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Aspley, QLD 4034 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
12,912
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
43
Median age
Years
26.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.5
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,838/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$851/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$415/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,000/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
72.6%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.5%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
58.0%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
69.8%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 36.0%Mortgaged 33.2%Rented 23.9%Other / not stated 6.8%

Where the growth came from

Aspley gained 1,269 residents from internal migration and 229 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,330 people moved away — a net addition of 168 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.

Internal migration in+1,269
Internal migration out+1,236
Overseas migration in+229
Natural increase+5
Population (ERP)
13,789
▲ 1,909 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.27%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+168
1,498 in · 1,330 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
118th
Top 49% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Aspley against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Aspley population grew from 12,760 in 2016 to 13,789 in 2025, a change of 8.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearAspleyQueensland average
201612,7604,845,152
201712,8444,926,380
201812,9745,006,623
201913,0565,088,847
202013,1075,165,613
202113,0635,215,814
202213,1645,310,905
202313,3655,450,235
202413,6165,571,890
202513,7895,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population12,31512,912+4.8%
Median age4243+1 yr
Median household income$1,521/wk$1,838/wk+21%
Median weekly rent$390/wk$415/wk+6.4%
Born overseas25.2%26.1%+0.8 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
4
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
4
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
20
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Aspley SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 supermarkets and 20 parks. For families: 1 library and 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés, 6 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 20 sports fields. Also 6 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Zillmere station, is about 2,000 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 70 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Aspley State School
  • Aspley East State School
  • Aspley Special School
  • Aspley State High School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Aspley
  • Avenues Early Learning Centre Aspley
  • Uniting Early Learning Aspley
  • C&K Aspley East Community Kindergarten
Shopping centres
  • Robinson Road Marketplace
  • Aspley Hypermarket
  • Aspley Hypermarket
  • Kmart
  • Harvey Norman
  • Aspley Homemaker City
Supermarkets
  • Coles
  • Aldi
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • Albany Creek Road Park (no. 76)
  • Railton Street Park
  • Ben Lomond Street Park
  • Fred Campbell Park
  • Ironwood Street Park
  • Hedley Barker Park
  • Harry Kirby Park
  • Aspley Reservior Park

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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 8
score 1,058
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 8
score 1,050
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 7
score 1,029
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 7
score 1,044

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Chermside+2.6%
02Kedron - Gordon Park+1.2%
03Wavell Heights+1.1%
04Stafford+0.7%
05Chermside West+0.6%
06Stafford Heights+0.6%
07Geebung+0.3%