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.
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 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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| Year | Waterford West | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,523 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,661 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,645 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,795 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,831 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,923 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 8,044 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 8,319 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 8,485 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 8,569 | 5,669,764 |
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-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 | 7,243 | 7,815 | +7.9% |
| Median age | 35 | 35 | +0 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,098/wk | $1,257/wk | +14% |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk | $320/wk | +1.6% |
| Born overseas | 32.8% | 34.8% | +2.0 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 25.0%
- Mortgaged 31.0%
- Rented 40.1%
- Other / not stated 3.9%
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 1score 876
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 1score 870
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 2score 914
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 1score 865
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 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.
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).
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.
Show school list
- Waterford West State School · State · Prep–6
- Marsden 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 Loganlea - Carbrook
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereWaterford West+1.0%
- 01Loganlea+1.3%
- 02Loganholme - Tanah Merah+1.2%
- 03Bethania - Waterford+0.7%
- 04Shailer Park+0.7%
- 05Cornubia - Carbrook+0.2%
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