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Riverhills, QLD 4074 — 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
4,121
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
36
Median age
Years
31.0%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.7
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,059/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$974/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$410/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,820/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
87.0%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.0%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.9%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
68.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.4%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
75.3%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 25.1%Mortgaged 48.3%Rented 24.8%Other / not stated 1.8%

Where the growth came from

Riverhills gained 315 residents from internal migration and 57 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 397 people moved away — a net addition of -25 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+315
Internal migration out+374
Overseas migration in+57
Natural increase+35
Population (ERP)
4,267
▲ 444 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.23%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
-25
372 in · 397 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
222nd
Top 91% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Riverhills against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Riverhills population grew from 4,270 in 2016 to 4,267 in 2025, a change of -0.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearRiverhillsQueensland average
20164,2704,845,152
20174,2774,926,380
20184,2755,006,623
20194,2615,088,847
20204,2205,165,613
20214,1795,215,814
20224,1635,310,905
20234,2215,450,235
20244,2575,571,890
20254,2675,669,764

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
Population4,0434,121+1.9%
Median age3436+2 yrs
Median household income$1,742/wk$2,059/wk+18%
Median weekly rent$395/wk$410/wk+3.8%
Born overseas30.8%31.0%+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
0
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
0
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
5
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Riverhills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Staying active: 3 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Wacol, is about 3,350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 11 bus stops here.

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Shopping centres
  • Metro Middle Park
Parks
  • Wolston Creek Bushland Reserve
  • Tigris Street Park
  • Karumba Place Park
  • Sumners Road 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 8
score 1,059
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,043
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 8
score 1,040
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 8
score 1,051

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Middle Park - Jamboree Heights+0.9%
02Jindalee - Mount Ommaney+0.8%
03Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park-0.2%
04Westlake-0.3%