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Brassall, QLD 4305 — 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
12,115
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
12.3%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.5
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,408/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$719/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$310/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,500/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
80.1%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.6%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.3%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
54.3%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
6.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
52.3%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 23.5%Mortgaged 27.7%Rented 46.7%Other / not stated 2.1%

Where the growth came from

Brassall gained 1,569 residents from internal migration and 95 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,475 people moved away — a net addition of 189 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+1,569
Internal migration out+1,436
Overseas migration in+95
Natural increase+64
Population (ERP)
13,196
▲ 6,797 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.95%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+189
1,664 in · 1,475 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
71st
Top 29% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Brassall against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Brassall population grew from 11,222 in 2016 to 13,196 in 2025, a change of 17.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBrassallQueensland average
201611,2224,845,152
201711,4934,926,380
201811,6895,006,623
201912,0155,088,847
202012,2025,165,613
202112,3045,215,814
202212,5135,310,905
202312,7235,450,235
202412,9435,571,890
202513,1965,669,764

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
Population10,90212,115+11%
Median age3234+2 yrs
Median household income$1,262/wk$1,408/wk+12%
Median weekly rent$300/wk$310/wk+3.3%
Born overseas11.8%12.3%+0.4 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
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
1
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
15
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Brassall SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 3 supermarkets and 15 parks. For families: 1 library and 16 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 gym, 1 public pool and 17 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, The Workshops Rail Museum, is about 2,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 33 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Ipswich State High School
  • Brassall State School
  • Ipswich Adventist School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Active Kids Brassall
Gyms & fitness
  • Club Lime Ipswich
Shopping centres
  • Brassall Shopping Centre
Supermarkets
  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
  • IGA Pine Mountain Road
Parks
  • Catalina Park
  • Mary Trower Park
  • Bellona Park
  • Battye Park
  • Sutton Park
  • Wallaby Ware Park
  • Vi Jordan Park
  • John Murphy 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 2
score 930
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 2
score 908
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 3
score 945
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 2
score 911

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Ripley+15.4%
02Bundamba+2.2%
03Karalee - Barellan Point+1.8%
04Leichhardt - One Mile+1.7%
05North Ipswich - Tivoli+1.2%
06Raceview+1.1%
07Ipswich - East+0.9%
08Churchill - Yamanto+0.8%
09Ipswich - North+0.7%
10Ipswich - Central+0.4%
11Karana Downs+0.4%
12Riverview-0.0%