Marsden, QLD 4132 — 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
Marsden gained 1,904 residents from internal migration and 376 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,288 people moved away — a net addition of -8 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
Marsden against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Marsden population grew from 14,968 in 2016 to 17,494 in 2025, a change of 16.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Marsden | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,968 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,401 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 15,831 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 16,053 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 16,161 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 16,341 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,566 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,931 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,298 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,494 | 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 Marsden SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 40 parks. For families: 1 library and 18 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 1 restaurant. Staying active: 10 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Kingston, is about 2,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 49 bus stops here.
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- Burrowes State School
- Marsden State School
- Milestones Early Learning Marsden
- Marsden Library
- Macarthy Fair Shopping Centre
- Focal Point Shopping Centre
- Doctors on Fifth
- 4cyte Pathology
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Kinchant Park
- Pescara Park
- Brandon Park
- Burrinjuck Park
- Marsden Park
- Moxey Park
- Echo Park
- Apex 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.