Bardon, QLD 4065 — 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
Bardon gained 823 residents from internal migration and 319 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,061 people moved away — a net addition of 81 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
Bardon against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Bardon population grew from 10,168 in 2016 to 11,168 in 2025, a change of 9.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Bardon | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,168 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,260 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,347 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10,380 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,540 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,477 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,597 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 10,888 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,065 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 11,168 | 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 Bardon SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 16 parks. For families: 1 library and 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 3 gyms and 34 sports fields. The nearest train station, Auchenflower, is about 2,450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 95 bus stops here.
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- Saint Josephs School
- Bardon State School
- Rainworth State School
- Stuartholme School
- Harmony Childcare Centre
- Bardon Community Kindy
- Little Bardon Kindergarten
- Little Ducks Childcare Bardon
- Biome health and fitness
- Goodlife Health Clubs
- Goodlife Health Clubs Bardon
- Neighbourhood Medical
- Body Mind Medical
- Bardon Family Doctors
- Bardon Foodstore
- The Bardon Shed
- Leworthy Street Park
- Bardon Scenic Reserve
- Bowman Park
- Karalee Country Club
- Hughie Williams Park
- Neill Park
- Rainworth Park
- Dawn Street Park
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.