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Mount Gravatt, QLD 4122 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
15,873
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
27.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.5
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,017/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$948/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$395/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,031/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
66.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
19.8%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.8%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
65.3%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.9%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
77.7%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 22.4%Mortgaged 36.8%Rented 38.7%Other / not stated 2.0%

Where the growth came from

Mount Gravatt gained 1,457 residents from internal migration and 352 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,758 people moved away — a net addition of 51 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.

Internal migration in+1,457
Internal migration out+1,613
Overseas migration in+352
Natural increase+122
Population (ERP)
17,149
▲ 4,434 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.02%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+51
1,809 in · 1,758 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
150th
Top 62% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Mount Gravatt against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Mount Gravatt population grew from 15,578 in 2016 to 17,149 in 2025, a change of 10.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearMount GravattQueensland average
201615,5784,845,152
201715,7654,926,380
201815,9395,006,623
201916,0555,088,847
202016,1445,165,613
202116,1595,215,814
202216,3285,310,905
202316,6545,450,235
202416,9765,571,890
202517,1495,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population14,94215,873+6.2%
Median age3435+1 yr
Median household income$1,631/wk$2,017/wk+24%
Median weekly rent$370/wk$395/wk+6.8%
Born overseas28.1%27.9%-0.2 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
6
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
4
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
15
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Mount Gravatt SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 15 parks. For families: 1 library and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 8 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 4 gyms, 1 public pool and 28 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Coorparoo, is about 5,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 94 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Mt Gravatt State Primary School
  • Mount Gravatt State High School
  • Saint Agnes Catholic Primary
  • Seton College
  • Nursery Road State Special School
  • Yarranlea Primary School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Mount Gravatt Community Kindergarten
  • Pod Early School
  • St Marks Early Learning Centre
Libraries
  • Mount Gravatt Library
Gyms & fitness
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Snap Fitness
  • Goodlife Health Clubs
  • Griffith University Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Public pools
  • Giffith University pool
Shopping centres
  • Mount Gravatt Plaza
GPs & clinics
  • Queensland Xray, Mount Gravatt
  • Metropol Doctors @ Carindale
Supermarkets
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
  • Kiah Organic & Wholefoods Warehouse
  • IGA Carindale
Parks
  • Chester Park Reserve
  • Panorama Place Park
  • Gertrude Petty Place
  • Wardle Street Park
  • Scurr Park
  • Graham Lord Park
  • Tallow Wood Place Park
  • Tristania Way 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 7
score 1,035
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,045
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 5
score 993
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 8
score 1,072

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Rochedale - Burbank+5.2%
02Upper Mount Gravatt+1.8%
03Eight Mile Plains+1.6%
04Macgregor (Qld)+1.0%
05Mansfield (Qld)+1.0%
06Wishart-0.3%