Kangaroo Point
QLD 4169 · Brisbane
9,689 (2021) → 11,881 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kangaroo Point is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4169, about 1km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kangaroo Point are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 91/100, and is about 13km inland. Kangaroo Point has an overall score of 93/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 66/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.45%), New Zealand (3.76%), India (1.65%), Philippines (1.42%), Brazil (1.26%)
Top languages: Spanish (2.8%), Mandarin (2.44%), Portuguese (1.26%), Italian (1.03%), Cantonese (0.79%)
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 1104 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1132
Nearby (within 10km)
- East Brisbane State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1078
- Queensland Children's Hospital SchoolCombined · Government · 1.3km
- Somerville HouseCombined · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 1179
- Anglican Church Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1163
- Holy Spirit SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1154
- St Laurence's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1113
- The BUSY School - Brisbane CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.7km
- Brisbane State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1141
- St James CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1001
- All Hallows' SchoolCombined · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1176
- Music Industry CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1062
- New Farm State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1116
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 Kangaroo Point
Is Kangaroo Point safe?
Kangaroo Point has a residential safety score of 66/100, 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 Kangaroo Point from Brisbane CBD?
Kangaroo Point is about 1.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 13 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Kangaroo Point?
Kangaroo Point has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1132 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kangaroo Point?
Kangaroo Point has a transport score of 91/100 and 18 bus stops.