Stafford Heights, QLD 4053 — 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
Stafford Heights gained 667 residents from internal migration and 102 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 750 people moved away — a net addition of 19 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
Stafford Heights against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Stafford Heights population grew from 7,075 in 2016 to 7,356 in 2025, a change of 4.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Stafford Heights | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,075 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,141 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,204 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,259 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,275 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,230 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,238 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,261 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,314 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,356 | 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 Stafford Heights SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 11 parks. For families: 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café. Staying active: 4 sports fields. The nearest train station, Alderley, is about 3,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 50 bus stops here.
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- Queen of Apostles Parish School
- Stafford Heights State School
- Somerset Hills State School
- Goodstart Stafford Heights
- Stafford Heights Kindergarten
- Woolworths Metro
- Sedgemoor Place
- Venetia Street Park
- Amott Street Park
- Stafford Rotary Park
- Remick Street Park
- Grey Gum Park
- Heilbromm Street Park
- Webster Road 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.