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Tingalpa, QLD 4173 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
8,881
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
38
Median age
Years
25.3%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.6
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,983/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$947/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$420/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,900/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
80.6%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
2.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.5%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
67.4%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.7%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
67.1%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 29.1%Mortgaged 44.1%Rented 25.3%Other / not stated 1.5%

Where the growth came from

Tingalpa gained 798 residents from internal migration and 170 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 959 people moved away — a net addition of 9 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.

Internal migration in+798
Internal migration out+889
Overseas migration in+170
Natural increase+87
Population (ERP)
9,404
▲ 1,440 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.03%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+9
968 in · 959 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
148th
Top 61% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Tingalpa against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Tingalpa population grew from 9,115 in 2016 to 9,404 in 2025, a change of 3.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearTingalpaQueensland average
20169,1154,845,152
20179,1014,926,380
20189,1035,006,623
20199,1135,088,847
20209,1105,165,613
20218,9875,215,814
20228,9945,310,905
20239,0985,450,235
20249,3085,571,890
20259,4045,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population8,7058,881+2.0%
Median age3738+1 yr
Median household income$1,690/wk$1,983/wk+17%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$420/wk+5.0%
Born overseas25.2%25.3%+0.1 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
1
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
16
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Tingalpa SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 16 parks. For families: 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym and 31 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Murarrie, is about 2,350 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 45 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Tingalpa State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Leading Childcare
Gyms & fitness
  • Fitness 4173
Shopping centres
  • HomeCo
Supermarkets
  • ALDI
Parks
  • Carmichael Park
  • Kianawah Park
  • Roscrea Street Park
  • Thurston Street Park
  • Kooringal Street Park
  • Murarrie Road Park (nos. 315-327)
  • Coochin Place Park
  • Hemmant Quarry Reserve

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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 7
score 1,044
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 6
score 1,020
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 7
score 1,032
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 6
score 1,003

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Wynnum+1.6%
02Wynnum West - Hemmant+1.6%
03Manly - Lota+1.1%
04Murarrie+1.1%
05Wakerley+0.6%
06Manly West+0.6%
07Brisbane Port - Lytton+0.0%