Greenbank - North Maclean is one of Brisbane's fastest-growing suburbs — but far from a train
Greenbank - North Maclean 4124 · Jimboomba, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Greenbank - North Maclean is 3rd fastest-growing of 243 Greater Brisbane suburbs; still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $430 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Springfield Central, about 10.8 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $2,073 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.
How the population has changed
Greenbank - North Maclean against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Greenbank - North Maclean population grew from 6,484 in 2016 to 12,691 in 2025, a change of 95.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Greenbank - North Maclean | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,484 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,630 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,750 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,909 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,190 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,725 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 8,721 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,849 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,115 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,691 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Greenbank - North Maclean gained 2,305 residents from internal migration and 63 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,011 people moved away — a net addition of 1,357 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+2,305
- Internal migration out+985
- Overseas migration in+63
- Natural increase+219
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-yearlyThe 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.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,274 | 7,637 | +22% |
| Median age | 40 | 37 | -3 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,695/wk | $2,073/wk | +22% |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $430/wk | +0.0% |
| Born overseas | 18.3% | 20.8% | +2.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 26.3%
- Mortgaged 54.5%
- Rented 16.0%
- Other / not stated 3.3%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe 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 disadvantageDecile 5score 1,010
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 5score 979
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 9score 1,071
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 3score 938
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Greenbank - North Maclean SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 2 supermarkets and 39 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 17 sports fields. The nearest train station, Springfield Central, is about 10,800 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 14 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Everleigh State School
- Greenbank State School
Libraries
- Greenbank Library
- Resource Centre
Supermarkets
- Woolworths
- Olley's Orange Country Market
Parks
- Pub Lane Park
- Leaf Park
- Everleigh Entrance Park
- Sawmill Park
- Talbot Park
- Everleigh Park
- Orchard Park
- James Smith Recreation Area
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.
The Greenbank - North Maclean SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 secondary school, of which 1 is government and 1 non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Greenbank - North Maclean sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 55% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Park Ridge State High School (junior secondary), Park Ridge State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Springfield Lakes State School (primary), Springfield Central State School (primary), Greenbank State School (primary), Flagstone State School (primary), Jimboomba State School (primary), Park Ridge State School (primary), Yarrabilba State Secondary College (junior secondary), Flagstone State Community College (junior secondary), Springfield Central State High School (junior secondary), Yarrabilba State Secondary College (senior secondary), Flagstone State Community College (senior secondary), Springfield Central State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Greenbank State School · State · Prep–6
- Australian Technology and Agricultural College (North Maclean) · Independent · 10–12
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.
- HereGreenbank - North Maclean+14.2%
- 01Yarrabilba+8.4%
- 02Flagstone (West) - New Beith+8.1%
- 03Jimboomba - Glenlogan+4.2%
- 04Logan Village+3.5%
- 05Flagstone (East) - Riverbend+1.1%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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