Middle Park - Jamboree Heights
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is well served day-to-day, but expensive to rent.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 1 supermarket; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 8 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $756 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 39 and households on a median $2,141 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
- well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 1 supermarket
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 8 of 10)
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $756 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Middle Park - Jamboree Heights, 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
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights population grew from 7,362 in 2016 to 7,411 in 2025, a change of 0.7% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Middle Park - Jamboree Heights | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,362 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,376 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,331 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,226 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,216 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,168 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,157 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,255 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,347 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,411 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights gained 539 residents from internal migration and 135 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 654 people moved away — a net addition of 20 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+539
- Internal migration out+598
- Overseas migration in+135
- Natural increase+44
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 | 7,066 | 7,086 | +0.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,875/wk | $2,141/wk | +14% |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $430/wk | +7.5% |
| Born overseas | 35.5% | 35.8% | +0.3 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
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How homes are held
- Owned outright 36.5%
- Mortgaged 41.9%
- Rented 19.4%
- Other / not stated 2.2%
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.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights 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: $756, up 7.8% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Jamboree Heights
All dwellings in Jamboree Heights against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Jamboree Heights went from $550 in 2023-Q4 to $720 in 2026-Q2, up 31%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Jamboree Heights | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | $550 | $562 |
| 2024-Q1 | $600 | $590 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $590 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $595 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $710 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $630 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $640 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $656 |
Rent over time — Middle Park
All dwellings in Middle Park against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Middle Park went from $620 in 2024-Q1 to $795 in 2026-Q2, up 28%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Middle Park | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $620 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $680 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $720 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $710 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $690 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $710 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $800 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $795 | $656 |
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $720 in Jamboree Heights and $795 in Middle Park. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Middle Park - Jamboree Heights statistical area it works out to $756, up 8% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Jamboree Heights | Middle Park | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $795 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | $800 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $640 | $710 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $630 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $710 | $690 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $595 | $710 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $590 | $720 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | — | $680 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $650 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $600 | $620 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $550 | $690 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $560 | $635 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $580 | $650 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $585 | $630 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $500 | $585 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $500 | $575 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $500 | $650 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $500 | $510 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $460 | $500 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $430 | $480 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $470 | $450 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $450 | $475 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $430 | $470 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $450 | $450 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $420 | $435 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $425 | $420 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $420 | $495 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $430 | — | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $415 | $450 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $400 | $480 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $395 | $450 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $420 | $500 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $405 | $450 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $450 | $420 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $400 | $525 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $400 | $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 9score 1,070
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,059
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 8score 1,055
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,071
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Middle Park - Jamboree Heights sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is policed by the Queensland Police Service Mount Ommaney Division, which also covers Riverhills, Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park, Westlake, Darra - Sumner, Wacol and Jindalee - Mount Ommaney. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Middle Park - Jamboree Heights specifically.
Most-reported offences · Mount Ommaney Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)4,160 /100k+58% vs QLD↑ 21%
- Assault1,173 /100k+11% vs QLD↑ 1%
- Drug Offences1,142 /100k−31% vs QLD↑ 64%
- Unlawful Entry586 /100k−13% vs QLD↓ 20%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle262 /100k−22% vs QLD↓ 13%
- Robbery36 /100k−21% vs QLD↓ 43%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Mount Ommaney Division — not Middle Park - Jamboree Heights 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 Mount Ommaney Division over the last 12 months, running 58% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Middle Park - Jamboree Heights — 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) | 4,160 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 21% vs prior year |
| Assault | 1,173 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 1% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,142 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 64% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 586 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 20% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 262 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 13% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 36 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 43% 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 Mount Ommaney 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%
- 20117.7%
- 197430%
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
7.8% of Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- Low 7.8%
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 30% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 7.8% of Middle Park - Jamboree Heights as flood-liable.
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 |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 7.7% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 30% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 7.8% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 7.8% 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 Middle Park - Jamboree Heights SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 8 green spaces. For families: 3 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 7 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Darra, is about 2,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 21 bus stops here.
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Schools
- Good News Lutheran School
- Jamboree Heights State Primary School
- Middle Park State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Goodstart Early Learning
Gyms & fitness
- ifeelgood
Shopping centres
- Metro Middle Park
Supermarkets
- Coles
Green spaces
- Naver Street Park
- Loffs Road Park
- Beanland Street Park
- Rod and Mary Burrows Park
- Jamboree Park
- Peter Lightfoot Oval
- Wirilda Street Park
- Jamboree Lions Community Park
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.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights has 9 council parks covering 15 ha, with 0.3 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 3 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.
- Phil Denman Park61 Beanland Street, Jamboree Heights5.5 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Wood Park7A Scarba Street, Middle Park3.7 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Horizon Drive Park141 Horizon Drive, Middle Park3.7 ha
- Jamboree Lions Community Park33 Macfarlane Street, Middle Park0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Jamboree Park18 Guide Street, Jamboree Heights0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Wirilda Street Park28 Wirilda Street, Middle Park0.4 ha
- Camelot Park33 Camelot Crescent, Middle Park0.2 ha
- Sheoak Street Park11 Sheoak Street, Middle Park0.1 ha
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- Narrung Street Park6 Tyabb Close, Middle Park0.1 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 Middle Park - Jamboree Heights on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Middle Park - Jamboree Heights, route 455 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 34 minutes, roughly every 15 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Herston. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Middle Park - Jamboree Heights
- 455Riverhills - City Rocket~34 min · every ~15 min in the peak · via the busway at Herston
- 460Heathwood - City Express~38 min · every ~16 min in the peak
- 454Riverhills - City Express~41 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 34 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 41 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 15 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| 455 — Riverhills - City Rocket | about 34 min, joins the busway at Herston |
| 460 — Heathwood - City Express | about 38 min |
| 454 — Riverhills - City Express | about 41 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 Middle Park - Jamboree Heights SA2 contains 3 schools, of which 2 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1118 (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, Middle Park - Jamboree Heights sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 76% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Jamboree Heights State School (primary), Centenary State High School (junior secondary), Centenary State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Middle Park State School (primary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Good News Lutheran School (Middle Park) · Independent · Prep–6
- Jamboree Heights State School · State · Prep–6
- Middle Park State School · State · Prep–6
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 Centenary
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereMiddle Park - Jamboree Heights+0.9%
- 01Jindalee - Mount Ommaney+0.8%
- 02Riverhills+0.2%
- 03Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park-0.2%
- 04Westlake-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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