Beaudesert, QLD 4285 — 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
Beaudesert gained 1,760 residents from internal migration and 82 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,282 people moved away — a net addition of 560 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
Beaudesert against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Beaudesert population grew from 14,196 in 2016 to 16,642 in 2025, a change of 17.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Beaudesert | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,196 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 14,424 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 14,613 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,691 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,857 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,913 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,212 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,647 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,090 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,642 | 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 Beaudesert SA2, OpenStreetMap records 10 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 6 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 45 parks. For families: 1 library and 22 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 12 cafés, 6 restaurants and 4 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 gyms, 2 public pools and 46 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Nerang, is about 45,150 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 10 bus stops here.
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- Tamrookum State School
- Rathdowney State School
- Hillview State School
- Darlington State School
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Beaudesert State School
- McAuley College
- Beaudesert State High School
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Beaudesert Community Kindergarden
- Beaudesert Library
- Snap Fitness
- Snap Fitness
- Rathdowney Community Swimming Pool
- Target Country
- Beaudesert Hospital
- Doctors at Kooralbyn
- Beaudesert GP
- Beaudesert Family Practice
- Eaglesfield Street Medical Centre
- Doctors @ Beaudesert
- Foodworks
- Coles
- The Greener Grocer
- Woolworths
- ALDI
- Captain Logan Lookout Park
- Collins Park
- EM Tilley Park
- Carhill Park
- Hillview Park
- Burgess Park
- Central Park
- Il-Bogan 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.