Petrie
QLD 4502 · Moreton Bay
8,722 (2021) → 9,078 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Petrie is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4502, about 23km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Petrie are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 90/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Petrie has an overall score of 78/100, 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: New Zealand (4.84%), England (4.8%), South Africa (1.25%), Philippines (0.63%), Scotland (0.61%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.63%), Mandarin (0.36%), Tagalog (0.32%), Spanish (0.32%), German (0.26%)
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 1016 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Our Lady of the Way SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1048
- Mt Maria College - PetrieSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1014
- Kurwongbah State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1003
- Petrie State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 976
Nearby (within 10km)
- Pinnacle Academic CollegePrimary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1019
- Charlotte Mason CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.7kmICSEA 1032
- Lawnton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 965
- Pine Rivers Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1016
- YOS LawntonSecondary · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 948
- Kallangur State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 946
- Bray Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 976
- Holy Spirit SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1021
- Genesis Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1096
- Dakabin State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 962
- Undurba State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1006
- Murrumba State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1007
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 Petrie
Is Petrie safe?
Petrie 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 4,716 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Petrie from Brisbane CBD?
Petrie is about 23.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 55 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Petrie?
Petrie has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1010 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Petrie?
Petrie has a transport score of 90/100, including 1 train station and 25 bus stops.