Browns Plains
QLD 4118 · Logan
6,632 (2021) → 7,621 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Browns Plains is a suburb in Logan, QLD 4118, about 22km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Browns Plains are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 30/100, and is about 25km inland. Browns Plains has an overall score of 55/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 57/100.
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 (7.13%), China (2.02%), England (1.93%), India (1.81%), Philippines (1.73%)
Top languages: Mandarin (3.27%), Samoan (1.42%), Hindi (1.31%), Urdu (1.1%), Punjabi (1.03%)
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 Logan 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 979 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Browns Plains State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 955
- Browns Plains State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 938
- Indie School, LoganSecondary · IndependentICSEA 927
Nearby (within 10km)
- Yugumbir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 968
- YMCA Vocational School - Brisbane South (Parkinson Campus)Secondary · Independent · 2km
- St Bernardine's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1030
- Stretton State CollegeCombined · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1068
- Regents Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 966
- Burrowes State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 929
- Calamvale Special SchoolCombined · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 994
- Groves Christian College - Upper Primary CampusCombined · Independent · 4.1km
- Calamvale Community CollegeCombined · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1034
- Berrinba East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 906
- St Francis CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 980
- Crestmead State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 938
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 Browns Plains
Is Browns Plains safe?
Browns Plains has a residential safety score of 57/100, 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 7,994 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Browns Plains from Brisbane CBD?
Browns Plains is about 21.6 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 77 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Browns Plains?
Browns Plains has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 940 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Browns Plains?
Browns Plains has a transport score of 30/100 and 18 bus stops.