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Belmont - Gumdale, QLD 4153 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
7,550
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
41
Median age
Years
23.5%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.1
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,588/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$951/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$450/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,268/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
93.4%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.9%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
65.4%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.6%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
72.2%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 39.8%Mortgaged 43.8%Rented 14.1%Other / not stated 2.3%

Where the growth came from

Belmont - Gumdale gained 595 residents from internal migration and 115 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 673 people moved away — a net addition of 37 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.

Internal migration in+595
Internal migration out+625
Overseas migration in+115
Natural increase+24
Population (ERP)
7,965
▲ 1,347 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.77%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+37
710 in · 673 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
177th
Top 73% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Belmont - Gumdale against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Belmont - Gumdale population grew from 7,748 in 2016 to 7,965 in 2025, a change of 2.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBelmont - GumdaleQueensland average
20167,7484,845,152
20177,7314,926,380
20187,7415,006,623
20197,7355,088,847
20207,6665,165,613
20217,6435,215,814
20227,6885,310,905
20237,8345,450,235
20247,9045,571,890
20257,9655,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population7,3717,550+2.4%
Median age3941+2 yrs
Median household income$2,196/wk$2,588/wk+18%
Median weekly rent$435/wk$450/wk+3.4%
Born overseas22.6%23.5%+0.9 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
1
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
8
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Belmont - Gumdale SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 8 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms, 7 public pools and 46 sports fields. The nearest train station, Thorneside, is about 4,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 46 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Gumdale State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Guimdale C & K Community Kindergarten
  • Journey Gumdale
Gyms & fitness
  • Pace Fitness
  • Jetts Fitness
Supermarkets
  • Chandler Megafresh
  • Woolworths Metro
Parks
  • Formosa Road Park
  • Tyberry Street Park
  • Thredbo Place Park
  • Summit Street Park
  • Sam Sciacca Sportsfields
  • She Oak Park
  • Pinnacle Place Park
  • Iona Close 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 9
score 1,077
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 9
score 1,083
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,108
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 8
score 1,059

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Capalaba+0.8%
02Birkdale+0.8%
03Alexandra Hills+0.8%
04Wellington Point+0.7%
05Thorneside-0.1%