Which Greater Brisbane suburbs have the oldest residents?
Ranked by median age of residents at the 2021 Census — highest first.
At a glance
Top 15 by median age, placed on the real value scale — lowest at left, highest is #1.
- 01Bribie Island63 yrs
- 02Southern Moreton Bay Islands61 yrs
- 03Esk55 yrs
- 04Beachmere - Sandstone Point53 yrs
- 05North Stradbroke Island52 yrs
- 06Redcliffe52 yrs
- 07Cleveland51 yrs
- 08Victoria Point49 yrs
- 09Scarborough - Newport49 yrs
- 10Sandgate - Shorncliffe48 yrs
- 11Margate - Woody Point48 yrs
- 12Ormiston47 yrs
- 13Boonah47 yrs
- 14Brookfield - Kenmore Hills46 yrs
- 15Clontarf46 yrs
The top 30
of 234 ranked- 01Bribie Islandunchanged since the 2016 Census63 yrs
- 02Southern Moreton Bay Islandsunchanged since the 2016 Census61 yrs
- 03Eskunchanged since the 2016 Census55 yrs
- 04Beachmere - Sandstone Pointunchanged since the 2016 Census53 yrs
- 05North Stradbroke Islandunchanged since the 2016 Census52 yrs
- 06Redcliffeup 2 places since the 2016 Census52 yrs
- 07Clevelanddown 1 place since the 2016 Census51 yrs
- 08Victoria Pointup 2 places since the 2016 Census49 yrs
- 09Scarborough - Newportdown 2 places since the 2016 Census49 yrs
- 10Sandgate - Shorncliffedown 1 place since the 2016 Census48 yrs
- 11Margate - Woody Pointunchanged since the 2016 Census48 yrs
- 12Ormistonunchanged since the 2016 Census47 yrs
- 13Boonahunchanged since the 2016 Census47 yrs
- 14Brookfield - Kenmore Hillsunchanged since the 2016 Census46 yrs
- 15Clontarfunchanged since the 2016 Census46 yrs
- 16Manly - Lotaunchanged since the 2016 Census45 yrs
- 17Beaudesertup 4 places since the 2016 Census45 yrs
- 18Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvaledown 1 place since the 2016 Census45 yrs
- 19Samford Valleydown 1 place since the 2016 Census45 yrs
- 20Kilcoydown 1 place since the 2016 Census44 yrs
- 21Birkdaleup 8 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 22Wellington Pointup 8 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 23Wynnumup 8 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 24Aspleydown 2 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 25Carindaledown 2 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 26Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Parkup 28 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 27Westlakedown 3 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 28Wamurandown 3 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 29Rothwell - Kippa-Ringup 3 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
- 30Dayborodown 4 places since the 2016 Census43 yrs
Bribie Island tops Greater Brisbane's oldest suburbs at 63 yrs, followed by Southern Moreton Bay Islands (61 yrs) and Esk (55 yrs).
Show the top 30 as a table
| Rank | Suburb | Median age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bribie Island | 63 yrs |
| 2 | Southern Moreton Bay Islands | 61 yrs |
| 3 | Esk | 55 yrs |
| 4 | Beachmere - Sandstone Point | 53 yrs |
| 5 | North Stradbroke Island | 52 yrs |
| 6 | Redcliffe | 52 yrs |
| 7 | Cleveland | 51 yrs |
| 8 | Victoria Point | 49 yrs |
| 9 | Scarborough - Newport | 49 yrs |
| 10 | Sandgate - Shorncliffe | 48 yrs |
| 11 | Margate - Woody Point | 48 yrs |
| 12 | Ormiston | 47 yrs |
| 13 | Boonah | 47 yrs |
| 14 | Brookfield - Kenmore Hills | 46 yrs |
| 15 | Clontarf | 46 yrs |
| 16 | Manly - Lota | 45 yrs |
| 17 | Beaudesert | 45 yrs |
| 18 | Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale | 45 yrs |
| 19 | Samford Valley | 45 yrs |
| 20 | Kilcoy | 44 yrs |
| 21 | Birkdale | 43 yrs |
| 22 | Wellington Point | 43 yrs |
| 23 | Wynnum | 43 yrs |
| 24 | Aspley | 43 yrs |
| 25 | Carindale | 43 yrs |
| 26 | Seventeen Mile Rocks - Sinnamon Park | 43 yrs |
| 27 | Westlake | 43 yrs |
| 28 | Wamuran | 43 yrs |
| 29 | Rothwell - Kippa-Ring | 43 yrs |
| 30 | Dayboro | 43 yrs |
What's behind the ranking
What’s driving it
- Bribie Island's median age is 63, 26 years above the 37-year median across ranked suburbs. At the 2021 Census, 54% of homes were owned outright, 32% of households were lone-person households and 13% of households were couples with children.
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands' median age is 61, 24 years above the 37-year median across ranked suburbs. At the 2021 Census, 51% of homes were owned outright, 41% of households were lone-person households and 9% of households were couples with children.
- Esk's median age is 55, 18 years above the 37-year median across ranked suburbs. At the 2021 Census, 47% of homes were owned outright, 29% of households were lone-person households and 19% of households were couples with children.
Caveats
- These are 2021 Census figures, so they are about five years old; incomes, ages and household mix have moved since.
Ranked on median age from the 2021 Census, highest first. Suburbs with fewer than 500 residents, or too little data to rank fairly, are left out. Movement compares each suburb's position since the 2016 Census, among suburbs ranked in both periods. How the rankings are calculated.