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Darra, QLD Family Guide

QLD 4076 · Brisbane City Council

Discover Darra with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

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Schools6within 3 kmActivities33within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Martial arts12 within 5 kmSoccer7 within 5 kmTennis6 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)3 within 5 kmSwimming3 within 5 km
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Explore Darra

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Ducie Street Park

Darra · 0.7 km

Playground Shade / shelter Sports courts / fields
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Sports & local clubs around Darra

Martial arts around Darra

12 listed within 5 km of Darra

Kansai Karate Academy

Sumner

Karate

1.4 km from central Darra

Kansai Shito-Ryu Shukokai Karate

Sumner

Karate

1.4 km from central Darra

Hanuman Taekwondo

Seventeen Mile Rocks

Taekwondo

2.5 km from central Darra

Not finding it in Darra? Listed in Seventeen Mile Rocks (2 · 1.9 km), Jamboree Heights (2 · 2 km), Oxley (2 · 2.6 km)

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Soccer around Darra

7 listed within 5 km of Darra · 2 in Darra

Centenary Stormers Soccer

Darra

Soccer

In Darra

Darra United Soccer Club

Darra

Soccer

In Darra

Lions FC

Richlands

Soccer

2.9 km from central Darra

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Tennis around Darra

6 listed within 5 km of Darra

Centenary Table Tennis Club

Jamboree Heights

Table TennisTennis

2 km from central Darra

West Brisbane Tennis Centre

Richlands

Tennis

2.1 km from central Darra

Scorpion International Tennis

Jindalee

Tennis

3.1 km from central Darra

Not finding it in Darra? Listed in Jamboree Heights (1 · 2 km), Richlands (2 · 3.3 km), Jindalee (1 · 3.7 km)

See all 6 within 5 km

Football (AFL) around Darra

3 listed within 5 km of Darra

Forest Lake JAFC Dragons Auskick Centre

Richlands

AFLAuskick

1.9 km from central Darra

Jindalee Jags JAFC Auskick Centre

Jindalee

AFLAuskick

4.1 km from central Darra

Fig Tree Pocket State School Auskick Centre

Fig Tree Pocket

AFLAuskick

4.6 km from central Darra

Not finding it in Darra? Listed in Richlands (1 · 3.3 km), Jindalee (1 · 3.7 km), Fig Tree Pocket (1 · 4.5 km)

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Schools within 3 km of Darra

AIOur Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is also listed inside Darra, and its page sits beside the state school pages for comparison.

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6 schools within 3 km of the Darra centre, 2 with a Darra address.

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (2)

  • Ducie Street Park

    Darra · 0.7 km

    Playground Shade / shelter Sports courts / fields

Libraries (1)

Public pools (2)

Sports grounds (4)

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Parks (2)

What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Darra: 33 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Darra, and parks and playgrounds.

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Darra within Brisbane City Council

2 of the council area’s 505 activity providers · 84th of 137 suburbs by number of providers

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Homes in and around Darra

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

Recently sold within 5 km of Darra

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

72/20 Sanflex Street (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
72/20 Sanflex Street900m

Darra, QLD 4076

3
2
1
Unit 17/84 Estramina St (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
Unit 17/84 Estramina St1.2km

Oxley, QLD 4075

3
2
2
36 Wau Road (1/1)
Sold
House
36 Wau Road1.8km

Darra, QLD 4076

3
1
1
10 Rosemount Street (1/1)
Sold
House
10 Rosemount Street1.9km

Sinnamon Park, QLD 4073

3
1
2
89 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road (1/1)
Sold
House
89 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road2.1km

Oxley, QLD 4075

4
3
2
57 Brookeside Crescent (1/1)
Sold
House
57 Brookeside Crescent2.1km

Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD 4073

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2
2

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Oxley

2 activity providers · 2.6 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Darra

    Soccer 2

    2 schools · 4 parks

  • Seventeen Mile Rocks1.9 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Kids' activities & play 1, Tutoring & STEM 1

    0 schools · 1 park

  • Jamboree Heights2 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Other sports 1, Swimming 1, Tennis 1

    1 school · 0 parks

  • Oxley2.6 km · same council

    Martial arts 2

    1 school · 1 park

  • Middle Park3.1 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Soccer 1

    2 schools · 0 parks

  • Richlands3.3 km · same council

    Soccer 2, Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1

    0 schools · 2 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Seventeen Mile Rocks family guide · 1.9 kmJamboree Heights family guide · 2 kmOxley family guide · 2.6 kmMiddle Park family guide · 3.1 kmRichlands family guide · 3.3 kmJindalee family guide · 3.7 kmInala family guide · 4 kmCorinda family guide · 4.1 kmFig Tree Pocket family guide · 4.5 kmEllen Grove family guide · 5.2 kmGraceville family guide · 5.4 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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Planning ahead for school in Darra? The schools section lists Darra State School inside the suburb, with schools in Jamboree Heights and Middle Park alongside it.

For play, the parks section lists Ducie Street Park as a playground in Darra, plus Darra Park and the reserves used for sport.

Apart from soccer, the clubs on this page come from the suburbs around Darra: martial arts from Seventeen Mile Rocks, Jamboree Heights and Middle Park, and tennis from Richlands and Corinda.

AIFor tennis, open the Richlands or Corinda guides; for martial arts, the Seventeen Mile Rocks guide.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across Brisbane City Council

505 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in Brisbane City Council
Sports402Academic67Entertainment48Creative Arts47Music18Health9

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