Upper Brookfield State School
Upper Brookfield, QLD
Suburb socio-economic profile
Upper Brookfield is an affluent, family-oriented rural residential suburb. The 2021 Census recorded a median weekly household income of $2,908, a median age of 43 years, an average of 2.8 motor vehicles per dwelling, and a predominantly owner-occupier profile — all indicators of a well-off, established community. Land use is mostly large-acreage rural residential, with sections of D'Aguilar National Park in the north and north-west citation:ABS QuickStats citation:Wikipedia.
Most common foreign country of birth
Not found in available sources — the 2021 ABS QuickStats page for Upper Brookfield was truncated before the country-of-birth table, and no other reliable source in the provided material lists birthplace data for this suburb.
Working-parent support (OSHC)
Not found in available sources — neither the school's own website pages nor the provided search results name a specific Outside School Hours Care provider or operating hours for Upper Brookfield State School. Families should contact the school directly to confirm current OSHC arrangements.
School culture – extracurriculars
Not found in available sources — the school's "Extra-curricular" page is listed on its website, but the retrieved page content was empty, and no named activities (e.g., specific sports, music, or clubs) appeared in the provided material. Check the live page directly for current offerings citation:Upper Brookfield State School.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Upper Brookfield is a quiet, semi-rural bushland suburb of about 857 people, dominated by acreage properties along Moggill Creek, with a community hall at its heart. No specialty or ethnic supermarkets or grocers were identified in Upper Brookfield itself in the available sources — the nearest retail options are typically in neighbouring Brookfield or further toward Kenmore, but specific store names were not provided.
Weeknight dining
Not found in available sources for Upper Brookfield itself — no restaurants, cafes, or takeaways within the suburb were named in the provided material. For dining, the nearest options appear to be in nearby Brookfield (e.g., options listed on Restaurant Guru and Tripadvisor), but specific venues and cuisines were not detailed in the snippets retrieved citation:Restaurant Guru citation:Tripadvisor.
Tuition and enrichment
Ezy Math Tutoring actively lists tutors who service Upper Brookfield (postcode 4069), offering in-home and online maths (and other subject) tutoring with programs spanning Year 1 to Year 12 including NAPLAN and QCE support. No other dedicated enrichment centres within Upper Brookfield itself were named in the available sources citation:Ezy Math Tutoring.
Commute to Brisbane CBD
Upper Brookfield has no practical public transport commute to the city — there are no stops within a 10-minute walk, and the nearest train station is 11.4 km away. This means families typically drive to the CBD (approximately 22.5 km via Upper Brookfield Road and the Centenary/Mt Coot-tha corridors), or drive to a neighbouring station such as Taringa or Toowong on Queensland Rail's City network (via Translink), but exact door-to-door times were not provided in the available sources citation:The Age citation:Translink.
Sources
- 2021 Upper Brookfield, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Upper Brookfield, Queensland - Wikipedia
- Extra-curricular | Upper Brookfield State School
- 53 Maths Tutors in Upper Brookfield | Ezy Math Tutoring
- Public transport vs driving: The Age
- Translink
- Top restaurants in Brookfield, Queensland - Restaurant Guru
- Brookfield, Australia: All You Need to Know - Tripadvisor
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.