Burpengary
QLD 4505 · Moreton Bay
16,488 (2021) → 18,786 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burpengary is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4505, about 35km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Burpengary are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 86/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Burpengary has an overall score of 73/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 99/100.
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 (4.36%), England (4.02%), Philippines (0.84%), South Africa (0.78%), India (0.46%)
Top languages: Samoan (0.47%), Mandarin (0.36%), Hindi (0.31%), Tagalog (0.29%), Punjabi (0.28%)
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 Moreton Bay 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 969 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Redwood CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1058
- St Eugene CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1035
- Burpengary Meadows State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1002
- Burpengary State Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 972
- Burpengary State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 969
Nearby (within 10km)
- Narangba Valley State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1006
- Jinibara State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 983
- Narangba Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1019
- Arethusa CollegeSecondary · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 969
- Carmichael CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1048
- Morayfield East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 940
- Narangba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1005
- Morayfield State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 942
- Morayfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 902
- Minimbah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 957
- Deception Bay North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 884
- Christ the King Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.6kmICSEA 992
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 Burpengary
Is Burpengary safe?
Burpengary has a residential safety score of 99/100, 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Burpengary from Brisbane CBD?
Burpengary is about 35.2 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 78 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Burpengary?
Burpengary has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1007 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burpengary?
Burpengary has a transport score of 86/100, including 1 train station and 22 bus stops.