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Moorooka

Ranked #39 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
42
#170 of 277
Safety
58
#118 of 277
Wealth
36
#178 of 277
Value
63
#104 of 277
Parks
69
#62 of 277
Cafés
86
#39 of 277
Transit
33
#238 of 277
Green space
36
#208 of 277
Active & healthy
46
#177 of 277

The numbers

Population10,783
Area4.01 km²
Median household income$1,864/wk
Median rent$360/wk
Crime rate92.7 incidents per 1,000 people (Moorooka police division — not suburb-level)
Parks20 (2.51 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park84.4% of the suburb
Cafés11
Gyms & sport venues16

Common questions about Moorooka

Is Moorooka safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Brisbane, scoring 58/100 for safety and ranking #118 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 93 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Moorooka police division, not for Moorooka alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Moorooka good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 58/100, parks 69/100 and green space 36/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Moorooka expensive to live in?

Median rent is $360 a week, and household income ranks #178 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 63/100 for value.

Does Moorooka have good public transport?

It scores 33/100 for transit, #238 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Moorooka?

84% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.5 hectares per 1,000 residents — 36/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

YeerongpillySalisburyTarragindiAnnerleyYerongaRocklea

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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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