REDLAND city's island communities have been ranked as some of the most disadvantaged in the state.
The Dropping off the Edge 2015 report, released this week, gave Redland City's island communities the same overall ranking as Palm Island - the 79th most disadvantaged place in the state.
However, unlike Palm Island, Redland city's mainland suburbs of Sheldon-Mount Cotton, Thornlands, Ormiston and Wellington Point, were among the most advantaged areas in the state.
Following closely behind the most advantaged areas were areas categorised as "advantaged" including Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, Capalaba, Cleveland, Redland Bay, Victoria Point and Thorneside.
The national report, by Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia, ranked 22 levels of disadvantage in 476 statistical locals areas around Queensland.
The report gauged disadvantage across the country based on 22 social indicators including internet access, housing stress, overall education, disability support and juvenile convictions.
It found Redland's islands had the state's second worst ranking for disability support and the fourth worst for rental assistance.
The islands were ranked the state's 22nd worst in terms of long-term unemployment and 23rd worst for low family income.
Bowman MP Andrew Laming said the poor findings relating to the city's island communities were not a surprise.
In 2013, he told a state Parliamentary committee North Stradbroke Island was in danger of becoming "the next Palm Island" if sand mining ended before 2035.
"These are alarming statistics for the islands and reaffirms the significant challenges that we already know about," Mr Laming said.
"These islands have already been identified as some of the most income-stressed communities with high and complex social needs with limited access to essential services.
"The fact they are equivalent ranking to other well-known indigenous communities such as Palm Island means we have massive challenges right here in our backyard, just 35km from the CBD."
Mr Laming said the solution for the island communities was to focus on economic transitions and to promote infrastructure that creates jobs.
He said engaging with schools, the real economy, Work for the Dole programs and connecting welfare-aligned families to work opportunities would also help.