Brisbane City, QLD 4000 — 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
Brisbane City gained 1,680 residents from internal migration and 2,337 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 3,397 people moved away — a net addition of 620 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
Brisbane City against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Brisbane City population grew from 10,939 in 2016 to 17,502 in 2025, a change of 60.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Brisbane City | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,939 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,638 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,326 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,054 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 13,969 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 13,686 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,418 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,828 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,845 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,502 | 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 Brisbane City SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 11 supermarkets and 31 parks. For families: 3 libraries and 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 99 cafés, 111 restaurants and 40 pubs and bars. Staying active: 6 gyms, 2 public pools and 2 sports fields. Also 3 cinemas and 11 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Brisbane Central, is about 400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 143 bus stops here.
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- Albert Park Flexible Learning Centre
- Gardenia Early Learning Centre
- C&K QUT Gardens Point Community Childcarw Centre
- Brisbane Square Library
- QUT Gardens Point Main Library
- QUT Law Library
- Anytime Fitness
- Furlani Fitness
- EMF Performance and Recovery Centre Brisbane
- Snap Fitness
- Goodlife Health Clubs
- Anytime Fitness
- Event Cinemas Brisbane City
- The Elizabeth Picture Theatre/Five Star Cinemas
- Palace Cinemas
- Queen Adelaide Building
- Brisbane Arcade
- 170 Queen
- QueensPlaza
- David Jones
- Uptown Brisbane
- Wintergarden
- Macarthur Central
- Alcohol and Drug Information Service
- Brisbane Sexual Health Clinic
- Gardens Point Medical Centre
- Coles Local
- Woolworths Metro
- Woolworths Metro
- Coles Central
- Sunlit
- Woolworths
- Fresco Supermarket
- Davely's Asian Supermarket
- Emma Miller Place
- Rooftop Park
- Observatory Park
- King Edward Park
- Wickham Park
- Rail Centre Plaza
- Anzac Square
- Post Office Square
- Brisbane Central
- Roma Street
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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.