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Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, QLD 4069 — 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
7,020
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
46
Median age
Years
33.4%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.0
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$3,239/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,059/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$520/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,700/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
92.4%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
4.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.5%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
58.3%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.7%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
86.2%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 46.2%Mortgaged 40.9%Rented 10.3%Other / not stated 2.6%

Where the growth came from

Brookfield - Kenmore Hills gained 483 residents from internal migration and 154 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 596 people moved away — a net addition of 41 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+483
Internal migration out+484
Overseas migration in+154
Natural increase-47
Population (ERP)
7,202
▲ 515 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
-0.08%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+41
637 in · 596 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
234th
Top 96% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Brookfield - Kenmore Hills against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Brookfield - Kenmore Hills population grew from 7,033 in 2016 to 7,202 in 2025, a change of 2.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearBrookfield - Kenmore HillsQueensland average
20167,0334,845,152
20177,0894,926,380
20187,1335,006,623
20197,1415,088,847
20207,1715,165,613
20217,1035,215,814
20227,1255,310,905
20237,1455,450,235
20247,2085,571,890
20257,2025,669,764

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
Population6,7527,020+4.0%
Median age4546+1 yr
Median household income$2,579/wk$3,239/wk+26%
Median weekly rent$480/wk$520/wk+8.3%
Born overseas32.0%33.4%+1.4 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
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
4
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
20
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Brookfield - Kenmore Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 20 parks. For families: 1 library and 8 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés and 3 restaurants. Staying active: 23 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 10,300 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 57 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Upper Brookfield State School
  • Brookfield State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Brookfield Early Childhood Centre
  • Kenmore Hills Early Learning
  • Shared Beginnings Kenmore
  • Montessori Children's House
Libraries
  • Kenmore Library
Shopping centres
  • Kenmore Village Shopping Centre
GPs & clinics
  • Brookfield Surgery
  • Australian Doctors Clinic
  • Kenmore Podiatry Clinic
  • QML Pathology
Supermarkets
  • Coles
Parks
  • Haven Road Park
  • Brookfield Showgrounds
  • Brookfield Recreation Reserve
  • Upper Brookfield Road Park
  • Deerhurst Road Park
  • Creekside Street Park
  • Boyd Terrace Park
  • Winrock Street 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 10
score 1,116
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 10
score 1,150
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,140
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 10
score 1,160

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Bellbowrie - Moggill+1.4%
02Kenmore+1.0%
03Fig Tree Pocket+0.8%
04Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale+0.1%
05Chapel Hill+0.0%