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $430 | +4.9% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $420 | +0.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $390 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $390 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $410 | — | $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 6score 1,028
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,038
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 8score 1,048
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,057
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Kuraby sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Kuraby is policed by the Queensland Police Service Acacia Ridge Division, which also covers Runcorn and Sunnybank Hills. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Kuraby specifically.
Most-reported offences · Acacia Ridge Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,941 /100k+12% vs QLD↑ 4%
- Drug Offences1,070 /100k−36% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Unlawful Entry883 /100k+31% vs QLD↓ 16%
- Assault792 /100k−25% vs QLD↑ 7%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle618 /100k+83% vs QLD↑ 30%
- Robbery71 /100k+56% vs QLD↑ 6%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Acacia Ridge Division — not Kuraby 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 Acacia Ridge Division over the last 12 months, running 12% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Kuraby — 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) | 2,941 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 4% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,070 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 883 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 16% vs prior year |
| Assault | 792 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 7% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 618 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 30% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 71 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 6% 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 Acacia Ridge 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
- 20221.9%
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
2.3% of Kuraby 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%
Kuraby has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 1.9% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 2.3% of Kuraby as flood-liable, roughly 2.0% 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 | 1.9% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 2.3% 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 Kuraby SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location and 14 green spaces. For families: 11 playgrounds. Staying active: 11 sports fields. The nearest train station, Kuraby, is about 350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 22 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Kuraby Special School
- Kuraby State School
GPs & clinics
- Qualitas Medical Clinic (Formerly Kuraby Station Surgery)
Green spaces
- St Andrew Street Park
- Sheffield Place Park
- Chesterfield Crescent Park
- Svoboda Park
- Pioneer Drive Park
- Bekker Place Park
- Spring Creek Park
- Allingham Street Park
Train stations
- Kuraby
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.
Kuraby has 13 council parks covering 102 ha, with 11 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 3 have a barbecue.
- Kuraby Bushlands59 Rubicon Crescent, Kuraby68 ha9.6 km bikeway & shared path
- Voyager Drive Park79 Pioneer Drive, Kuraby21 ha1.1 km bikeway & shared pathDrone launching area
- Svoboda Park1490 Beenleigh Road, Kuraby4.4 ha3 barbecues
- Zingelmann Place Park37 Zingelmann Place, Kuraby1.6 ha
- Kookaburra Reserve27 Westpark Place, Kuraby1.6 ha
- Allingham Street Park70A Allingham Street, Kuraby1.4 ha
- King Street Park77 King Street, Kuraby1.4 ha1 barbecue
- Kinta Street Park91 Franquin Crescent, Kuraby1.0 ha1 barbecue
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- Sheffield Place Park20 Aberdeen Crescent, Kuraby0.8 ha
- Bekker Place Park27 Shuttleworth Street, Kuraby0.7 ha
- St Andrew Street Park90 St Andrew Street, Kuraby0.3 ha
- Pioneer Drive Park51 Pioneer Drive, Kuraby0.2 ha
- Chesterfield Crescent Park140 Chesterfield Crescent, Kuraby0.2 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Kuraby. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Wally Tate Park · Kuraby · 67 ha
- Persse Road Park · Runcorn · 3.9 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 Kuraby on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Kuraby, the train runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 40 minutes, roughly every 23 minutes in the morning peak. The 153 (Drewvale - City Rocket) is quicker at about 26 minutes, but runs in the peak only. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Kuraby
- TrainBeenleigh - Ferny Grove~40 min · every ~23 min in the peak
- 153Drewvale - City Rocket~26 min · peak only
- TrainBeenleigh - Brisbane City~40 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 Roma Street | about 40 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 23 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| Train — Beenleigh - Ferny Grove | about 40 min |
| 153 — Drewvale - City Rocket | about 26 min |
| Train — Beenleigh - Brisbane City | about 40 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 Kuraby SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 special school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Kuraby sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 78% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Kuraby State School (primary), Runcorn State High School (junior secondary), Runcorn State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Woodridge State School (primary), Eight Mile Plains State School (primary), Woodridge North State School (primary), Runcorn Heights State School (primary), Woodridge State High School (junior secondary), Rochedale State High School (junior secondary), Woodridge State High School (senior secondary), Rochedale State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Kuraby State School · State · Prep–6
- Kuraby Special School · State · 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 Sunnybank
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereKuraby+1.1%
- 01Sunnybank+2.8%
- 02Runcorn+1.8%
- 03Sunnybank Hills+1.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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