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Best suburbs in Brisbane for runners

How close the nearest parkrun is, how much running actually happens, and how much park to run in.

How this is ranked. Distance to the nearest parkrun, GPS activity heat, and the parks score. The activity figure comes from open GPS traces, so it reflects where people genuinely run rather than where a real-estate listing claims they do. 277 of 277 Brisbane suburbs had enough data to be ranked. Updated August 2026.
#SuburbNearest parkrun (km)Which parkrunActivity
1Ashgrove——98
2Yeronga——90
3Fairfield——84
4St Lucia——94
5Windsor——94
6Beenleigh——94
7Edens Landing——76
8Albion——88
9North Lakes——74
10Ormiston——91
11Kalinga——90
12Milton——72
13Ferny Grove——85
14Cleveland——79
15Browns Plains——82
16Newmarket——96
17Thorneside——70
18Stretton——88
19Gaythorne——90
20East Brisbane——88
21Woody Point——70
22Alderley——98
23Coorparoo——76
24Wellington Point——83
25Forest Lake——59

Showing the top 25 of 277 ranked suburbs. Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Click any suburb for its full profile.

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Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored.
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