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Norman Park, QLD 4170 — 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
6,857
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
21.0%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.6
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,918/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,319/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$450/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,600/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
69.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
20.0%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
7.9%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
75.8%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.2%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
84.7%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 23.8%Mortgaged 41.2%Rented 33.7%Other / not stated 1.3%

Where the growth came from

Norman Park gained 727 residents from internal migration and 189 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 910 people moved away — a net addition of 6 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+727
Internal migration out+789
Overseas migration in+189
Natural increase+66
Population (ERP)
7,414
▲ 2,164 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.98%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+6
916 in · 910 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
153rd
Top 63% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Norman Park against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Norman Park population grew from 6,659 in 2016 to 7,414 in 2025, a change of 11.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearNorman ParkQueensland average
20166,6594,845,152
20176,7404,926,380
20186,8465,006,623
20196,8975,088,847
20206,9735,165,613
20216,9585,215,814
20226,9805,310,905
20237,1395,450,235
20247,3425,571,890
20257,4145,669,764

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
Population6,3026,857+8.8%
Median age3435+1 yr
Median household income$2,386/wk$2,918/wk+22%
Median weekly rent$430/wk$450/wk+4.7%
Born overseas19.5%21.0%+1.5 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
1
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
1
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
14
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Norman Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 2 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 14 parks. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 23 sports fields. The nearest train station, Norman Park, is about 200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 29 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Norman Park State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Avenues Early Learning Centre
GPs & clinics
  • Bennetts Road Family Practice
  • Norman Park Specialist Centre
Supermarkets
  • Foodworks
Parks
  • Beak Street Park
  • Pattison Park
  • C.P. Bottomley Park
  • Vectis Street Park
  • Rollo Park
  • Wilson Park
  • Donaldson Street Park
  • Overend Street Park
Train stations
  • Norman 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 10
score 1,102
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 10
score 1,136
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 9
score 1,076
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 10
score 1,137

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01East Brisbane+3.0%
02Morningside - Seven Hills+1.5%
03Balmoral+1.2%
04Bulimba+0.8%
05Hawthorne+0.4%