Russell Island
QLD 4184 · Redland
3,698 (2021) → 4,514 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Russell Island is a suburb in Redland, QLD 4184, about 42km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Russell 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. Russell Island has an overall score of 35/100, 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 (7.49%), England (6.27%), Philippines (1.16%), Germany (0.89%), Scotland (0.65%)
Top languages: French (0.65%), German (0.49%), Tagalog (0.41%), Filipino (0.3%), Italian (0.27%)
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 937 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Russell Island State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 927
Nearby (within 10km)
- MacLeay Island State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 947
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 Russell Island
Is Russell Island safe?
Russell 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 Russell Island from Brisbane CBD?
Russell Island is about 41.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 115 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Russell Island?
Russell Island has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 927 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Russell Island?
Russell Island has a transport score of 35/100.