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Eight Mile Plains

Ranked #31 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
72
#58 of 277
Safety
50
#138 of 277
Wealth
41
#164 of 277
Value
32
#188 of 277
Parks
72
#49 of 277
Cafés
63
#103 of 277
Transit
33
#138 of 277
Green space
76
#31 of 277
Active & healthy
70
#15 of 277

The numbers

Population15,326
Area7.84 km²
Median household income$1,917/wk
Median rent$420/wk
Crime rate109.6 incidents per 1,000 people (Upper Mount Gravatt police division — not suburb-level)
Parks34 (6.83 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park98.9% of the suburb
Cafés5
Gyms & sport venues91

Common questions about Eight Mile Plains

Is Eight Mile Plains safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Brisbane, scoring 50/100 for safety and ranking #138 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 110 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Upper Mount Gravatt police division, not for Eight Mile Plains alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Eight Mile Plains good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 50/100, parks 72/100 and green space 76/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Eight Mile Plains expensive to live in?

Median rent is $420 a week, and household income ranks #164 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 32/100 for value.

Does Eight Mile Plains have good public transport?

It scores 33/100 for transit, #138 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Eight Mile Plains?

99% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 6.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 76/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

RuncornKurabyWishartUpper Mount GravattSunnybankRochedale

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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