Macleay Island
QLD 4184 · Redland
3,193 (2021) → 3,898 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Macleay Island is a suburb in Redland, QLD 4184, about 37km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Macleay Island are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 35/100, and is right by the coast. Macleay Island has an overall score of 39/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.17%), New Zealand (6.61%), Germany (1.06%), Scotland (1.06%), Netherlands (0.78%)
Top languages: German (0.5%), Italian (0.34%), Thai (0.31%), French (0.28%), Filipino (0.22%)
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 Redland 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 989 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- MacLeay Island State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 947
Nearby (within 10km)
- Russell Island State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 927
- Redland Bay State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 999
- St Rita's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.8kmICSEA 1048
- Victoria Point State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 971
- YMCA Vocational School - Logan - Victoria Point CampusSecondary · Independent · 7.1km
- Faith Lutheran College - RedlandsPrimary · Independent · 7.2kmICSEA 1062
- Victoria Point State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 972
- Faith Lutheran College - Redlands - Beveridge Road CampusSecondary · Independent · 8.6km
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 Macleay Island
Is Macleay Island safe?
Macleay Island has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 4,239 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Macleay Island from Brisbane CBD?
Macleay Island is about 36.5 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 101 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Macleay Island?
Macleay Island has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 947 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Macleay Island?
Macleay Island has a transport score of 35/100.