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Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is still affordable — but far from a train

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend 4280 · Jimboomba, Greater Brisbane, QLD

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $410 a week at the 2021 Census; a young, family-heavy area (median age 34). The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Springfield Central, about 17.6 km).

Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 34 and households on a median $2,203 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.

Population (ERP)
7,190
▲ 4,813 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.14%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+36
725 in · 689 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater Brisbane
137th
Top 56% of 243 SA2s
By population growth rate

How the population has changed

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Flagstone (East) - RiverbendQueensland average
201620202025

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend population grew from 6,218 in 2016 to 7,190 in 2025, a change of 15.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.

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YearFlagstone (East) - RiverbendQueensland average
20166,2184,845,152
20176,3264,926,380
20186,4385,006,623
20196,5625,088,847
20206,6305,165,613
20216,7195,215,814
20226,8275,310,905
20236,9995,450,235
20247,1095,571,890
20257,1905,669,764

Where the growth is coming from

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend gained 670 residents from internal migration and 55 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 689 people moved away — a net addition of 36 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+670
  • Internal migration out+667
  • Overseas migration in+55
  • Natural increase+45

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-yearly

The 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.

Measure20162021Change
Population6,0316,632 +10.0%
Median age3134 +3 yrs
Median household income$1,902/wk$2,203/wk +16%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$410/wk +2.5%
Born overseas17.0%16.3% -0.7 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.

People

6,632
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
16.3%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.4
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,203/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$859/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$410/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,950/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
99.1%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.8%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

62.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.7%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
54.8%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 17.3%
  • Mortgaged 64.8%
  • Rented 15.8%
  • Other / not stated 2.1%

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The 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 disadvantage
    Decile 6
    score 1,013
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 5
    score 974
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 9
    score 1,087
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 3
    score 920

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.

SchoolsOSM
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
20
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Flagstone (East) - Riverbend SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 20 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 8 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 3 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Springfield Central, is about 17,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 3 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Flagstone State School
  • Flagstone State Community College

Childcare & kindergartens

  • Goodstart Early Learning Flagstone
  • Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Flagstone
  • Flagstone Early Learning

Gyms & fitness

  • Anytime Fitness
  • Snap Fitness

Shopping centres

  • Flagstone Central

GPs & clinics

  • Flagstone Medical Centre
  • Flagstone Medical Centre

Supermarkets

  • ALDI
  • Woolworths
  • Coles

Parks

  • Homestead Park
  • Coachwood Park
  • Homestead Park (Flagstone)
  • Riverbend Park
  • Red Ash Reserve
  • Songbird Park
  • Jackeroo Park
  • Baker Reserve

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.

PrimarySchools
1
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
0
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
2
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
0
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data

The Flagstone (East) - Riverbend SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 secondary school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Flagstone (East) - Riverbend sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 55% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Flagstone State School (primary), Flagstone State Community College (junior secondary), Flagstone State Community College (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Woodhill State School (primary), Jimboomba State School (primary), Yarrabilba State Secondary College (junior secondary), Yarrabilba State Secondary College (senior secondary).

Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.

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Primary
Secondary

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 Jimboomba

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereFlagstone (East) - Riverbend+1.1%
  2. 01Greenbank - North Maclean+14.2%
  3. 02Yarrabilba+8.4%
  4. 03Flagstone (West) - New Beith+8.1%
  5. 04Jimboomba - Glenlogan+4.2%
  6. 05Logan Village+3.5%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

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