Darlington is a sparsely populated locality in Queensland within the Scenic Rim local government area (postcode 4285). It is home to about 98 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $330 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,215.
Darlington is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1023, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Scenic Rim LGA is below average at 3,425 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.