[1] Yeerongpilly was bordered by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek to the north and west, while the electoral districts of Greenslopes, Mansfield, South Brisbane and Sunnybank bordered it on the east and south.

Many landmarks, including the Nathan campus of Griffith University and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre fell in the electorate.

At the time of the 2006 census, the median age was thirty-five, as opposed to the state average of thirty-six.

The percentage of Catholicism and Irreligion followers is in line with state averages, yet Anglicanism is somewhat less.

[4] The electorate of Yeronga was formed in 1950, with the Liberal Party's Winston Noble holding the seat for fourteen years.