Runcorn, QLD 4113 — 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.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Runcorn gained 1,210 residents from internal migration and 919 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,984 people moved away — a net addition of 145 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.
Estimated resident population
Runcorn against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Runcorn population grew from 15,139 in 2016 to 15,762 in 2025, a change of 4.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Runcorn | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,139 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,165 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 15,051 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,870 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,716 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,313 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,396 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,009 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,483 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 15,762 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
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.
Within the Runcorn SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 34 parks. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés, 7 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 36 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Fruitgrove, is about 250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 52 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Runcorn State High School
- Runcorn Heights State School
- Saint Laurence's College Playing Fields
- Kids Academy Early Learning Runcorn
- The Avenues Early Learning Centre
- Guppys Early Learning Centre
- ifeelgood 24/7
- Runcorn Plaza
- Gowan Road Medical Centre
- Shri Balaji Foods
- IGA
- Grove Park
- Lexus Street Park
- Celica Street Park
- Mango Street Park
- Judith Court Park
- Lee Close Park
- Shirley Sester Park
- Hair Park
- Fruitgrove
- Runcorn
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.