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Ripley

Ranked #119 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
12
#255 of 277
Safety
29
#198 of 277
Wealth
40
#166 of 277
Value
57
#119 of 277
Parks
6
#266 of 277
Cafés
15
#238 of 277
Transit
33
#161 of 277
Green space
6
#265 of 277
Active & healthy
20
#271 of 277

The numbers

Population4,288
Area12.51 km²
Median household income$1,906/wk
Median rent$375/wk
Crime rate139.2 incidents per 1,000 people (Ripley police division — not suburb-level)
Parks2 (0.52 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park7.6% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues2

Common questions about Ripley

Is Ripley safe?

It is on the less safe side of Brisbane, scoring 29/100 for safety and ranking #198 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 139 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Ripley police division, not for Ripley alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Ripley good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 29/100, parks 6/100 and green space 6/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Ripley expensive to live in?

Median rent is $375 a week, and household income ranks #166 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 57/100 for value.

Does Ripley have good public transport?

It scores 33/100 for transit, #161 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Ripley?

8% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.5 hectares per 1,000 residents — 6/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

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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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