Sandgate - Shorncliffe, QLD 4017 — 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
Sandgate - Shorncliffe gained 696 residents from internal migration and 118 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 679 people moved away — a net addition of 135 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
Sandgate - Shorncliffe against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Sandgate - Shorncliffe population grew from 7,026 in 2016 to 6,975 in 2025, a change of -0.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Sandgate - Shorncliffe | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,026 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,014 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,047 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,012 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,939 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,905 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 6,905 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 6,919 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 6,952 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 6,975 | 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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 9 parks. For families: 1 library and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 10 cafés, 4 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 gyms and 6 sports fields. The nearest train station, Sandgate, is about 250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 44 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Sandgate Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School
- Shorncliffe State School
- St Patrick's College
- Kids Capers Childcare Sandgate
- Sandgate Library
- F45 Training
- Anytime Fitness
- Doctors Surgery
- Woolworths
- Aldi
- Einbunpin Lagoon Park
- Sandgate Memorial Park
- Rotary Park
- Curlew Park
- Hutchison Park
- Deagon Wetlands
- Frank Doyle Park
- Sandgate
- Shorncliffe
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.