Southbrook QLD 4363
Located in Queensland, Southbrook sits 165 km from Brisbane CBD, around 2 hours 5 minutes by car. The locality has 626 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $72,696 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality grew 4.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $255 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Southbrook is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Southbrook a good place to live?
Southbrook scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 165 km · 127 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $590K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 41/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 42 · 626 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #575 in QLDEach bar is Southbrook's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Southbrook?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
48 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median Land Price
Public listings dataThe median land sale price in Southbrook sits at $590,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only four sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$590,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Is Southbrook safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Southbrook sits in the moderate band, with 6 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 50% on the prior year.
6 offences
50.0% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20246 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Southbrook, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 36 students in one school (avg 36)
Primary
Walkability
Southbrook is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Southbrook.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 243
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Toowoomba: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Southbrook is home to 626 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $73,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
626
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$72,696/yr
Census Median Rent
$255/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$36,192/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.0%
Total Dwellings
199
Owner-Occupier Rate
77.5%
Houses
99.5%
Rental Stress
18.2%
Mortgage Stress
21.5%
Work From Home
13.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.7%
- Employment Rate
- 55.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 586 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,618 a year through Toowoomba based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Toowoomba
In the year to August 2026, 1,513 new dwellings were approved across Toowoomba. That mix is 1,098 houses and 415 units. Approvals are down 24.6% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this locality: 7 to 25 homes
- No timeframe set 7 to 25 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (2 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Western Wakka Wakka People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 12 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Toowoomba (South West Queensland) monitoring station, 25.4 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Pittsworth, 10.7 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 518 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 691 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4363, 3 of 679 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (12 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4363, 200 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 217 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 10 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $590,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Garth Hamilton Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Garth Hamilton | 36.6% | 63.4% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Garth Hamilton | 35.8% | 64.2% | -6.3 |
| 2019 | John Mcveigh | 29.5% | 70.5% | +5.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Pat Weir Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pat Weir LNP | 73.6% |
| 2020 | Pat Weir LNP | 69.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Southbrook?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 626 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Southbrook
Is Southbrook a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Southbrook is moderate (41/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Southbrook?
Southbrook has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Southbrook a good place to live?
Southbrook has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Southbrook?
Southbrook, QLD had a population of 626 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Southbrook, QLD?
The postcode for Southbrook, QLD is 4363.
How far is Southbrook from Brisbane?
Southbrook is 165 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 127 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Southbrook?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Southbrook was $72,696 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Southbrook?
There are too few current rental listings in Southbrook for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $255, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Southbrook?
The median age of residents in Southbrook was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Southbrook?
There is 1 school inside the Southbrook boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the air quality in Southbrook?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Southbrook (Toowoomba (South West Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.9 µg/m³ and PM10 of 12.0 µg/m³. That puts Southbrook below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Southbrook?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Southbrook, Pittsworth (10.7 km away), 691 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Southbrook?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Southbrook belong to?
Southbrook sits within the Toowoomba local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Southbrook?
The average residential rates bill through Toowoomba is $1,618 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Southbrook?
Across Toowoomba, 1,513 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 24.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Southbrook in?
Southbrook sits within the federal Division of Groom, currently held by Garth Hamilton (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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