Bardon, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bardon is a leafy western suburb of Brisbane, about six kilometres north-west of the city and nestled into the foothills of Mount Coot-tha. Its hilly terrain of ridges and steep gullies, drained by Ithaca Creek, gives many streets sweeping views and makes some of them among the city's steepest. The area was originally known as Upper Paddington until the Ithaca Town Council renamed it in 1925 after Bardon, a villa built in 1863 by Joshua Jeays and named for Bardon Hill in his native Leicestershire. The house survives as part of a local Catholic school. The neighbouring pocket of Rainworth recalls the home of the explorer and surveyor-general Augustus Charles Gregory. Today Bardon is prized for its heritage timber Queenslanders, its bushland fringe and its quiet, family-friendly streets.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Bardon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1162, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Bardon a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Bardon from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
99/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (99/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
6/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $500 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 6% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Bardon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,153
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $3,399
- SEIFA score
- 1162
- Local government area
- Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -27.4597, 152.9775
Map of Bardon
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Housing & property in Bardon
What it costs to live in Bardon and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $500
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,817
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 21%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Bardon demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Bardon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bardon using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27% and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,253 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,360 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,512 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,789 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,244 | 12% |
Share of the 10,158 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,156 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,503 | 43% |
| Rented | 729 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,816 | 81% |
| Townhouses & semis | 311 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 334 | 10% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,468 occupied private dwellings in Bardon.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,146
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,339
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,974 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 819 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 59 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,421 (86%)
- Labour-force participation
- 73.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 3,341
- Employed part-time
- 1,780
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Bardon
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bardon is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Bardon
Is Bardon a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Bardon rates 68/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Bardon?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Bardon was $500, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,817. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Bardon?
Bardon is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Brisbane local government area.
What is the population of Bardon?
At the 2021 Census, Bardon had a population of about 10,153.
Is Bardon an advantaged area?
Bardon has an ABS SEIFA score of 1162, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Bardon?
Bardon has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Bardon have high household incomes?
Bardon has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 8th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,399 per week).
Where Bardon ranks
Bardon appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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