Brisbane Port - Lytton
Brisbane Port - Lytton is still affordable, but barely growing.
Brisbane Port - Lytton is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $280 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: the population is barely moving; the nearest train station is a fair way off (North Wynnum, about 4.8 km).
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 51 and households on a median $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $280 a week at the 2021 Census
What to weigh up
- the population is barely moving
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (North Wynnum, about 4.8 km)
Brisbane Port - Lytton on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Brisbane Port - Lytton, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Brisbane Port - Lytton against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Brisbane Port - Lytton population grew from 9 in 2016 to 10 in 2025, a change of 11.1% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Brisbane Port - Lytton | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5,669,764 |
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 | 9 | 8 | -11% |
| Median age | 29 | 51 | +22 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,999/wk | $1,374/wk | -54% |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $280/wk | 0% |
| Born overseas | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
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How homes are held
- Owned outright 0.0%
- Mortgaged 0.0%
- Rented 100.0%
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Brisbane Port - Lytton sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Brisbane Port - Lytton is policed by the Queensland Police Service Wynnum Division, which also covers Manly - Lota, Manly West, Murarrie, Tingalpa, Wakerley and Wynnum and 2 more. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Brisbane Port - Lytton specifically.
Most-reported offences · Wynnum Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,732 /100k−34% vs QLD↓ 2%
- Drug Offences1,488 /100k−11% vs QLD↑ 15%
- Assault570 /100k−46% vs QLD↓ 13%
- Unlawful Entry416 /100k−38% vs QLD↓ 18%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle205 /100k−39% vs QLD↓ 14%
- Robbery21 /100k−54% vs QLD↓ 28%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Wynnum Division — not Brisbane Port - Lytton on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Wynnum Division over the last 12 months, running 34% below the Queensland rate and flat on the year before. None of this is specific to Brisbane Port - Lytton — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,732 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↓ 2% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,488 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 15% vs prior year |
| Assault | 570 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 13% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 416 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 18% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 205 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 21 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 28% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Wynnum Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 202219%
- 20119.8%
- 19744.4%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
37% of Brisbane Port - Lytton is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High 25%
- Medium 3.3%
- Low 3.4%
- Very Low 5.3%
Brisbane Port - Lytton has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 19% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 37% of Brisbane Port - Lytton as flood-liable, roughly 29% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 19% of the suburb |
| Within the 2011 flood extent | 9.8% of the suburb |
| Within the 1974 flood extent | 4.4% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 37% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 25% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 3.3% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 3.4% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 5.3% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
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. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Brisbane Port - Lytton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 green space. Eating out and socialising: 1 café. Staying active: 9 sports fields. The nearest train station, North Wynnum, is about 4,800 m from the suburb centre.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Iona College
Green spaces
- Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Brisbane Port - Lytton has 3 council parks covering 51 ha, with 0.3 km of walking track and 3.6 km of bikeway and shared path.
- Sandy Camp Park115 Sandy Camp Road, Lytton36 ha0.3 km walking track2.9 km bikeway & shared path
- Wynnum Nth Conservation Site435 Wynnum North Road, Wynnum15 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Lytton Road Park (No. 1665)1665 Lytton Road, Lytton0.9 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
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 centre of this SA2 is zoned for Wynnum State School (primary), Wynnum State High School (junior secondary), Wynnum State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Brisbane Bayside State College (junior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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 Wynnum - Manly
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereBrisbane Port - Lytton+0.0%
- 01Wynnum+1.6%
- 02Wynnum West - Hemmant+1.6%
- 03Manly - Lota+1.1%
- 04Murarrie+1.1%
- 05Tingalpa+1.0%
- 06Wakerley+0.6%
- 07Manly West+0.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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