The former Yeronga Fire Station was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The former Yeronga Fire Station is an important example of the upgrading of fire stations undertaken in Brisbane suburbs by the Queensland Government through the Metropolitan Fire Board during the 1930s. The former Yeronga Fire Station is important in demonstrating the growth of Yeronga during the 1930s. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. The former Yeronga Fire Station is an important example of the architecture and planning of Brisbane suburban fire stations of the 1930s. The interiors in both the operational and domestic areas are substantially intact. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The former Yeronga Fire Station has aesthetic and architectural significance as a modest, functional civic building. Robust and austere, it is a landmark on Ipswich Road, a busy Brisbane arterial. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The former Yeronga Fire Station is important as one of a number of civic and community service buildings located within Yeronga Park. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The former Yeronga Fire Station is an important example of the work of the architectural firm Atkinson and Conrad. Atkinson, through the firms he was associated with, sustained a long association with the Fire Services in Brisbane commencing in 1890 with his design for the new headquarters for the Brisbane Fire Brigade. His architectural practices were responsible for many of the fire stations throughout Brisbane.