Doolandella is an outer western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[3] In the 2021 census, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.^[4]

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Doolandella Brisbane, Queensland
Rockfield Street
Doolandella
Coordinates	27.6127°S 152.9863°E / -27.6127; 152.9863 (Doolandella (centre of suburb))
Population	7,123 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1976
Postcode(s)	4077
Area	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.7 km (13 mi) SSW of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Forest Lake Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)	Inala
Federal division(s)	Oxley
Suburbs around Doolandella: Inala Durack Willawong Forest Lake Doolandella Pallara Forest Lake Pallara Pallara

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Doolandella is 20.7 kilometres (13 mi) south-west by road from the Brisbane GPO.^[5] Blunder Creek forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the suburb.^[6]

The suburb has access to the Ipswich Motorway via Blunder Road as well as the Logan Motorway to the south.^[6]

The land use is almost entirely residential.^[6]

Doolandella was declared as an official suburb in 1976.^[7] The name Doolandella, or Dulandella as expressed by Aboriginal Australians, is a Yuggera word referring to the Geebung tree, a broad leaved shrub with yellow fruit which grows in the area.^[7]

In the 2011 census, Doolandella recorded a population of 3,105 people, 49% female and 51% male. The median age of the Doolandella population was 30 years of age, 7 years below the Australian median. 55.6% of people living in Doolandella were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 11.9%, New Zealand 5.6%, India 2.9%, England 2.1%, Fiji 1.7%. 53.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 19.5% Vietnamese, 2.7% Samoan, 2.3% Hindi, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.9% Spanish.^[8]

In the 2016 census, Doolandella had a population of 4,817 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Doolandella had a population of 7,123 people.^[4]

There are no schools within the suburb. The nearest government primary schools are Servicetown South State School in neighbouring Inala to the north-west and Pallara State School in neighbouring Pallara to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Forest Lake State High School in neighbouring Forest Lake to the south-west and Glenala State High School in neighbouring Durack to the north.^[10]

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Beccaria Place Park (27.6075°S 152.9853°E / -27.6075; 152.9853 (Beccaria Place Park))^[11]
• Blunder Creek Reserve (27.6182°S 152.9879°E / -27.6182; 152.9879 (Blunder Creek Reserve))^[11]
• Bridgeman Place Park (27.6120°S 152.9768°E / -27.6120; 152.9768 (Bridgeman Place Park))^[11]
• Daintree Close Park (27.6231°S 152.9757°E / -27.6231; 152.9757 (Daintree Close Park))^[11]
• Wallaroo Way Park (27.6093°S 152.9765°E / -27.6093; 152.9765 (Wallaroo Way Park))^[11]
• Wedgetail Street Park (27.6066°S 152.9821°E / -27.6066; 152.9821 (Wedgetail Street Park))^[11]