Hillcrest, QLD 4118 — 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
Hillcrest gained 1,112 residents from internal migration and 124 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,101 people moved away — a net addition of 135 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
Hillcrest against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Hillcrest population grew from 8,457 in 2016 to 10,043 in 2025, a change of 18.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Hillcrest | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,457 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 8,624 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 8,722 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,826 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 8,936 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 8,963 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,198 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,497 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,835 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,043 | 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 Hillcrest SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 28 parks. For families: 13 playgrounds. Staying active: 5 sports fields. The nearest train station, Springfield, is about 8,850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 27 bus stops here.
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- Milestones Early Learning Hillcrest
- Lincoln Green Abbey Corridor
- Lincoln Green Park
- Sienko Park
- Paradise Park
- Paradise Park
- Abbey Park
- Seaton Park
- Pauline Towler Park
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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.