Upper Brookfield
QLD 4069 · Brisbane
857 (2021) → 869 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Brookfield is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4069, about 17km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Brookfield are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 28km inland. Upper Brookfield has an overall score of 49/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 64/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.95%), South Africa (4.43%), New Zealand (2.8%), USA (1.28%), Netherlands (1.17%)
Top languages: German (1.52%), French (0.93%), Italian (0.93%), Mandarin (0.7%), Afrikaans (0.35%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 1127 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Upper Brookfield State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1110
Nearby (within 10km)
- Brookfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1152
- Pullenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 1119
- Kenmore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 1108
- Brisbane Independent SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.8kmICSEA 1146
- Samford Valley Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1097
- Hilder Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 1129
- Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.4kmICSEA 1136
- Kenmore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 1151
- Mount Crosby State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1053
- Chapel Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1171
- The Gap State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 1136
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 Upper Brookfield
Is Upper Brookfield safe?
Upper Brookfield has a residential safety score of 64/100, 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 Upper Brookfield from Brisbane CBD?
Upper Brookfield is about 17.2 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 63 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Upper Brookfield?
Upper Brookfield has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1110 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Brookfield?
Upper Brookfield has a transport score of 29/100.