Mitchelton, QLD 4053 — 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
Mitchelton gained 1,063 residents from internal migration and 141 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,039 people moved away — a net addition of 165 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
Mitchelton against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Mitchelton population grew from 8,684 in 2016 to 9,734 in 2025, a change of 12.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Mitchelton | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,684 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 8,836 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 8,907 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,998 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,038 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,029 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,106 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,362 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,539 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,734 | 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 Mitchelton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 7 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 supermarkets and 13 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés, 4 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 23 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Mitchelton, is about 550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 51 bus stops here.
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- Mitchelton State School
- Mitchelton State High School
- Our Lady of Dolours
- Mitchelton Special School
- Mt Maria College
- Busy Bees at Mitchelton
- Blackwood Street Early Learning
- Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne
- Milestones Early Learning Brookside
- Mitchelton Library
- Jetts Fitness
- CrossFit
- Big W
- Target
- Brookside Shopping Centre
- IGA Local Grocer
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Fenwick Park
- Picabeen Park
- Belgenny Way Park
- McConaghy Street park (no. 10-20)
- Lockrose Street Park
- Osborne Road Park (no. 76-84)
- Thagoona Street Park
- Emerald Place Park (no. 8)
- Mitchelton
- Oxford 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.