Northgate
QLD 4013 · Brisbane
4,876 (2021) → 5,164 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Northgate is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4013, about 10km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Northgate are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 94/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Northgate has an overall score of 91/100, 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: Nepal (4.02%), New Zealand (3.57%), England (2.69%), India (2.52%), Philippines (1.6%)
Top languages: Nepali (3.88%), Punjabi (0.94%), Spanish (0.88%), Hindi (0.68%), Italian (0.68%)
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 1084 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Northgate State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1072
Nearby (within 10km)
- Virginia State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1088
- Earnshaw State CollegeCombined · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1007
- Nundah State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1091
- Mary MacKillop CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1072
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1105
- St Pius' Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1088
- Geebung Special SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1014
- Aviation HighSecondary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1041
- Geebung State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1040
- St Kevin's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1089
- Our Lady of the Angels' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1123
- Hendra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 1025
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
Nearby suburbs in Brisbane
Compare Northgate with another suburb
Compare two suburbs
Frequently asked questions about Northgate
Is Northgate safe?
Northgate 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 Northgate from Brisbane CBD?
Northgate is about 9.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 28 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Northgate?
Northgate has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1072 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Northgate?
Northgate has a transport score of 94/100, including 1 train station and 24 bus stops.