Harrisville, QLD
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Harrisville is a rural town in the Scenic Rim region of south-east Queensland, in the Fassifern Valley about 70 kilometres south-west of Brisbane. It is believed to be named after brothers John and George Harris, who opened a store and a cotton ginnery here in the nineteenth century — cotton was especially valuable during the shortages of the American Civil War — while sheep grazing also shaped the early district. The Fassifern railway line reached the town in 1882 and operated until 1964. Today Harrisville keeps a strong sense of its history, with the Harrisville Historical Society Museum on Queen Street, several heritage-listed churches and hotels, and Hayes Oval, home ground of the local Fassifern Bombers. It remains a small farming community.
Less advantaged than the national average
Harrisville is more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 946, 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 Harrisville 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.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Harrisville 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
27/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (27/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
50/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $285 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 50% 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.
Harrisville at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 667
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,533
- SEIFA score
- 946
- Local government area
- Scenic Rim
- Coordinates
- -27.8098, 152.6740
Map of Harrisville
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Housing & property in Harrisville
What it costs to live in Harrisville and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $285
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,351
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 75%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 22%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Harrisville demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Harrisville demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Harrisville 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 25% and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 129 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 85 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 160 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 166 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 119 | 18% |
Share of the 659 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 78 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 95 | 41% |
| Rented | 50 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 228 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 228 occupied private dwellings in Harrisville.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,724
- Median weekly personal income
- $645
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 70 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 11 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 225 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 184
- Employed part-time
- 99
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 Harrisville
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Harrisville is January (average daytime high around 30.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.4°C). The area receives roughly 814 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4°C | 20.3°C | 83 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 20.2°C | 129 mm |
| Mar | 28.6°C | 19.5°C | 118 mm |
| Apr | 25.8°C | 16.1°C | 34 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 12.9°C | 59 mm |
| Jun | 20.6°C | 10.4°C | 35 mm |
| Jul | 20.4°C | 9°C | 33 mm |
| Aug | 22°C | 9.7°C | 31 mm |
| Sep | 24.8°C | 12.4°C | 30 mm |
| Oct | 26.9°C | 15.1°C | 83 mm |
| Nov | 29°C | 17.3°C | 78 mm |
| Dec | 30.1°C | 19.2°C | 101 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Harrisville
Is Harrisville 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, Harrisville rates 35/100 overall (Below the national middle 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 Harrisville?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Harrisville was $285, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,351. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Harrisville?
Harrisville is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Scenic Rim local government area.
What is the population of Harrisville?
At the 2021 Census, Harrisville had a population of about 667.
Is Harrisville an advantaged area?
Harrisville has an ABS SEIFA score of 946, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 27 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Harrisville?
Harrisville has average daytime highs of about 26°C and overnight lows of about 15.2°C, with roughly 814 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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