The Gap
The Gap is well served day-to-day, but rents have jumped.
The Gap is well served for the everyday — 5 schools and 2 supermarkets; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10). The trade-offs: rents have climbed hard — up 13% in the past year (RTA); renting is expensive, a median of $850 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 42 and households on a median $2,572 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 — 5 schools and 2 supermarkets
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10)
What to weigh up
- rents have climbed hard — up 13% in the past year (RTA)
- renting is expensive, a median of $850 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
The Gap on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for The Gap, 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
The Gap against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
The Gap population grew from 17,133 in 2016 to 18,230 in 2025, a change of 6.4% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | The Gap | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17,133 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 17,178 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 17,229 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 17,314 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 17,428 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 17,406 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 17,404 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 17,820 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 18,127 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 18,230 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
The Gap gained 1,067 residents from internal migration and 384 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,355 people moved away — a net addition of 96 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,067
- Internal migration out+1,162
- Overseas migration in+384
- Natural increase+7
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 | 16,474 | 17,099 | +3.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 42 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,165/wk | $2,572/wk | +19% |
| Median weekly rent | $455/wk | $490/wk | +7.7% |
| Born overseas | 24.4% | 25.0% | +0.6 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 38.8%
- Mortgaged 44.9%
- Rented 15.1%
- Other / not stated 1.3%
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 The Gap against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in The Gap went from $740 in 2024-Q1 to $850 in 2026-Q2, up 15%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | The Gap | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $740 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $750 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $750 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $730 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $750 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $750 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $725 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $800 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $810 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $850 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $720n=3 | $895 |
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 The Gap was $850 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 13% on a year earlier. That is $194 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $720.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $850 | +13.3% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $810 | +8.0% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $800 | +9.6% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $725 | −3.3% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $750 | +0.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $750 | +1.4% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $730 | +1.4% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $750 | +3.4% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $750 | +7.1% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $740 | +18.4% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $720 | +13.4% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $725 | +7.4% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $700 | +11.1% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $625 | +0.0% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $635 | +4.1% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $675 | +18.4% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $630 | +10.5% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $625 | +20.2% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $610 | +22.0% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $570 | +3.6% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $570 | +10.7% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $520 | −3.7% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $500 | −9.1% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $550 | +0.0% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $515 | +3.0% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $540 | +13.7% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $550 | +10.0% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $550 | +5.8% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $500 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $475 | −2.1% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $500 | +4.2% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $520 | +6.1% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $500 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $485 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $480 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $490 | — | $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 10score 1,093
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,109
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,096
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,125
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where The Gap sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
The Gap is policed by the Queensland Police Service The Gap Division, which also covers Enoggera Reservoir, Ashgrove and Bardon. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not The Gap specifically.
Most-reported offences · The Gap Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,053 /100k−60% vs QLD↑ 12%
- Unlawful Entry233 /100k−66% vs QLD↓ 48%
- Drug Offences230 /100k−86% vs QLD↑ 9%
- Assault221 /100k−79% vs QLD↑ 29%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle130 /100k−61% vs QLD↓ 4%
- Robbery18 /100k−60% vs QLD↑ 297%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole The Gap Division — not The Gap 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 The Gap Division over the last 12 months, running 60% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to The Gap — 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) | 1,053 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 233 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 48% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 230 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 9% vs prior year |
| Assault | 221 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 29% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 130 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 4% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 18 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 297% 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 The Gap 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
- 20225.0%
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
6.5% of The Gap 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 1.8%
- Medium 2.4%
- Low 1.4%
- Very Low <1%
The Gap has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 5.0% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 6.5% of The Gap as flood-liable, roughly 4.2% 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 | 5.0% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 6.5% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.8% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 2.4% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 1.4% 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 The Gap SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 41 green spaces. For families: 26 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 restaurants. Staying active: 39 sports fields. The nearest train station, Keperra, is about 4,350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 74 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, cafés, pubs and bars and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- The Gap State School
- Saint Peter Chanel Primary School
- The Gap State High School
- Payne Road State School
- Hilder Road State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Cubbyhouse Montessori
Gyms & fitness
- Just Movement
- Ritual HQ
GPs & clinics
- Walton Bridge Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- Coles
- Aldi
Green spaces
- School Road Park
- Illowra Street Park
- Corramulling Park
- Allamanda Street Park
- Pangela Street Park
- Solferino Place Park
- Nicholas Park
- Chaprowe Road 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.
The Gap has 44 council parks covering 60 ha, with 1.3 km of walking track and 4.0 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 2 have a barbecue and 3 have a dog off-leash area.
- Walton Bridge Reserve941 Waterworks Road, The Gap8.4 ha1.0 km bikeway & shared path3 barbecues
- Wittonga Park98 Hilder Road, The Gap7.0 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Paten Park45 Paten Road, The Gap6.5 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Corramulling Park98 Yoorala Street, The Gap5.7 ha0.9 km walking track0.2 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash
- Christian And Margaret Nielsen Park17 Parkside Crescent, The Gap4.0 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Riaweena Street Park16 Illowra Street, The Gap3.1 ha1.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Alfred & Lucina Best Park89 Payne Road, The Gap3.0 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Solferino Place Park69 Bromwich Street, The Gap1.8 ha
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- Nicholas Park15 Tandara Street, The Gap1.7 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Arthur Alfred Pointer Park1 Clare Place, The Gap1.6 ha
- Allamanda Street Park41 Allamanda Street, The Gap1.6 ha
- Birkridge Place Park44 Birkridge Place, The Gap1.1 ha
- Alan Willing Place Park10 Bernarra Street, The Gap1.1 ha
- Glenella Street Park77 Glenella Street, The Gap1.0 ha0.4 km walking track
- Moses Adsett Park6 Clare Place, The Gap1.0 ha
- Walton's Way Park1062A Waterworks Road, The Gap1.0 ha
- Montrose Place Park24 Maddison Place, The Gap0.9 ha
- Tyrrell Court Park16 Rothbury Place, The Gap0.8 ha
- Payne Road Park (No. 599)599A Payne Road, The Gap0.8 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Payne Road Park (No. 507)507 Payne Road, The Gap0.7 ha
- Benjamina Place Park20 Benjamina Place, The Gap0.6 ha
- School Road Park1176 Waterworks Road, The Gap0.6 ha
- Sherman Street Park2 Sherman Street, The Gap0.6 ha
- Tilquin Street Park33 Tilquin Street, The Gap0.6 ha
- Highgrove Court Park14 Inwood Place, The Gap0.5 ha
- David & Barbara Anderson Park5 Davander Close, The Gap0.5 ha
- Bonros Place Park2 Doyle Place, The Gap0.4 ha
- Badrick Place Park21 Inwood Place, The Gap0.3 ha
- Pangela Street Park15 Chaprowe Road, The Gap0.3 ha
- Jimna Street Park5 Jimna Street, The Gap0.3 ha
- Illowra Street Park61 Illowra Street, The Gap0.3 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Fish Creek Park21 Quirk Street, The Gap0.3 ha
- Donegal Place Park3 Desbet Street, The Gap0.3 ha
- Chaprowe Road Park22 Chaprowe Road, The Gap0.3 ha
- Ron Ward Park8 Tingward Street, The Gap0.3 ha
- Woongarra Street Park17 Woongarra Street, The Gap0.2 ha
- Colin Hogan Park100 Whitehead Road, The Gap0.2 ha0.0 km walking track
- Doyle Place Park (No. 29)29 Doyle Place, The Gap0.2 ha
- Waterworks Road Park (No. 1174)1174 Waterworks Road, The Gap0.2 ha
- Saxonvale Place Park7 Saxonvale Place, The Gap0.1 ha
- Glenferrie Place Park6 Glenferrie Place, The Gap0.1 ha
- Dajarra Street Park24 Dajarra Street, The Gap0.1 ha
- School Road Bikeway Park100 School Road, The Gap0.1 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Fannings Corner118 Payne Road, The Gap0.0 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into The Gap. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Mt Coot-tha Reserve · Mount Coot-tha · 1414 ha
- Keperra Bushland · Keperra · 155 ha
- Mt Coot-tha Reserve (Bardon Section) · Bardon · 82 ha
- Bill Fursman Place Park · The Gap · 1.2 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 The Gap on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From The Gap, route 385 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 20 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from The Gap
- 385The Gap - City Express~20 min · every ~10 min in the peak
- 380The Gap - City via Hilder Road~29 min · every ~20 min in the peak
- 381The Gap - City via Payne Road~35 min · every ~27 min in the peak
- 384The Gap - City Precincts Rocket~26 min · peak only
- 383The Gap - City Rocket via Payne Road~29 min · peak only
- 382The Gap - City Rocket via Settlement Road~33 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 20 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 25 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 385 — The Gap - City Express | about 20 min |
| 380 — The Gap - City via Hilder Road | about 29 min |
| 381 — The Gap - City via Payne Road | about 35 min |
| 384 — The Gap - City Precincts Rocket | about 26 min |
| 383 — The Gap - City Rocket via Payne Road | about 29 min |
| 382 — The Gap - City Rocket via Settlement Road | about 33 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 The Gap SA2 contains 5 schools — 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 4 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1132 (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, The Gap sits in decile 9 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 The Gap State School (primary), The Gap State High School (junior secondary), The Gap State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Payne Road State School (primary), Brookfield State School (primary), Ferny Grove State School (primary), Ashgrove State School (primary), Bardon State School (primary), Hilder Road State School (primary), Ferny Grove State High School (junior secondary), Indooroopilly State High School (junior secondary), Ferny Grove State High School (senior secondary), Indooroopilly State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Hilder Road State School · State · Prep–6
- Payne Road State School · State · Prep–6
- St Peter Chanel Primary School (The Gap) · Catholic · Prep–6
- The Gap State School · State · Prep–6
- The Gap State High School · State · 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 The Gap - Enoggera
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereThe Gap+0.6%
- 01Mitchelton+2.0%
- 02Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove+1.7%
- 03Enoggera+1.2%
- 04Keperra-0.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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