Woolloongabba
QLD 4102 · Brisbane
8,687 (2021) → 10,264 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Woolloongabba is a suburb in Brisbane, QLD 4102, about 3km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Woolloongabba are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 97/100, and is about 15km inland. Woolloongabba has an overall score of 96/100, 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 (6.94%), New Zealand (3.09%), India (2.72%), England (2.42%), South Korea (1.99%)
Top languages: Mandarin (8.5%), Cantonese (2.14%), Korean (2.01%), Vietnamese (1.98%), Spanish (1.65%)
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 1101 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Buranda State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1132
- Narbethong State Special SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 1043
- Australian International Islamic College - Buranda CampusCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- East Brisbane State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 1078
- Dutton Park State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1122
- Brisbane South State Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1kmICSEA 1133
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.2kmICSEA 1132
- Queensland Children's Hospital SchoolCombined · Government · 1.3km
- St Laurence's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1113
- St Ita's Regional Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1128
- Villanova CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1131
- Somerville HouseCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1179
- St James Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1104
- Coorparoo Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1016
- Brisbane School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1037
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 Woolloongabba
Is Woolloongabba safe?
Woolloongabba 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 Woolloongabba from Brisbane CBD?
Woolloongabba is about 2.8 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 14 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Woolloongabba?
Woolloongabba has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1088 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Woolloongabba?
Woolloongabba has a transport score of 97/100, including 2 train stations and 35 bus stops.