Slacks Creek, QLD 4127 — 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
Slacks Creek gained 1,261 residents from internal migration and 199 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,456 people moved away — a net addition of 4 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
Slacks Creek against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Slacks Creek population grew from 10,837 in 2016 to 10,811 in 2025, a change of -0.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Slacks Creek | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,837 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,762 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,637 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10,648 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,602 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,561 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,598 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 10,677 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 10,739 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,811 | 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 Slacks Creek SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 27 parks. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms and 30 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kingston, is about 2,350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.
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- Mabel Park State High School
- Mabel Park State School
- Mabel Park Junior Campus
- Deru Creche
- Paradise Road Early Learning
- Future Kids Family Day Care
- Goodstart Early Learning Slacks Creek
- Lifestyle Health Clubs
- NTG Fight & Fitness
- Argonaut Shopping Centre
- Medical Centre
- Aldi
- MC's Indian & Island Food
- Thompson Park
- Collard Park
- Wagensveldt Park
- Mabel Park
- Valencia Park
- Meakin Park
- The Ken May Memorial Lions Park
- Darren 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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.