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Rochedale - Burbank, QLD 4123 — 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
11,020
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
51.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.3
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,614/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$985/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$600/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,600/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
91.7%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.2%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
67.4%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
5.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
84.7%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 27.5%Mortgaged 51.5%Rented 18.3%Other / not stated 2.7%

Where the growth came from

Rochedale - Burbank gained 1,366 residents from internal migration and 296 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,084 people moved away — a net addition of 578 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+1,366
Internal migration out+932
Overseas migration in+296
Natural increase+99
Population (ERP)
13,761
▲ 9,957 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+5.17%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+578
1,662 in · 1,084 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
15th
Top 6% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Rochedale - Burbank against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Rochedale - Burbank population grew from 6,665 in 2016 to 13,761 in 2025, a change of 106.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearRochedale - BurbankQueensland average
20166,6654,845,152
20177,4544,926,380
20188,2905,006,623
20199,2335,088,847
202010,3155,165,613
202111,2095,215,814
202211,8335,310,905
202312,4465,450,235
202413,0845,571,890
202513,7615,669,764

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
Population6,31811,020+74%
Median age3534-1 yr
Median household income$2,336/wk$2,614/wk+12%
Median weekly rent$500/wk$600/wk+20%
Born overseas40.0%51.9%+11.9 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
3
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
21
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Rochedale - Burbank SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 21 parks. For families: 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 39 sports fields. The nearest train station, Kuraby, is about 7,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 61 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Sinai College
  • Rochedale State School
  • Mackenzie State Primary School
  • Redeemer Lutheran College
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School
  • Rochedale State High School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Sunkids Rochedale
  • Rochedale Kids Early Learning Centre
  • Seedlings Early Learning Rochedale
Gyms & fitness
  • Lifestyle Center
  • Snap Fitness
GPs & clinics
  • Rochedale Village Doctors
  • Pulse Radiology
Supermarkets
  • Coles
Parks
  • Fischer Family Park
  • Gainsborough Park
  • Strawberry Fields Place Park
  • Hendrik Park
  • Rochedale Sports 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 9
score 1,084
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 10
score 1,118
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,121
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 9
score 1,106

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

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