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Flagstone (West) - New Beith, QLD 4280 — 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
10,051
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
33
Median age
Years
20.0%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.4
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,524/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,001/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$395/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,167/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
98.8%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.8%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.2%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
72.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
61.6%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 16.3%Mortgaged 70.8%Rented 11.5%Other / not stated 1.4%

Where the growth came from

Flagstone (West) - New Beith gained 1,723 residents from internal migration and 65 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 936 people moved away — a net addition of 852 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+1,723
Internal migration out+909
Overseas migration in+65
Natural increase+151
Population (ERP)
13,360
▲ 11,706 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+8.12%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+852
1,788 in · 936 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
7th
Top 3% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Flagstone (West) - New Beith against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Flagstone (West) - New Beith population grew from 6,805 in 2016 to 13,360 in 2025, a change of 96.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearFlagstone (West) - New BeithQueensland average
20166,8054,845,152
20177,1134,926,380
20187,5515,006,623
20198,2765,088,847
20209,3035,165,613
202110,1915,215,814
202210,9135,310,905
202311,5405,450,235
202412,3575,571,890
202513,3605,669,764

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
Population6,57610,051+53%
Median age3533-2 yrs
Median household income$2,310/wk$2,524/wk+9.3%
Median weekly rent$500/wk$395/wk-21%
Born overseas19.8%20.0%+0.2 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
1
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
0
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
43
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Flagstone (West) - New Beith SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres and 43 parks. For families: 9 playgrounds. Staying active: 6 sports fields. The nearest train station, Springfield Central, is about 13,000 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 10 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • St Bonaventure's College
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Peak Childcare & Kindergarten
  • Guardian Greenbank Spring Mountain Drive
Parks
  • Wilby Garden
  • Conquest Park
  • Highgate Garden
  • Elizabeth Garden
  • Split Log Park
  • Lagoon Park
  • Latitude Park
  • Sandy Creek Reserve

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 1,064
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,035
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,134
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 5
score 970

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Greenbank - North Maclean+14.2%
02Yarrabilba+8.4%
03Jimboomba - Glenlogan+4.2%
04Logan Village+3.5%
05Flagstone (East) - Riverbend+1.1%