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Cleveland, QLD 4163 — 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
15,851
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
51
Median age
Years
30.4%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.3
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,430/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$746/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$400/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,000/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
60.4%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
19.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
50.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.7%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
59.4%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 39.0%Mortgaged 27.9%Rented 29.4%Other / not stated 3.8%

Where the growth came from

Cleveland gained 1,654 residents from internal migration and 310 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,659 people moved away — a net addition of 305 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+1,654
Internal migration out+1,531
Overseas migration in+310
Natural increase-108
Population (ERP)
16,952
▲ 3,909 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.18%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+305
1,964 in · 1,659 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
128th
Top 53% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Cleveland against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Cleveland population grew from 15,344 in 2016 to 16,952 in 2025, a change of 10.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearClevelandQueensland average
201615,3444,845,152
201715,5584,926,380
201815,7515,006,623
201915,8545,088,847
202015,8955,165,613
202116,0745,215,814
202216,1465,310,905
202316,4135,450,235
202416,7555,571,890
202516,9525,669,764

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
Population14,79815,851+7.1%
Median age4951+2 yrs
Median household income$1,275/wk$1,430/wk+12%
Median weekly rent$380/wk$400/wk+5.3%
Born overseas31.0%30.4%-0.7 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
6
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
12
1 hospital · 11 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
65
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Cleveland SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 11 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 65 parks. For families: 1 library and 17 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 6 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms, 4 public pools and 64 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Cleveland, is about 1,000 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 88 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Cleveland State Primary School
  • Cleveland District State High School
  • Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
  • Australian Industry Trade College - Redlands
  • UQ Clinical School
  • The BUSY School Cleveland Campus
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Bay House Early Education
  • Cleveland Early Learning Centre
  • Waterloo Street Early Education Centre
  • Bayside Park Early Education Centre
Libraries
  • Cleveland Library
Gyms & fitness
  • Fit HQ
  • The Fit-Hot Bod Shop
  • Yoga with Audra
Shopping centres
  • Cleveland Central
Hospitals
  • Redland Hospital
GPs & clinics
  • Physio Dynamics Physiotheropists
  • Redland City Medical Centre
  • Pivotal Health
  • Bayside Orthopaedic Centre
  • Neurosensory
  • The Indillie Clinic
  • Bayside Urology
  • Redlands Eye Specialists
Supermarkets
  • IGA on Bloomfield
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
Parks
  • Donald Simpson Park
  • William Ross Park
  • Bloomfield Street Park
  • Haggup Street Park
  • Norm Dean Park
  • Raby Bay Harbour Park
  • Dunwich Street Park
  • Beach Street Park
Train stations
  • Cleveland

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 6
score 1,013
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 6
score 1,004
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 6
score 1,007
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 6
score 997

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Southern Moreton Bay Islands+5.2%
02Redland Bay+3.8%
03Victoria Point+2.0%
04Thornlands+2.0%
05Ormiston+1.9%
06North Stradbroke Island+0.8%
07Sheldon - Mount Cotton+0.5%