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Kedron - Gordon Park 4031 · Chermside, Greater Brisbane, QLD

Kedron - Gordon Park is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $375 a week at the 2021 Census, and the ABS figures show little working against it.

A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $2,142 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)
15,654
▲ 4,401 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.16%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+63
1,879 in · 1,816 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater Brisbane
133rd
Top 55% of 243 SA2s
By population growth rate

How the population has changed

Kedron - Gordon Park against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Kedron - Gordon ParkQueensland average
201620202025

Kedron - Gordon Park population grew from 14,312 in 2016 to 15,654 in 2025, a change of 9.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show the data table
YearKedron - Gordon ParkQueensland average
201614,3124,845,152
201714,4594,926,380
201814,5165,006,623
201914,5685,088,847
202014,6695,165,613
202114,6865,215,814
202214,8035,310,905
202315,1035,450,235
202415,4755,571,890
202515,6545,669,764

Where the growth is coming from

Kedron - Gordon Park gained 1,506 residents from internal migration and 373 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,816 people moved away — a net addition of 63 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+1,506
  • Internal migration out+1,623
  • Overseas migration in+373
  • Natural increase+116

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
Population13,71514,432 +5.2%
Median age3435 +1 yr
Median household income$1,785/wk$2,142/wk +20%
Median weekly rent$350/wk$375/wk +7.1%
Born overseas21.6%21.1% -0.4 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

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

People

14,432
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
21.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.4
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,142/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,134/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$375/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,200/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
58.3%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
31.2%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.2%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

72.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
80.3%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 19.7%
  • Mortgaged 36.0%
  • Rented 41.9%
  • Other / not stated 2.3%

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 9
    score 1,070
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 9
    score 1,083
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 6
    score 1,018
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 9
    score 1,092

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
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
3
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
10
0 hospitals · 10 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
14
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Kedron - Gordon Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 10 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 14 parks. For families: 17 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 10 cafés, 5 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 47 sports fields. The nearest train station, Wooloowin, is about 2,000 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 81 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Saint Anthony's School
  • Kedron State School
  • Padua College

Childcare & kindergartens

  • C&K Kedron Childcare Centre
  • Goodstart Early Learning Kedron
  • Kedron Heights Community Kindergarten

Gyms & fitness

  • Prestige-Fit

GPs & clinics

  • Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
  • Kedron Park 7 Day Medical Centre
  • Kedron Wavell Medical Centre
  • Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
  • Kanvasd Clinic
  • Kedron Medical Centre
  • Northside Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
  • OrthoRegen

Supermarkets

  • Coles
  • Flannerys Organic Health Food

Parks

  • North Street Park
  • Edinburgh Castle Road Park
  • Gympie Road (no. 1) Park
  • Bennelong Park
  • Mercer Park
  • Bradbury Park
  • Murray Duus Park
  • Shaw Estate Park

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
2
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
1
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
1
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
3
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data
Average ICSEASchools
1118
4 of 4 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

The Kedron - Gordon Park SA2 contains 4 schools — 2 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 combined school, of which 1 is government and 3 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1118 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Kedron - Gordon Park sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 80% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Kedron State School (primary), Kedron State High School (junior secondary), Kedron State High School (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Wilston State School (primary), Eagle Junction State School (primary), Stafford State School (primary), Nundah State School (primary), Wavell Heights State School (primary), Wooloowin State School (primary), Windsor State School (primary), Somerset Hills State School (primary), Craigslea State High School (junior secondary), Everton Park State High School (junior secondary), Wavell State High School (junior secondary), Craigslea State High School (senior secondary), Wavell State High School (senior secondary), Everton Park State High School (senior secondary).

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

Show school list
Primary
Secondary
Combined (Prep–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 Chermside

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

  1. HereKedron - Gordon Park+1.2%
  2. 01Chermside+2.6%
  3. 02Aspley+1.3%
  4. 03Wavell Heights+1.1%
  5. 04Stafford+0.7%
  6. 05Chermside West+0.6%
  7. 06Stafford Heights+0.6%
  8. 07Geebung+0.3%

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

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