Underwood, QLD 4119 — 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
Underwood gained 682 residents from internal migration and 200 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 818 people moved away — a net addition of 64 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
Underwood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Underwood population grew from 6,670 in 2016 to 7,527 in 2025, a change of 12.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Underwood | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,670 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,763 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,834 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,832 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,905 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,908 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 6,997 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,234 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,408 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,527 | 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 Underwood SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 14 parks. For families: 1 library and 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 9 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 5 gyms, 1 public pool and 3 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kuraby, is about 2,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 21 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Jacaranda Early Learning Centre
- Logan North Library
- Stronghold Gym
- RMR Fitness
- The Basketball Lab
- Goodlife Health Clubs
- Logan North Aquatic Centre
- Big W
- Watersprings Medical Centre
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Arlington Park
- Turncock Park
- Concourse Park
- Springvale Park
- Crescent Park
- Brookvale Park
- Camelot Park
- Akers 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.