Belmont - Gumdale is well-off — but far from a train
Belmont - Gumdale 4153 · Capalaba, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Belmont - Gumdale is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); a higher-earning area (median household income $2,588 a week). The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Thorneside, about 4.1 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 41 and households on a median $2,588 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Belmont - Gumdale against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Belmont - Gumdale population grew from 7,748 in 2016 to 7,965 in 2025, a change of 2.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Belmont - Gumdale | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,748 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,731 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,741 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,735 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,666 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,643 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,688 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,834 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,904 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,965 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Belmont - Gumdale gained 595 residents from internal migration and 115 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 673 people moved away — a net addition of 37 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+595
- Internal migration out+625
- Overseas migration in+115
- Natural increase+24
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,371 | 7,550 | +2.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 41 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,196/wk | $2,588/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $435/wk | $450/wk | +3.4% |
| Born overseas | 22.6% | 23.5% | +0.9 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 39.8%
- Mortgaged 43.8%
- Rented 14.1%
- Other / not stated 2.3%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 9score 1,077
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,083
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,108
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,059
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Belmont - Gumdale SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 8 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms, 7 public pools and 46 sports fields. The nearest train station, Thorneside, is about 4,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 46 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Gumdale State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Guimdale C & K Community Kindergarten
- Journey Gumdale
Gyms & fitness
- Pace Fitness
- Jetts Fitness
Supermarkets
- Chandler Megafresh
- Woolworths Metro
Parks
- Formosa Road Park
- Tyberry Street Park
- Thredbo Place Park
- Summit Street Park
- Sam Sciacca Sportsfields
- She Oak Park
- Pinnacle Place Park
- Iona Close Park
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Belmont - Gumdale SA2 contains 1 school, and it is a government school. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Belmont - Gumdale sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 72% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Gumdale State School (primary), Capalaba State College (junior secondary), Capalaba State College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Birkdale State School (primary), Mackenzie State Primary School (primary), Tingalpa State School (primary), Lota State School (primary), Birkdale South State School (primary), Capalaba State College (primary), Belmont State School (primary), Manly West State School (primary), Wellington Point State High School (junior secondary), Alexandra Hills State High School (junior secondary), Whites Hill State College (junior secondary), Wynnum State High School (junior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (junior secondary), Mansfield State High School (junior secondary), Wellington Point State High School (senior secondary), Alexandra Hills State High School (senior secondary), Whites Hill State College (senior secondary), Wynnum State High School (senior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (senior secondary), Mansfield State High School (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Gumdale State School · State · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Capalaba
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereBelmont - Gumdale+0.8%
- 01Capalaba+0.8%
- 02Birkdale+0.8%
- 03Alexandra Hills+0.8%
- 04Wellington Point+0.7%
- 05Thorneside-0.1%
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