Bowen Hills
QLD 4006 · Brisbane
4,898 (2021) → 5,700 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bowen Hills is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4006, about 3km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Bowen Hills are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 95/100, and is about 11km inland. Bowen Hills has an overall score of 93/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 65/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.57%), England (3.1%), India (2.92%), Brazil (2.41%), China (2.14%)
Top languages: Spanish (4.92%), Mandarin (3.61%), Portuguese (2.18%), Korean (1.25%), Cantonese (1.08%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Brisbane local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1102 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Fortitude Valley State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1092
- QCHS - Royal Brisbane and ACT for Kids CampusSecondary · Government · 1.2km
- Angelorum CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1083
- Humanitas High SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1086
- Humanitas High School - Second CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.3km
- St Mary of the Cross SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1100
- Music Industry CollegeSecondary · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 1062
- St Joseph's College - Waterford Place CampusSecondary · Catholic · 1.6km
- Windsor State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1143
- Arethusa College - Spring Hill CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.7km
- Brisbane Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1117
- St Joseph's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1176
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Bowen Hills
Is Bowen Hills safe?
Bowen Hills has a residential safety score of 65/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,145 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bowen Hills from Brisbane CBD?
Bowen Hills is about 3.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 14 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Bowen Hills?
Bowen Hills has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bowen Hills?
Bowen Hills has a transport score of 95/100, including 1 train station and 15 bus stops.