The Hills District
The Hills District is well served day-to-day, but expensive to rent.
The Hills District is well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 7 supermarkets; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 8 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $742 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 38 and households on a median $2,334 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, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 7 supermarkets
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 8 of 10)
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $742 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
The Hills District on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for The Hills District, 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 Hills District against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
The Hills District population grew from 24,226 in 2016 to 26,166 in 2025, a change of 8.0% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | The Hills District | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24,226 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 24,348 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 24,515 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 24,644 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 24,760 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 24,772 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 25,001 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 25,419 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 25,916 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 26,166 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
The Hills District gained 2,126 residents from internal migration and 297 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,355 people moved away — a net addition of 68 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+2,126
- Internal migration out+2,232
- Overseas migration in+297
- Natural increase+182
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 | 23,364 | 24,313 | +4.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,981/wk | $2,334/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $405/wk | $455/wk | +12% |
| Born overseas | 16.1% | 16.9% | +0.9 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
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Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 30.4%
- Mortgaged 49.0%
- Rented 18.9%
- Other / not stated 1.7%
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.
The Hills District is one ABS statistical area covering 3 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 3 suburbs combined: $742, up 6.3% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Everton Hills
All dwellings in Everton Hills against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Everton Hills went from $670 in 2024-Q1 to $750 in 2026-Q2, up 12%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Everton Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $670 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $660 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $675 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $695 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $700 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $720 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $720 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $656 |
Rent over time — Ferny Hills
All dwellings in Ferny Hills against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Ferny Hills went from $650 in 2024-Q1 to $720 in 2026-Q2, up 11%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Ferny Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $650 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $625 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $630 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $650 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $690 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $720 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $685 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $656 |
Rent over time — Arana Hills
All dwellings in Arana Hills against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Arana Hills went from $730 in 2024-Q1 to $750 in 2026-Q2, up 3%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Arana Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $730 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $750 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $695 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $690 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $740 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $730 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $750 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $770 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $656 |
Everton Hills by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $720n=14 | — |
| Townhouse | — | — | $750n=24 | — |
Ferny Hills by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $690n=22 | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $750 in Everton Hills, $720 in Ferny Hills and $750 in Arana Hills. Combined across the 3 suburbs of the The Hills District statistical area it works out to $742, up 6% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Everton Hills | Ferny Hills | Arana Hills | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $750 | $720 | $750 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $720 | $685 | $770 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $720 | $720 | $750 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $700 | $690 | $750 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $695 | $650 | $730 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $690 | $650 | $740 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $675 | $650 | $690 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $660 | $630 | $695 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $670 | $625 | $750 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $670 | $650 | $730 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $660 | $650 | $700 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $640 | $620 | $640 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $600 | $620 | $650 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $620 | $620 | $600 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $600 | $580 | $630 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $575 | $575 | $530 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $550 | $550 | $550 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $550 | $550 | $540 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $540 | $530 | $540 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $530 | $495 | $515 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $520 | $475 | $480 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $510 | $490 | $470 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $510 | $460 | $535 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $490 | $440 | $445 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $480 | $450 | $450 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $490 | $460 | $425 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $490 | $450 | $460 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $485 | $460 | $450 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $450 | $460 | $450 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $470 | $460 | $465 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $470 | $435 | $435 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $460 | $440 | $460 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $440 | $450 | $440 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $455 | $450 | $445 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $480 | $450 | $450 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $435 | $440 | $445 | $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 1,082
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,067
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 9score 1,072
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,060
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where The Hills District sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
The Hills District is policed by the Queensland Police Service Albany Creek Division, which also covers Bridgeman Downs, McDowall, Albany Creek and Eatons Hill. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not The Hills District specifically.
Most-reported offences · Albany Creek Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)725 /100k−72% vs QLD↑ 5%
- Assault284 /100k−73% vs QLD↑ 3%
- Unlawful Entry195 /100k−71% vs QLD↓ 16%
- Drug Offences193 /100k−88% vs QLD↓ 8%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle87 /100k−74% vs QLD↓ 32%
- Robbery11 /100k−76% vs QLD
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Albany Creek Division — not The Hills District 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 Albany Creek Division over the last 12 months, running 72% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to The Hills District — 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) | 725 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 5% vs prior year |
| Assault | 284 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 195 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 16% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 193 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 8% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 87 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 32% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 11 per 100k | 45 per 100k | — |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Albany Creek 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
- 2022<1%
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.
The Hills District has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022.
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 | under 1% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 0% 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 Hills District SA2, OpenStreetMap records 9 childcare and kindergarten centres, 6 GP or clinic locations, 7 supermarkets and 68 green spaces. For families: 1 library and 44 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 10 cafés and 7 restaurants. Staying active: 5 gyms, 1 public pool and 52 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 2,300 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 101 bus stops here.
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Schools
- Patricks Road State School
- Pine Community School
- Ferny Hills State School
- Prince Of Peace Lutheran College (Senior Campus)
- Bunyaville Environmental Education Centre
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre
- Birralee Child Care Center
- Only About Children Ferny Hills
- Kids Club Child Care Arana Hills Centre
- C&K Arana Hills Kindergarten
- The Hills Childcare
- Busy Bees
- Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Everton Hills
Libraries
- Arana Hills Library
Gyms & fitness
- Classical PilateStudios
- CrossFit
- Grapple Factory
- Yoga Soul
- Snap Fitness
Shopping centres
- Ferny Fair Shopping Plaza
- Kmart
- Arana Hills Plaza
GPs & clinics
- Fernlands Radius Medical Centre
- Ferny Fair Medical Centre
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- QLD Medical Doctors
- Arana Hills Medical Centre
- Advance Foot Clinic Podiatry
Supermarkets
- Fernlands Grocers
- Friendly Grocer
- Friendly Grocer Ferny Way
- Aldi
- Coles
- Foodworks
- IGA
Green spaces
- Wongam Reserve
- Mike McGuill Park
- Bimbi Reserve
- Julie Jenkins Park
- Barber Place
- Lemm Park
- Bandicoot Gully
- Tarnee Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. The Hills District is in City of Moreton Bay, which does not publish an equivalent open dataset, so no council parks are listed here. The green spaces counted in the amenities section above come from OpenStreetMap and are unaffected.
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from The Hills District on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From The Hills District, route 359 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 31 minutes, roughly every 15 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Normanby. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from The Hills District
- 359Eatonvale - City Express via Albany Village~31 min · every ~15 min in the peak · via the busway at Normanby
- 360Brookside - City via Everton Park~55 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- 357Brendale - City Express~44 min · peak only · via the busway at Normanby
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 31 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 45 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 15 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 60 min |
| 359 — Eatonvale - City Express via Albany Village | about 31 min, joins the busway at Normanby |
| 360 — Brookside - City via Everton Park | about 55 min |
| 357 — Brendale - City Express | about 44 min, joins the busway at Normanby |
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 Hills District SA2 contains 3 schools, of which 2 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1081 (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 Hills District sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 73% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Patricks Road State School (primary), Ferny Grove State High School (junior secondary), Ferny Grove State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Albany Hills State School (primary), Ferny Hills State School (primary), Samford State School (primary), Ferny Grove State School (primary), Albany Creek State School (primary), Mitchelton State School (primary), Grovely State School (primary), Everton Park State School (primary), McDowall State School (primary), Eatons Hill State School (primary), Albany Creek State High School (junior secondary), Mitchelton State High School (junior secondary), Craigslea State High School (junior secondary), Everton Park State High School (junior secondary), Albany Creek State High School (senior secondary), Mitchelton State High School (senior secondary), Craigslea State High School (senior secondary), Everton Park State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Ferny Hills State School · State · Prep–6
- Patricks Road State School · State · Prep–6
- Pine Community School (Arana Hills) · Independent · 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 The Hills District
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereThe Hills District+1.0%
- 01Cashmere+1.7%
- 02Dayboro+1.6%
- 03Samford Valley+1.2%
- 04Albany Creek+0.5%
- 05Eatons Hill-0.4%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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