Bethania - Waterford is still affordable — but less advantaged
Bethania - Waterford 4205 · Loganlea - Carbrook, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Bethania - Waterford is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $355 a week at the 2021 Census; well served for the everyday — 3 schools and 2 supermarkets. The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA decile 2 of 10); unemployment runs above the Brisbane norm, at 7.6%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 38 and households on a median $1,298 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
Bethania - Waterford against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Bethania - Waterford population grew from 11,225 in 2016 to 13,108 in 2025, a change of 16.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Bethania - Waterford | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,225 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,682 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 11,982 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,072 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,168 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,305 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,612 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,907 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 13,015 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 13,108 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Bethania - Waterford gained 1,386 residents from internal migration and 210 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,464 people moved away — a net addition of 132 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,386
- Internal migration out+1,378
- Overseas migration in+210
- Natural increase-39Natural decrease — deaths exceeded births.
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 | 10,869 | 12,125 | +12% |
| Median age | 36 | 38 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,186/wk | $1,298/wk | +9.4% |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk | $355/wk | -1.4% |
| Born overseas | 29.1% | 30.0% | +0.9 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 29.9%
- Mortgaged 29.6%
- Rented 36.4%
- Other / not stated 4.0%
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 2score 934
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 2score 911
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 3score 956
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 2score 901
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 Bethania - Waterford SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 30 parks. For families: 22 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms, 4 public pools and 31 sports fields. The nearest train station, Bethania, is about 1,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 35 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Waterford State School
- Canterbury College
- Bethania Lutheran Primary School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Bluebird Early Education Waterford
- Bethania Early Education Centre
- Woodlands Early Education Learning Centre
Gyms & fitness
- Planet Fitness
- ESMF Performance & Recovery Centre
GPs & clinics
- Bethania Family Practice
- Bethania Doctors
- Sun Family Practice
- Bethania Surgery
Supermarkets
- India Kart
- Aldi
Parks
- Schneider Road Reserve
- Pimpama Street Park
- W M Laughlin Memorial Park
- Larry Storey Park
- Barber Court Reserve
- Edinburgh Park
- Larry Storey Park
- Matthews Park
Train stations
- Bethania
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 Bethania - Waterford SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 combined school, of which 1 is government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1025 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Bethania - Waterford sits in decile 2 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 53% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Waterford State School (primary), Loganlea State High School (junior secondary), Loganlea State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Loganholme State School (primary), Edens Landing State School (primary), Waterford West State School (primary), Windaroo Valley State High School (junior secondary), Marsden State High School (junior secondary), Windaroo Valley State High School (senior secondary), Marsden State High School (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Bethania Lutheran Primary School (Bethania) · Independent · Prep–6
- Waterford State School · State · Prep–6
- Canterbury College (Waterford) · Independent · Prep–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.
- HereBethania - Waterford+0.7%
- 01Loganlea+1.3%
- 02Loganholme - Tanah Merah+1.2%
- 03Waterford West+1.0%
- 04Shailer Park+0.7%
- 05Cornubia - Carbrook+0.2%
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