Murrumba Downs - Griffin, QLD 4503 — 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
Murrumba Downs - Griffin gained 2,951 residents from internal migration and 370 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 3,075 people moved away — a net addition of 246 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
Murrumba Downs - Griffin against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Murrumba Downs - Griffin population grew from 18,181 in 2016 to 27,130 in 2025, a change of 49.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Murrumba Downs - Griffin | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18,181 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 19,281 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 20,631 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 21,736 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 22,646 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 23,556 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 24,868 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 25,939 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 26,566 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 27,130 | 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 Murrumba Downs - Griffin SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 34 parks. For families: 12 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 3 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 29 sports fields. The nearest train station, Mango Hill, is about 2,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 44 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Griffin State School
- Living Faith Lutheran Primary School
- Undurba State School
- Murrumba State Secondary College
- Harmony Early Education Griffin
- Living Waters Lutheran Kindergarten
- Anytime Fitness
- Griffin Medical Centre
- Castle Hill Medical Centre
- Coles
- IGA Local Grocer
- Peppercorn Street Park
- Lavender Drive Park
- The Little Common
- Bob Thomas Park
- Catherine Petrie Park
- Acacia Park
- Harold Maroney Reserve
- John Oxley Reserve
- Murrumba Downs
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.