Albany Creek, QLD 4035 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Albany Creek gained 1,263 residents from internal migration and 151 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,378 people moved away — a net addition of 36 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Albany Creek against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Albany Creek population grew from 16,357 in 2016 to 17,369 in 2025, a change of 6.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Albany Creek | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,357 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,396 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 16,492 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 16,588 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 16,669 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 16,683 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,787 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 17,021 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,279 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,369 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Albany Creek SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 8 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 30 parks. For families: 1 library and 18 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 7 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 1 gym and 22 sports fields. The nearest train station, Strathpine, is about 5,200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 52 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Albany Creek State High School
- All Saints Primary School
- Albany Hills State School
- Albany Creek State School
- Good Shepherd Christian School
- Chatterbox Early Learning & Child Care Centre Albany Creek
- Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning Centre
- Goodstart Albany Creek - Dawn Road
- Goodstart Albany Creek - The Boulevard
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Green Leaves Early Learning
- Albany Creek Community Kindergarten
- Albany Creek Library
- Jetts Fitness
- Radius Albany Hills
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Aldi
- Bleakley Park
- Hilltop Historical Park
- Tom Simpson Park
- Cuthbert Park
- Lemke Park
- Robert Morgan Park
- Jacaranda Park
- Richard Lee Reserve
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.