Wynnum, QLD 4178 — 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
Wynnum gained 1,382 residents from internal migration and 276 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,423 people moved away — a net addition of 235 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
Wynnum against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Wynnum population grew from 13,757 in 2016 to 15,505 in 2025, a change of 12.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Wynnum | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,757 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 13,967 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 14,092 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,369 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,585 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,738 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,814 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 14,970 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,253 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 15,505 | 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 Wynnum SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 21 parks. For families: 1 library and 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés, 2 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 1 gym, 1 public pool and 21 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Wynnum, is about 100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 69 bus stops here.
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- Montessori Journey
- Wynnum State School
- Guardian Angels School
- Guardian Angels School
- Wynnum State High School
- Wynnum Library
- BodyTone Pilates Studio
- Wynnum Wading Pool
- Majestic Cinemas Wynnum
- Wynnum Shopping Centre
- Wynnum Arcade
- Corner House Shops
- Wynnum & Bayside Medical Practice
- The Edith Street Medicentre
- Queensland XRay
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Wynnum Municipal Reserve
- Coreen Street Park
- Kitchener Park
- Wynnum Central Park
- Greene Park
- Breakwater Park
- The Esplanade
- Wynnum Golf Club Practice Green
- Wynnum
- Wynnum Central
- North Wynnum
- Wynnum North
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.