Richlands
QLD 4077 · Brisbane
5,621 (2021) → 6,051 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Richlands is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4077, about 15km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Richlands are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 91/100, and is about 27km inland. Richlands has an overall score of 81/100, 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: India (6.64%), Vietnam (6.01%), New Zealand (5.98%), Philippines (2.92%), Sri Lanka (1.35%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (8.79%), Punjabi (4.41%), Samoan (2.86%), Arabic (2.29%), Hindi (2.05%)
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 1024 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Inala Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 850
- Richlands East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 922
- St Mark's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 992
- Darra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 988
- Inala State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 908
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1063
- Western Suburbs State Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 970
- Glenala State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 899
- St John's Anglican College - Alpine Place CampusPrimary · Independent · 2.7km
- Carole Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 889
- Forest Lake State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1007
- Serviceton South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 909
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 Richlands
Is Richlands safe?
Richlands 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 Richlands from Brisbane CBD?
Richlands is about 15.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 38 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Richlands?
Richlands has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Richlands?
Richlands has a transport score of 91/100, including 1 train station and 18 bus stops.