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Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, QLD 4124 — 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
19,166
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
32
Median age
Years
33.2%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.7
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,463/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$740/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$360/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,616/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
86.0%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.1%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.0%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
55.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
7.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
58.3%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 23.2%Mortgaged 30.6%Rented 42.3%Other / not stated 3.9%

Where the growth came from

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gained 3,844 residents from internal migration and 236 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,987 people moved away — a net addition of 1,093 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+3,844
Internal migration out+2,886
Overseas migration in+236
Natural increase+337
Population (ERP)
27,073
▲ 15,991 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+5.58%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+1,093
4,080 in · 2,987 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
12th
Top 5% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge population grew from 12,683 in 2016 to 27,073 in 2025, a change of 113.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBoronia Heights - Park RidgeQueensland average
201612,6834,845,152
201713,4154,926,380
201814,3345,006,623
201915,9535,088,847
202017,7015,165,613
202119,5645,215,814
202221,7845,310,905
202323,8245,450,235
202425,6435,571,890
202527,0735,669,764

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
Population12,23919,166+57%
Median age3832-6 yrs
Median household income$1,174/wk$1,463/wk+25%
Median weekly rent$345/wk$360/wk+4.3%
Born overseas26.8%33.2%+6.4 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
6
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
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
36
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Boronia Heights - Park Ridge SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 36 parks. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 restaurant. Staying active: 16 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kingston, is about 9,300 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 66 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Park Ridge State School
  • Park Ridge State High School
  • Parklands Christian College
  • Boronia Heights State School
  • Corymbia State School
  • Saint Philomena School
Shopping centres
  • Park Ridge Town Centre
Supermarkets
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • Logan West Parklands
  • Colville Park
  • Jedfire Park
  • Anglesea Park
  • Park Ridge Reserve
  • Tillerman Park
  • Punter Park
  • Kantenna 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 3
score 951
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 2
score 924
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 4
score 969
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 2
score 906

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve+12.0%
02Browns Plains+3.6%
03Hillcrest+2.1%
04Marsden+1.1%
05Regents Park - Heritage Park+1.0%
06Crestmead+0.6%
07Munruben - Park Ridge South+0.4%