Best Brisbane suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption

Kedron leads on current adoption, with 1.97% of its light vehicles battery-electric — 35.58× its 2021 rate. Rates across the ranked Brisbane postcodes span 0.83% to 4.35%. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 115 eligible Brisbane suburbs.

This ranking scores every eligible Brisbane suburb on the share of light vehicles that are battery-electric, blended with 2021-2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability. Two lists — current adoption and fastest-growing — sit side by side since a highly-adopted suburb and an up-and-comer offer different EV stories.

Vehicle registrations are published at postcode level, so we collapse each postcode to its highest-population suburb as the list representative. The percentile ranks that drive the score are computed within Brisbane's candidate pool, so a suburb's growth score is relative to other Brisbane suburbs rather than the national field. Growth is the multiple of the current BEV share against the 2021-01-31 baseline — a 15x growth means today's rate is fifteen times what it was four years ago.

Brisbane suburbs with the highest EV adoption today

Ranked on current BEV share of light-vehicle registrations (31 January 2025 snapshot), with growth, dwelling activity, walkability and safety as blend factors.

Woolloongabba

QLD 4102 · 8,687 residents

2.9% BEV share · 17× since 2021 · very walkable

B 82.2

Fortitude Valley

QLD 4006 · 9,708 residents

3.6% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A 81.7

Calamvale

QLD 4116 · 17,994 residents

2.9% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · walkable

B 81.1

Morningside

QLD 4170 · 11,755 residents

2.7% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

A 81.1

Bulimba

QLD 4171 · 7,623 residents

3.3% BEV share · 13× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 79.6

West End

QLD 4101 · 14,730 residents

3.2% BEV share · 9× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 77.8

Mackenzie

QLD 4156 · 2,336 residents

2.8% BEV share · 26× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

A 77.6

Sinnamon Park

QLD 4073 · 6,590 residents

3.2% BEV share · 18× since 2021 · walkable

A+ 76.4

Bardon

QLD 4065 · 10,153 residents

4.3% BEV share · 13× since 2021 · very walkable

A+ 76.4

Kuraby

QLD 4112 · 8,737 residents

3.0% BEV share · 21× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

A 76.2

Toowong

QLD 4066 · 12,556 residents

2.9% BEV share · 12× since 2021 · very walkable

A 75.7

Indooroopilly

QLD 4068 · 13,622 residents

3.4% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A 75.1

Rochedale South

QLD 4123 · 15,228 residents

3.7% BEV share · 21× since 2021 · walkable

A 75.0

Oxley

QLD 4075 · 9,100 residents

2.8% BEV share · 18× since 2021 · walkable

B 74.6

Hamilton

QLD 4007 · 8,922 residents

2.9% BEV share · 10× since 2021 · very walkable

A 74.6

Ranked from 115 qualifying suburbs.

Brisbane suburbs with the fastest EV adoption growth

Ranked on 2021-to-2025 growth in BEV share, with current share, dwelling activity and walkability as blend factors — the up-and-coming EV heartlands.

Kedron

QLD 4031 · 9,907 residents

2.0% BEV share · 36× since 2021 · very walkable

A 83.4

Morningside

QLD 4170 · 11,755 residents

2.7% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

A 82.9

Calamvale

QLD 4116 · 17,994 residents

2.9% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · walkable

B 81.4

Nundah

QLD 4012 · 13,098 residents

1.9% BEV share · 27× since 2021 · very walkable

A 79.3

Mount Gravatt East

QLD 4122 · 12,428 residents

2.1% BEV share · 31× since 2021 · walkable

B 78.8

Acacia Ridge

QLD 4110 · 7,486 residents

2.2% BEV share · 35× since 2021 · very walkable

C 78.6

Redbank Plains

QLD 4301 · 24,349 residents

0.8% BEV share · 37× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

D 78.0

Mackenzie

QLD 4156 · 2,336 residents

2.8% BEV share · 26× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

A 77.9

Taigum

QLD 4018 · 7,801 residents

1.8% BEV share · 25× since 2021 · walkable

B 76.7

Bellbowrie

QLD 4070 · 5,495 residents

2.9% BEV share · 31× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

A+ 76.2

Karalee

QLD 4306 · 5,521 residents

1.2% BEV share · 28× since 2021 · car-dependent

A 71.6

Greenbank

QLD 4124 · 9,587 residents

1.0% BEV share · 30× since 2021 · very car-dependent

C 71.1

Ormeau

QLD 4208 · 15,938 residents

1.3% BEV share · 26× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

B 69.7

Kuraby

QLD 4112 · 8,737 residents

3.0% BEV share · 21× since 2021 · somewhat walkable

A 69.6

Chermside

QLD 4032 · 11,426 residents

1.6% BEV share · 21× since 2021 · very walkable

B 69.3

Ranked from 115 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

Both rankings blend current BEV share, 2021→2025 growth, dwelling activity, and walkability — but the weightings differ so each list foregrounds its own story. Highest adoption today weights current share heaviest (55%); fastest growing weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Postcodes are collapsed to one representative suburb per postcode before scoring since the underlying data is published at postcode level. Cars are counted where they are registered, so a company fleet makes its postcode look like a suburb of EV owners. Left out for that reason: Brisbane City (4000), Albion (4010), Coopers Plains (4108). See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

What are the best Brisbane suburbs for electric-vehicle adoption?

How is this ranking scored?

Each eligible Brisbane suburb is scored on four factors: battery-electric share of light-vehicle registrations, 2021→2025 growth in that share, dwelling activity (a proxy for how much new housing the suburb is absorbing), and walkability. The two lists foreground different factors — 'highest today' weights current share heaviest (55%), 'fastest growing' weights the growth multiple heaviest (55%). Percentiles are computed within Brisbane's candidate pool, not nationally.

Why are the numbers postcode-level?

Vehicle-registration data is published at postcode level, not per suburb, so every suburb inside a given postcode carries the same BEV share. Ranking would surface near-identical clones of the same postcode at the top of the list, so we collapse each postcode to one representative suburb before scoring — the highest-population suburb in the postcode. That's the most recognisable name and the cleanest link target for a reader clicking through.

What is 'BEV' and how does it compare to plug-in hybrids?

BEV means battery-electric vehicle — fully electric, no petrol engine. It excludes plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and conventional hybrids. Both hybrid types are captured separately on individual suburb pages under the EV adoption card, but the /best/ ranking is BEV-only because that's the metric most closely tracked by state and federal EV incentive programs.

How often is this list updated?

The top 15 is recomputed after each AAA EV Index release. The AAA publishes annually — the 2025 snapshot landed in November 2025 covering 31-January registrations. Growth signals refresh alongside the next annual release.

Same list in other cities

Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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