Live in Brisbane
Suburb profile · SA2

Beachmere - Sandstone Point, QLD 4510 — 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
16,469
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
53
Median age
Years
18.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.3
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,160/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$570/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$360/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,647/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
86.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
4.6%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
7.9%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
42.2%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
6.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
40.9%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 44.8%Mortgaged 29.8%Rented 20.9%Other / not stated 4.5%

Where the growth came from

Beachmere - Sandstone Point gained 1,596 residents from internal migration and 101 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,512 people moved away — a net addition of 185 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+1,596
Internal migration out+1,470
Overseas migration in+101
Natural increase-53
Population (ERP)
17,733
▲ 8,429 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.75%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+185
1,697 in · 1,512 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
181st
Top 74% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Beachmere - Sandstone Point against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Beachmere - Sandstone Point population grew from 15,313 in 2016 to 17,733 in 2025, a change of 15.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBeachmere - Sandstone PointQueensland average
201615,3134,845,152
201715,5894,926,380
201815,9425,006,623
201916,2045,088,847
202016,4315,165,613
202116,6855,215,814
202216,9775,310,905
202317,3745,450,235
202417,6015,571,890
202517,7335,669,764

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
Population14,89216,469+11%
Median age4953+4 yrs
Median household income$1,043/wk$1,160/wk+11%
Median weekly rent$330/wk$360/wk+9.1%
Born overseas18.0%18.9%+0.9 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
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
1
0 hospitals · 1 GP/clinic
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
47
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Beachmere - Sandstone Point SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 47 parks. For families: 21 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 1 restaurant and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 27 sports fields. The nearest train station, Caboolture, is about 11,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 92 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Birali Steiner School
  • Beachmere State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Sandstone Lakes Early Learning Centre
  • Goodstart Early Learning
  • Sparrow Early Learning Sandstone Point
GPs & clinics
  • Ningi Doctors
Supermarkets
  • IGA
  • IGA
Parks
  • Theo Greene Park
  • Ningi Waters Drive Park
  • Sandheath Place
  • Water Gum Park
  • Turners Camp
  • Progress Park
  • Peerless Way Park
  • Pebble Beach Common

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 3
score 962
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 2
score 923
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 5
score 1,001
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 2
score 899

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Bribie Island+0.7%