Rocklea - Acacia Ridge is still affordable — but less advantaged
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge 4106 · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $335 a week at the 2021 Census; a young, family-heavy area (median age 34). The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA decile 1 of 10); unemployment runs above the Brisbane norm, at 9.5%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 34 and households on a median $1,350 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
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge population grew from 9,945 in 2016 to 10,061 in 2025, a change of 1.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Rocklea - Acacia Ridge | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,945 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,015 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,057 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10,027 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,990 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,856 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,805 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,969 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 10,005 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,061 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge gained 1,108 residents from internal migration and 261 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,358 people moved away — a net addition of 11 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,108
- Internal migration out+1,251
- Overseas migration in+261
- Natural increase+45
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 | 9,559 | 9,711 | +1.6% |
| Median age | 34 | 34 | +0 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,177/wk | $1,350/wk | +15% |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $335/wk | +1.5% |
| Born overseas | 39.0% | 37.4% | -1.6 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 20.1%
- Mortgaged 28.7%
- Rented 47.8%
- Other / not stated 3.3%
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 1score 883
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 1score 892
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 1score 886
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 3score 923
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 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 3 supermarkets and 28 parks. For families: 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym, 2 public pools and 34 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Salisbury, is about 1,850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 114 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Acacia Ridge State School
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
- The Murri School
- Rocklea State School
- Watson Road State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- YMCA Long Daycare Centre
- Guppy's Early Learning Centre - Acacia Ridge
Gyms & fitness
- Anytime Fitness Rocklea
Shopping centres
- Elizabeth Street Shopping Centre
GPs & clinics
- MyLocalDoc Rocklea
Supermarkets
- ALDI
- Woolworths
- IGA Acacia Ridge
Parks
- Archerfield Park
- E C Backwell Park
- Mortimer Road Park
- Short Street Park
- Stable Swamp Park
- Grenier Park
- James Freney Park
- Stable Swamp Park
Train stations
- Rocklea
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 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge SA2 contains 6 schools — 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 combined school, of which 3 are government and 3 non-government. Its 5 schools with a published ICSEA average 902 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Rocklea - Acacia Ridge sits in decile 3 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 60% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Acacia Ridge State School (primary), Glenala State High School (junior secondary), Glenala State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Moorooka State School (primary), Salisbury State School (primary), Oxley State School (primary), Sherwood State School (primary), Corinda State School (primary), Rocklea State School (primary), Inala State School (primary), Yeronga State School (primary), Coopers Plains State School (primary), Sunnybank State School (primary), Watson Road State School (primary), Sunnybank Hills State School (primary), Corinda State High School (junior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (junior secondary), Yeronga State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Corinda State High School (senior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (senior secondary), Yeronga State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Acacia Ridge State School · State · Prep–6
- Our Lady of Fatima Primary School (Acacia Ridge) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Rocklea State School · State · Prep–6
- Watson Road State School · State · Prep–6
- YMCA Vocational School - Brisbane South · Independent · 7–12
- Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School (Acacia Ridge) · Independent · Prep–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
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- 02Algester+2.5%
- 03Calamvale - Stretton+1.7%
- 04Parkinson - Drewvale+0.7%
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