Upper Kedron
QLD 4055 · Brisbane
5,800 (2021) → 6,278 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Kedron is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4055, about 12km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Kedron are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 58/100, and is about 19km inland. Upper Kedron has an overall score of 71/100, 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: England (4.07%), New Zealand (2.55%), South Africa (2.07%), India (2%), Scotland (0.79%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.02%), Spanish (0.9%), Afrikaans (0.74%), Hindi (0.59%), Portuguese (0.48%)
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 1111 (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)
- St Andrew's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1101
- Ferny Grove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1071
- Ferny Grove State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1067
- Hilder Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1129
- Ferny Hills State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1056
- Patricks Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1105
- St Peter Chanel Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1140
- The Gap State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1136
- The Gap State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1123
- St William's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1109
- Grovely State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1031
- Payne Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1112
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 Kedron
Is Upper Kedron safe?
Upper Kedron 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 Upper Kedron from Brisbane CBD?
Upper Kedron is about 12.0 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 48 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Upper Kedron?
Upper Kedron has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Kedron?
Upper Kedron has a transport score of 58/100 and 13 bus stops.