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Burpengary - East, QLD 4505 — 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
6,658
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
18.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.1
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,346/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$916/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$430/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,100/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
94.2%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.2%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
67.2%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.9%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
58.1%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 23.7%Mortgaged 56.9%Rented 17.4%Other / not stated 2.1%

Where the growth came from

Burpengary - East gained 1,252 residents from internal migration and 61 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 855 people moved away — a net addition of 458 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+1,252
Internal migration out+830
Overseas migration in+61
Natural increase+62
Population (ERP)
9,216
▲ 6,382 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+5.98%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+458
1,313 in · 855 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
10th
Top 4% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Burpengary - East against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Burpengary - East population grew from 4,093 in 2016 to 9,216 in 2025, a change of 125.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBurpengary - EastQueensland average
20164,0934,845,152
20174,3834,926,380
20184,7465,006,623
20195,3145,088,847
20206,0035,165,613
20216,7475,215,814
20227,5165,310,905
20238,0735,450,235
20248,6965,571,890
20259,2165,669,764

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
Population3,9676,658+68%
Median age4034-6 yrs
Median household income$2,046/wk$2,346/wk+15%
Median weekly rent$425/wk$430/wk+1.2%
Born overseas15.3%18.9%+3.7 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
0
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
3
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
3
0 hospitals · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
17
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Burpengary - East SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 17 parks. For families: 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés. Staying active: 4 sports fields. The nearest train station, Morayfield, is about 5,300 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 2 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Edge Early Learning
  • Busy Bees at Burpengary East
  • Good Start Early Learning
GPs & clinics
  • Burpengary East Medical Centre & Skin Cancer Clinic
  • Speak & Swallow
  • Hub Medical Centre
Supermarkets
  • Woolworths
  • IGA
Parks
  • Village Park
  • Habitat Park
  • Reflections Park
  • Riparian Park
  • Explorer Park
  • Caboolture River Fishing & Boating Club
  • North Harbour Heritage Park
  • Caboolture Clay Target Club

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 1,049
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 6
score 1,018
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,105
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 4
score 960

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Caboolture - West+4.2%
02Morayfield - East+4.1%
03Caboolture - South+3.0%
04Caboolture - East+2.2%
05Wamuran+1.2%
06Elimbah+1.1%