Wooloowin - Lutwyche

Wooloowin - Lutwyche population grew from 10,241 in 2016 to 12,298 in 2025, a change of 20.1% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Wooloowin - Lutwyche 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: $650, up 9.7% on a year earlier.

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 $650 in Lutwyche and $650 in Wooloowin. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Wooloowin - Lutwyche statistical area it works out to $650, up 10% on a year earlier.

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.

• Relative disadvantage (IRSD)

  Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
  Decile 9

  score 1,070
• Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)

  Higher decile means more relative advantage
  Decile 9

  score 1,090
• Economic resources (IER)

  Income and housing capacity
  Decile 5

  score 996
• Education & occupation (IEO)

  Education and occupational skill levels
  Decile 9

  score 1,110

Wooloowin - Lutwyche is policed by the Queensland Police Service Hendra Division, which also covers Brisbane Airport, Nundah, Northgate - Virginia, Albion, Ascot and Hendra and 5 more. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Wooloowin - Lutwyche specifically.

Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Hendra Division over the last 12 months, running 13% above the Queensland rate and flat on the year before. None of this is specific to Wooloowin - Lutwyche — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Hendra 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.

Wooloowin - Lutwyche has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 11% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 8.0% of Wooloowin - Lutwyche as flood-liable, roughly 3.1% 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 →

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.

Within the Wooloowin - Lutwyche SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 23 green spaces. For families: 8 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 9 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 7 gyms and 17 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Wooloowin, is about 400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 55 bus stops here.

Wooloowin - Lutwyche has 17 council parks covering 23 ha, with 2.9 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 3 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.

• Melrose Park
  76 Rose Street, Kalinga
  5.7 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
• Prentice Park
  51 Swinburne Street, Lutwyche
  3.4 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
• Brook Road Park
  20 Terrace Street, Kalinga
  2.4 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
• Damon Road Park
  30 Damon Road, Lutwyche
  1.8 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
• Bradshaw Park
  20 Lamington Avenue, Lutwyche
  1.7 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
• W. A. Jolly Park
  50 Wesley Street, Lutwyche
  1.6 ha
• Lutwyche Road Park (No. 725a)
  725A Lutwyche Road, Kedron
  1.3 ha0.6 km bikeway & shared path
• Emma Street Park
  95 Emma Street, Kalinga
  1.0 haDog off-leash

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.

From Wooloowin - Lutwyche, the train runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 8 minutes, roughly every 15 minutes in the morning peak. Kedron Brook busway station is about 550 m away (straight line) for Brisbane Metro. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

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.

1. HereWooloowin - Lutwyche+1.5%
2. 01Albion+4.4%
3. 02Kelvin Grove - Herston+3.0%
4. 03Newstead - Bowen Hills+2.8%
5. 04Ascot+2.2%
6. 05Clayfield+1.6%
7. 06Hamilton (Qld)+1.5%
8. 07Windsor+1.4%
9. 08Newmarket+1.4%
10. 09Alderley+1.0%
11. 10Wilston+0.8%
12. 11Hendra+0.6%
13. 12Grange+0.6%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.