Scarborough
QLD 4020 · Moreton Bay
9,178 (2021) → 10,791 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Scarborough is a suburb in Moreton Bay, QLD 4020, about 31km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Scarborough are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 57/100, and is right by the coast. Scarborough has an overall score of 64/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 99/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8%), New Zealand (5.11%), South Africa (1.37%), Scotland (0.96%), Netherlands (0.76%)
Top languages: German (0.65%), Afrikaans (0.44%), Spanish (0.38%), Italian (0.28%), Arabic (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 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 996 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Southern Cross Catholic CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1046
- Australian Trade College North BrisbaneSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1020
- Scarborough State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1015
Nearby (within 10km)
- Redcliffe State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1003
- Redcliffe Special SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 972
- Hercules Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 950
- Kippa-Ring State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 930
- Southern Cross Catholic College - Kippa-Ring CampusPrimary · Catholic · 4.4km
- Humpybong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 993
- Mueller CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1072
- Clontarf Beach State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 954
- Southern Cross Catholic College - Woody Point CampusPrimary · Catholic · 5.3km
- Grace Lutheran CollegeSecondary · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1083
- Woody Point Special SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 978
- Grace Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6kmICSEA 1094
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 Scarborough
Is Scarborough safe?
Scarborough has a residential safety score of 99/100, 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 Scarborough from Brisbane CBD?
Scarborough is about 30.7 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 104 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Scarborough?
Scarborough has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1027 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Scarborough?
Scarborough has a transport score of 57/100 and 42 bus stops.