Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove is well-off
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove 4055 · The Gap - Enoggera, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $400 a week at the 2021 Census, and the ABS figures show little working against it.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 37 and households on a median $2,585 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove population grew from 10,331 in 2016 to 12,833 in 2025, a change of 24.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,331 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,609 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,910 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,241 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,545 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 11,855 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,027 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,267 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,617 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,833 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove gained 1,221 residents from internal migration and 145 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,199 people moved away — a net addition of 167 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,221
- Internal migration out+1,139
- Overseas migration in+145
- Natural increase+49
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,907 | 11,681 | +18% |
| Median age | 36 | 37 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $2,159/wk | $2,585/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $356/wk | $400/wk | +12% |
| Born overseas | 19.3% | 21.7% | +2.4 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 29.1%
- Mortgaged 45.4%
- Rented 24.7%
- Other / not stated 0.9%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 10score 1,088
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,086
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 10score 1,095
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,070
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove SA2, OpenStreetMap records 15 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 42 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 37 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 2,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 34 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- St Andrews School
- Saint Andrews Catholic School
- Undercover Area
- Assembly Hall
- U Block
- Ferny Grove State School
- Undercover Area
- Undercover Area
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K Upper Kedron Childcare Centre
- Habitat Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Sparrow Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Edge Early Learning Ferny Grove
Libraries
- Library
- Resource Centre
Gyms & fitness
- Snap Fitness
- Evil Barbee PT
- Jetts Fitness
GPs & clinics
- QML Pathology
- SmartClinics Ferny Grove Family Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- IGA Upper Kedron
- Coles
Parks
- Inverness Street Park
- Pickering Place Park
- McKinnon Court Park
- Ferndale Place Park (No. 8)
- Skye Place Park
- Upper Kedron Recreation Reserve
- Selkirk Crescent Park
- Thomas Place Park
Train stations
- Ferny Grove
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 2 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1077 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 75% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Ferny Grove State School (primary), Ferny Grove State High School (junior secondary), Ferny Grove State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Ferny Hills State School (primary), Patricks Road State School (primary), The Gap State School (primary), Hilder Road State School (primary), The Gap State High School (junior secondary), The Gap State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Ferny Grove State School · State · Prep–6
- St Andrew's Catholic School (Ferny Grove) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Ferny Grove State High School · State · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in The Gap - Enoggera
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereUpper Kedron - Ferny Grove+1.7%
- 01Mitchelton+2.0%
- 02Enoggera+1.2%
- 03The Gap+0.6%
- 04Enoggera Reservoir+0.0%
- 05Keperra-0.2%
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