Pallara - Willawong
Pallara - Willawong is one of Brisbane's fastest-growing suburbs, but expensive to rent.
Pallara - Willawong is 7th fastest-growing of 234 Greater Brisbane suburbs; a place people are actively moving to. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $750 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Richlands, about 6.3 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 31 and households on a median $2,385 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
- 7th fastest-growing of 234 Greater Brisbane suburbs
- a place people are actively moving to
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $750 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Richlands, about 6.3 km)
Pallara - Willawong on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Pallara - Willawong, 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
Pallara - Willawong against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Pallara - Willawong population grew from 4,892 in 2016 to 16,586 in 2025, a change of 239.0% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Pallara - Willawong | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,892 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,539 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,278 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,256 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 8,669 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,402 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,320 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 14,098 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,439 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,586 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Pallara - Willawong gained 1,958 residents from internal migration and 183 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,278 people moved away — a net addition of 863 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,958
- Internal migration out+1,202
- Overseas migration in+183
- Natural increase+284
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 | 4,701 | 10,220 | +117% |
| Median age | 33 | 31 | -2 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,126/wk | $2,385/wk | +12% |
| Median weekly rent | $425/wk | $450/wk | +5.9% |
| Born overseas | 41.2% | 52.3% | +11.1 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 12.7%
- Mortgaged 59.5%
- Rented 26.4%
- Other / not stated 1.5%
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 Pallara - Willawong against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Pallara - Willawong went from $650 in 2024-Q1 to $750 in 2026-Q2, up 15%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Pallara - Willawong | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $650 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $680 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $680 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $700 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $720 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $730 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $730 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $750n=52 |
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 Pallara - Willawong was $750 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 7% on a year earlier. That is $94 a week above the Greater Brisbane median.
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| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | +7.1% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $730 | +5.8% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $730 | +7.4% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $720 | +5.9% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $700 | +4.5% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | +6.2% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $680 | +4.6% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $680 | +8.8% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | +6.3% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $650 | +8.3% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $650 | +8.3% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $625 | +12.6% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $630 | +8.6% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $600 | +11.1% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $600 | +21.2% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $555 | +13.3% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $580 | +22.1% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $540 | +12.5% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $495 | +5.3% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $490 | +8.9% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $475 | +5.6% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $480 | +4.3% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $470 | +4.4% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $450 | −2.2% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $450 | −2.2% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $460 | −1.1% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $450 | +2.3% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $460 | +2.2% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $460 | −2.1% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $465 | +25.7% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $440 | +17.3% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $450 | +20.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $470 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $370 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $375 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $375 | — | $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 1,056
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,057
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,097
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 7score 1,044
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Pallara - Willawong sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Pallara - Willawong is policed by the Queensland Police Service Inala Division, which also covers Durack, Inala - Richlands, Doolandella and Forest Lake - Ellen Grove. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Pallara - Willawong 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 Pallara - Willawong 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 Pallara - Willawong — 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
- 202224%
- 201111%
- 197417%
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
17% of Pallara - Willawong 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%
- Medium 5.5%
- Low 8.6%
- Very Low 2.6%
Pallara - Willawong has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 24% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 17% of Pallara - Willawong as flood-liable, roughly 5.5% 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 | 24% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 11% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 17% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 17% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 5.5% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 8.6% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 2.6% 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 Pallara - Willawong SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres and 33 green spaces. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés. Staying active: 14 sports fields. The nearest train station, Richlands, is about 6,250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 60 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Pallara State School Junior Campus
- Pallara State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Pallara Early Learning Centre
- Kidz Magic
Green spaces
- Sweets Road Park
- Pallara Park
- Brush Box Place Park
- Hazel Street Park
- Rotary Park
- Paradise Road Park
- Pacific Parade Park
- Heathwood 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.
Pallara - Willawong has 34 council parks covering 783 ha, with 0.6 km of walking track and 2.3 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 9 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Sergeant Dan Stiller Memorial Reserve407 Wadeville Street, Heathwood203 ha
- Glider Forest1056 Paradise Road, Larapinta124 ha0.1 km walking track0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Archerfield Wetlands Parkland1980 Ipswich Road, Rocklea116 ha0.5 km walking track
- Paradise Road Park193 Brookbent Road, Pallara105 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Warril Parkland1059 Paradise Road, Larapinta74 ha2 barbecues
- Hinchinbrook Circuit Park58 Hinchinbrook Circuit, Forest Lake27 ha1.2 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Pallara Park131 Gooderham Road, Pallara18 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Bowhill Road Park300 Bowhill Road, Willawong17 ha
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- Pallara District Sports Park45 Van Dieren Road, Pallara15 ha
- Pallara Linear Park37 Kraft Road, Pallara12 ha
- Sweets Road Park380 Gooderham Road, Willawong12 ha
- Gooderham Road Park450 Gooderham Road, Willawong10 ha
- Ritchie Road Reserve104 Ritchie Road, Pallara8.3 ha
- King Avenue Park128 King Avenue, Willawong7.8 ha
- Gardens Drive Park (No. 15)65 Gardens Drive, Willawong6.1 ha
- Gardens Drive (No. 54) Park54 Gardens Drive, Willawong4.9 ha
- Heathwood Park140 Parkwood Drive, Heathwood4.0 ha2 barbecues
- Bill Watson Way Park131 Bill Watson Way, Pallara3.3 ha
- Eungella Terrace Park119 Sanctuary Drive, Forest Lake2.7 ha2 barbecues
- Brush Box Place Park21 Brush Box Place, Heathwood2.7 ha2 barbecues
- Bowhill Road Reserve75 Bowhill Road, Willawong2.5 ha
- Steelwood Street Park16 Bignonia Close, Heathwood1.1 ha
- Ventura Street Park33 Ventura Street, Pallara1.0 ha
- Dunvegan Street Park19 Dunvegan Street, Heathwood1.0 ha
- Sanctuary Drive Park62 Sanctuary Drive, Forest Lake1.0 ha1 barbecue
- Rotary Park47 Stapylton Road, Heathwood0.7 haDog off-leash
- Gardens Drive Park (No. 14)14 Gardens Drive, Willawong0.5 ha
- Hazel Street Park8 Hazel Street, Heathwood0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Bilson Street Park33 Sunbury Street, Pallara0.5 ha
- Whistler Place Park5 Whistler Place, Pallara0.5 ha1 barbecue
- Spotted Gum Park30 Spotted Gum Street, Heathwood0.3 ha
- Stapylton Road Park399 Stapylton Road, Heathwood0.2 ha
- Sunbury Street Park8 Sunbury Street, Pallara0.1 ha
- Gardens Drive (No. 78) Park78 Gardens Drive, Willawong0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Pallara - Willawong. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Armisfield Street Park · Doolandella · 35 ha
- Doolandella Recreation Reserve · Durack · 22 ha
- Woogaroo Reserve · Forest Lake · 7.0 ha
- Nyundare-ba Park · Oxley · 5.6 ha
- Hackney Street Park · Durack · 3.6 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 Pallara - Willawong on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Pallara - Willawong, route 460 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 63 minutes, roughly every 22 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Pallara - Willawong
- 460Heathwood - City Express~63 min · every ~22 min in the peak
- 118Forest Lake - 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 63 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 60 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 22 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| 460 — Heathwood - City Express | about 63 min |
| 118 — Forest Lake - 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 Pallara - Willawong SA2 contains 1 school, and it is a government school. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Pallara - Willawong sits in decile 7 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 80% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Pallara State School (primary), Forest Lake State High School (junior secondary), Forest Lake State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Acacia Ridge State School (primary), Grand Avenue State School (primary), Durack State School (primary), Oxley State School (primary), Greenbank State School (primary), Serviceton South State School (primary), Inala State School (primary), Algester State School (primary), Stretton State College (primary), Browns Plains State School (primary), Watson Road State School (primary), Glenala State High School (junior secondary), Browns Plains State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Stretton State College (junior secondary), Park Ridge State High School (junior secondary), Glenala State High School (senior secondary), Browns Plains State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary), Stretton State College (senior secondary), Park Ridge State High School (senior secondary).
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- Pallara 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 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HerePallara - Willawong+7.4%
- 01Algester+2.5%
- 02Calamvale - Stretton+1.7%
- 03Parkinson - Drewvale+0.7%
- 04Rocklea - Acacia Ridge+0.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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