Scarborough, QLD 4020
Moreton Bay Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4020
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Median house price
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Rent in Scarborough
- Weekly rent (house)
- $680/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $610/wk
Rental data as of June 2026· Queensland RTA bond data
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What to know about Scarborough
Scarborough (4020) sits in the Moreton Bay region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Scarborough scores 24/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 11°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,061 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 6 government primary, 4 government secondary, 2 Catholic, 6 independent.
Schools in Scarborough
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 24/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
89,891 offences recorded in 2026 across the Moreton Bay City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Moreton Bay City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,061 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.4°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 10.5°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Scarborough
- What is the Scarborough postcode?
- Scarborough is in the 4020 postcode, in QLD, in the Moreton Bay Regional Council region.
- Where is Scarborough?
- Scarborough is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area, QLD 4020.
- What is the average rent in Scarborough?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $680, for units it's $610.
- What schools are in Scarborough?
- There are 20 schools serving Scarborough on this page, including Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough State School.
- How walkable is Scarborough?
- Scarborough has a Walk Score of 24 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Scarborough?
- Scarborough is close to Redcliffe North, Newport, Redcliffe, Kippa Ring, Margate.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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