Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove is well served day-to-day, but expensive to rent.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove is well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 2 supermarkets; among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $805 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $2,585 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 2 supermarkets
- among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA 2021, decile 9 of 10)
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $805 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, 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
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove population grew from 10,331 in 2016 to 12,833 in 2025, a change of 24.2% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,331 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,609 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,910 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,241 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,545 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 11,855 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,027 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,267 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,617 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,833 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove gained 1,221 residents from internal migration and 145 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,199 people moved away — a net addition of 167 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,221
- Internal migration out+1,139
- Overseas migration in+145
- Natural increase+49
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 | 9,907 | 11,681 | +18% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,159/wk | $2,585/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $356/wk | $400/wk | +12% |
| Born overseas | 19.3% | 21.7% | +2.4 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.
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Income
Housing
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How homes are held
- Owned outright 29.1%
- Mortgaged 45.4%
- Rented 24.7%
- Other / not stated 0.9%
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.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove 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: $805, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Ferny Grove
All dwellings in Ferny Grove against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Ferny Grove went from $640 in 2024-Q1 to $740 in 2026-Q2, up 16%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Ferny Grove | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $640 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $675 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $660 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $695 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $760 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $685 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $680 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $765 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $740 | $656 |
Rent over time — Upper Kedron
All dwellings in Upper Kedron against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Upper Kedron went from $710 in 2024-Q1 to $880 in 2026-Q2, up 24%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Upper Kedron | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $710 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $825 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $795 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $800 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $820 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $820 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $800 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $850 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $850 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $880 | $656 |
Upper Kedron by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | — | $850n=10 |
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 $740 in Ferny Grove and $880 in Upper Kedron. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove statistical area it works out to $805, up 7% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Ferny Grove | Upper Kedron | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $740 | $880 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $750 | $850 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $765 | $850 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $680 | $800 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $685 | $820 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $760 | $820 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $695 | $800 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $660 | $795 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $675 | $825 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $640 | $710 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $630 | $740 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $620 | $725 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $600 | $650 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $600 | $700 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $585 | $650 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $620 | $640 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $620 | $600 | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $580 | $620 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $550 | $620 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $520 | $575 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $490 | $600 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $430 | $550 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $465 | $575 | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $430 | $565 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $450 | $540 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $480 | $580 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $480 | $550 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $425 | $560 | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $450 | $530 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $480 | $550 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $440 | $525 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $460 | $550 | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $400 | $530 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $470 | $520 | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $460 | $525 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $450 | $520 | $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 1,088
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,086
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,095
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,070
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove is policed by the Queensland Police Service Ferny Grove Division, which also covers Enoggera, Keperra, Mitchelton and Samford Valley. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove specifically.
Most-reported offences · Ferny Grove Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,476 /100k−44% vs QLD↑ 11%
- Drug Offences735 /100k−56% vs QLD↓ 14%
- Assault436 /100k−59% vs QLD↑ 8%
- Unlawful Entry253 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 28%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle124 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 18%
- Robbery19 /100k−58% vs QLD↓ 22%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Ferny Grove Division — not Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove 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 Ferny Grove Division over the last 12 months, running 44% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove — 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) | 1,476 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 11% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 735 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Assault | 436 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 8% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 253 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 28% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 124 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 18% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 19 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 22% 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 Ferny Grove 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
- 20224.1%
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.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
2.1% of Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove 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 <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 4.1% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 2.1% of Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove as flood-liable, roughly 1.0% 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 | 4.1% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 2.1% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% 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 Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 42 green spaces. For families: 2 libraries and 14 playgrounds. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 37 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 2,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 34 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, cafés, restaurants and pubs and bars 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
- St Andrews School
- Saint Andrews Catholic School
- Undercover Area
- Assembly Hall
- U Block
- Ferny Grove State School
- Undercover Area
- Undercover Area
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K Upper Kedron Childcare Centre
- Habitat Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Sparrow Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Edge Early Learning Ferny Grove
Libraries
- Library
- Resource Centre
Gyms & fitness
- Snap Fitness
- Evil Barbee PT
- Jetts Fitness
GPs & clinics
- QML Pathology
- SmartClinics Ferny Grove Family Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- IGA Upper Kedron
- Coles
Green spaces
- Inverness Street Park
- Pickering Place Park
- McKinnon Court Park
- Ferndale Place Park (No. 8)
- Skye Place Park
- Upper Kedron Recreation Reserve
- Selkirk Crescent Park
- Thomas Place Park
Train stations
- Ferny Grove
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.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove has 38 council parks covering 358 ha, with 0.3 km of walking track and 15 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 7 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Keperra Bushland70 Levitt Road, Keperra155 ha0.0 km walking track7.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Mt Nebo Reserve277 Mt Nebo Road, Upper Kedron53 ha
- Keperra Picnic Ground Park20 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove33 ha0.2 km walking track0.9 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecuesDrone launching area
- Honeyeater Street Park21 Honeyeater Street, Upper Kedron26 ha1 barbecue
- Ross Road Park85 Ross Road, Upper Kedron20 ha2.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Upper Kedron Recreation Reserve179 Cemetery Road, Upper Kedron9.9 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Julatten Place Park220 Upper Kedron Road, Upper Kedron8.3 ha2.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Arbor Street Park45 Tramway Street, Ferny Grove8.2 haDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
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- Brockman Drive Park60 Brockman Drive, Upper Kedron4.8 ha1 barbecue
- Ferny Grove Picnic Ground Park1233 Samford Road, Ferny Grove4.2 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Nelson Place Park (Ferny Grove)16 Nelson Place, Ferny Grove3.8 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path
- Monash Place Park135 Bergin Road, Ferny Grove3.1 ha
- Ancaster Road Park91 Mcgregor Way, Ferny Grove3.0 ha
- Selkirk Crescent Park80 Selkirk Crescent, Upper Kedron2.5 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Parksedge Street Park15 Parksedge Street, Upper Kedron2.3 ha
- Mcginn Road Park (No. 130)1 Mcgregor Way, Ferny Grove2.2 ha
- Inverness Street Park115 Canvey Road, Upper Kedron2.2 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
- Trossachs Place Park137 Lochinvar Road, Upper Kedron2.0 ha
- Highbury Place Park302 Levitt Road, Upper Kedron1.9 ha
- William Brian Daley Reserve67 Hogarth Road, Ferny Grove1.8 ha
- Skye Place Park57 Skye Place, Upper Kedron1.7 ha
- Movilla Street Park7 Bantry Place, Ferny Grove1.3 ha1 barbecue
- Thomas Place Park151A Ancaster Road, Upper Kedron1.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Mcgregor Way Park (No. 30-34)32 Mcgregor Way, Ferny Grove1.1 ha
- Bergin Road Park100 Bergin Road, Ferny Grove0.8 ha
- Trevallyn Place Park18 Trevallyn Place, Upper Kedron0.6 ha
- Wagtail Street Park30 Wagtail Street, Upper Kedron0.6 ha
- Coble Park127 Archdale Road, Ferny Grove0.5 ha
- Kingfisher Drive Park32 Kingfisher Drive, Upper Kedron0.5 ha
- Ferndale Place Park (No. 8)8 Ferndale Place, Upper Kedron0.4 ha
- Greenock Place Park16 Greenock Place, Ferny Grove0.4 ha
- Leckmy Street Park2 Mullacor Street, Ferny Grove0.3 ha
- Greenfern Place Park15 Greenfern Place, Ferny Grove0.3 ha
- Melrose Place Park (No. 46)46 Melrose Place, Ferny Grove0.2 ha
- Mur Street Park135 Lanita Road, Ferny Grove0.2 ha
- Pickering Place Park7 Pickering Place, Upper Kedron0.2 ha
- Mckinnon Ct Park3 Mckinnon Court, Upper Kedron0.2 ha
- Mcgregor Way Park (No. 14)14 Mcgregor Way, Ferny Grove0.2 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 Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, the train runs to Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane CBD in about 28 minutes, roughly every 26 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
- TrainFerny Grove - Brisbane City~28 min · every ~26 min in the peak
- TrainFerny Grove - Beenleigh~28 min · every ~30 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 Fortitude Valley | about 28 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 26 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 30 min |
| Train — Ferny Grove - Brisbane City | about 28 min |
| Train — Ferny Grove - Beenleigh | about 28 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 Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 2 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1077 (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, Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 75% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Ferny Grove 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 Ferny Hills State School (primary), Patricks Road State School (primary), The Gap State School (primary), Hilder Road State School (primary), The Gap State High School (junior secondary), The Gap State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Ferny Grove State School · State · Prep–6
- St Andrew's Catholic School (Ferny Grove) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Ferny Grove 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.
- HereUpper Kedron - Ferny Grove+1.7%
- 01Mitchelton+2.0%
- 02Enoggera+1.2%
- 03The Gap+0.6%
- 04Keperra-0.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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