Rochedale South - Priestdale is still affordable — but barely growing
Rochedale South - Priestdale 4123 · Springwood - Kingston, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Rochedale South - Priestdale is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $395 a week at the 2021 Census; a young, family-heavy area (median age 37). The trade-offs: the population is barely moving; the nearest train station is a fair way off (Kuraby, about 5.7 km).
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $1,931 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Rochedale South - Priestdale against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Rochedale South - Priestdale population grew from 16,005 in 2016 to 16,053 in 2025, a change of 0.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Rochedale South - Priestdale | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,005 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 16,041 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 16,051 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 15,984 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 15,899 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 15,652 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,610 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,858 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,030 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,053 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Rochedale South - Priestdale gained 1,186 residents from internal migration and 183 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,451 people moved away — a net addition of -82 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,186
- Internal migration out+1,375
- Overseas migration in+183
- Natural increase+105
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,455 | 15,394 | -0.4% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,650/wk | $1,931/wk | +17% |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk | $395/wk | +6.8% |
| Born overseas | 26.3% | 27.4% | +1.1 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 29.5%
- Mortgaged 46.1%
- Rented 22.4%
- Other / not stated 2.0%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 7score 1,033
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 6score 1,011
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,025
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 6score 1,011
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Rochedale South - Priestdale SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 29 parks. For families: 19 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 4 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 5 gyms and 33 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kuraby, is about 5,650 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 88 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Springwood Road State School
- Rochedale South State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Pafrey Road Child Care
- Hatchlings Early Learning Centre
- Rochedale Central Childcare
Gyms & fitness
- Speedfit
- F45 Training
- Fitness Cartel Health Clubs
- Joy In Movement
- Fitstop
Shopping centres
- Rochedale Shopping Village
GPs & clinics
- Brisbane Diagnostics Rochedale South
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- Centre Place Family Practice
Supermarkets
- Drakes
Parks
- Exilis Street Power Easement
- Jules Park
- Minutus Park
- Passerine Park
- Dorset Park
- Passerine Park
- Priests Gully Park
- Bond Park
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Rochedale South - Priestdale SA2 contains 2 schools, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Rochedale South - Priestdale sits in decile 6 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 67% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Rochedale South State School (primary), Springwood State High School (junior secondary), Springwood State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Eight Mile Plains State School (primary), Springwood Central State School (primary), Springwood Road State School (primary), Daisy Hill State School (primary), Rochedale State High School (junior secondary), Rochedale State High School (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Rochedale South State School · State · Prep–6
- Springwood Road State School · State · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
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Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
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- 02Underwood+1.6%
- 03Logan Central+1.2%
- 04Daisy Hill+0.8%
- 05Kingston (Qld)+0.7%
- 06Slacks Creek+0.7%
- 07Springwood+0.4%
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