St Lucia
QLD 4067 · Brisbane
12,220 (2021) → 15,119 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
St Lucia is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4067, about 4km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in St Lucia are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 82/100, and is about 17km inland. St Lucia 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: China (7.43%), England (2.96%), India (2.82%), Malaysia (2.63%), New Zealand (1.84%)
Top languages: Mandarin (10.09%), Cantonese (1.7%), Spanish (1.51%), Bengali (1.3%), Vietnamese (1.19%)
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 1105 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Ironside State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1169
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Sebastian's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1123
- Indooroopilly State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1140
- St Ita's Regional Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1128
- West End State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1144
- Brisbane Boys' CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1153
- St Peters Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1176
- St Ignatius SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1151
- Brigidine CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1123
- Holy Family Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1151
- Toowong State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1126
- Brisbane South State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1133
- Dutton Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1122
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 St Lucia
Is St Lucia safe?
St Lucia 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 St Lucia from Brisbane CBD?
St Lucia is about 3.9 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 24 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in St Lucia?
St Lucia has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1169 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in St Lucia?
St Lucia has a transport score of 82/100 and 44 bus stops.