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Waterford West is still affordable — but less advantaged

Waterford West 4133 · Loganlea - Carbrook, Greater Brisbane, QLD

Waterford West is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $320 a week at the 2021 Census; a young, family-heavy area (median age 35). The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA decile 1 of 10); unemployment runs above the Brisbane norm, at 9.3%.

Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $1,257 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.

Population (ERP)
8,569
▲ 2,942 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.99%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+19
1,091 in · 1,072 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater Brisbane
152nd
Top 63% of 243 SA2s
By population growth rate

How the population has changed

Waterford West against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Waterford WestQueensland average
201620202025

Waterford West population grew from 7,523 in 2016 to 8,569 in 2025, a change of 13.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.

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YearWaterford WestQueensland average
20167,5234,845,152
20177,6614,926,380
20187,6455,006,623
20197,7955,088,847
20207,8315,165,613
20217,9235,215,814
20228,0445,310,905
20238,3195,450,235
20248,4855,571,890
20258,5695,669,764

Where the growth is coming from

Waterford West gained 957 residents from internal migration and 134 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,072 people moved away — a net addition of 19 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+957
  • Internal migration out+1,012
  • Overseas migration in+134
  • Natural increase+65

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-yearly

The 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.

Measure20162021Change
Population7,2437,815 +7.9%
Median age3535 +0 yrs
Median household income$1,098/wk$1,257/wk +14%
Median weekly rent$315/wk$320/wk +1.6%
Born overseas32.8%34.8% +2.0 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.

People

7,815
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
34.8%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.6
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$1,257/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$626/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$320/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,452/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
76.3%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
4.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

46.2%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
9.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
51.6%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 25.0%
  • Mortgaged 31.0%
  • Rented 40.1%
  • Other / not stated 3.9%

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The 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 disadvantage
    Decile 1
    score 876
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 1
    score 870
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 2
    score 914
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 1
    score 865

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.

SchoolsOSM
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
8
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
5
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
21
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Waterford West SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 8 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 21 parks. For families: 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 10 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 10 sports fields. The nearest train station, Loganlea, is about 2,750 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 24 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Waterford West State School
  • Marsden State High School

Childcare & kindergartens

  • Edge Early Learning
  • Happy House
  • Little Bunyas
  • Hatchlings Early Learning Centre Waterford West
  • Waterford Child Care

GPs & clinics

  • Sullivan Nicolaides
  • Waterford Medical Centre & Skin Cancer Clinic
  • Waterford West Medical Centre
  • ML Pathology

Supermarkets

  • Coles
  • SG Spice World
  • TOL Supermarkets
  • Mera-Desh
  • Aldi

Parks

  • Alford Park
  • Lansdown Park
  • Tygum Park
  • Laughlin Park
  • Maas Park
  • Moffatt Park
  • Bayes Park
  • Riverside Park

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.

PrimarySchools
1
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
0
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
2
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
0
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data

The Waterford West SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 secondary school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Waterford West sits in decile 1 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 52% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Waterford West State School (primary), Marsden State High School (junior secondary), Marsden State High School (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Logan Reserve State School (primary), Marsden State School (primary), Kingston State School (primary), Waterford State School (primary), Loganlea State High School (junior secondary), Loganlea State High School (senior secondary).

Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.

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Primary
Secondary

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 Loganlea - Carbrook

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereWaterford West+1.0%
  2. 01Loganlea+1.3%
  3. 02Loganholme - Tanah Merah+1.2%
  4. 03Bethania - Waterford+0.7%
  5. 04Shailer Park+0.7%
  6. 05Cornubia - Carbrook+0.2%

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