Carole Park, QLD 4300 — 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
Carole Park gained 0 residents from internal migration and 0 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 0 people moved away — a net addition of 0 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
Carole Park against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Carole Park population grew from 4 in 2016 to 7 in 2025, a change of 75.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Carole Park | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7 | 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 Carole Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 parks. The nearest train station, Gailes, is about 2,350 m from the suburb centre.
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- Julie Road Park
- Andre Ripoll Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.