Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is well-off
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights 4074 · Centenary, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 8 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $430 a week at the 2021 Census, and the ABS figures show little working against it.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 39 and households on a median $2,141 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
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights population grew from 7,362 in 2016 to 7,411 in 2025, a change of 0.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Middle Park - Jamboree Heights | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,362 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,376 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,331 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,226 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,216 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,168 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,157 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,255 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,347 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,411 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Middle Park - Jamboree Heights gained 539 residents from internal migration and 135 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 654 people moved away — a net addition of 20 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+539
- Internal migration out+598
- Overseas migration in+135
- Natural increase+44
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 | 7,066 | 7,086 | +0.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 39 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,875/wk | $2,141/wk | +14% |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $430/wk | +7.5% |
| Born overseas | 35.5% | 35.8% | +0.3 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 36.5%
- Mortgaged 41.9%
- Rented 19.4%
- Other / not stated 2.2%
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 9score 1,070
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,059
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 8score 1,055
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,071
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 Middle Park - Jamboree Heights SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 8 parks. For families: 3 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 7 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Darra station, is about 2,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 21 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Good News Lutheran School
- Jamboree Heights State Primary School
- Middle Park State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Goodstart Early Learning
Gyms & fitness
- ifeelgood
Shopping centres
- Metro Middle Park
Supermarkets
- Coles
Parks
- Naver Street Park
- Loffs Road Park
- Beanland Street Park
- Rod and Mary Burrows Park
- Jamboree Park
- Peter Lightfoot Oval
- Wirilda Street Park
- Jamboree Lions Community 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.
The Middle Park - Jamboree Heights SA2 contains 3 schools, of which 2 are government and 1 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, Middle Park - Jamboree Heights sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 76% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Jamboree Heights State School (primary), Centenary State High School (junior secondary), Centenary State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Middle Park State School (primary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Good News Lutheran School (Middle Park) · Independent · Prep–6
- Jamboree Heights State School · State · Prep–6
- Middle Park State School · State · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
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