Calamvale - Stretton, QLD 4116 — 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
Calamvale - Stretton gained 1,863 residents from internal migration and 1,079 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,686 people moved away — a net addition of 256 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
Calamvale - Stretton against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Calamvale - Stretton population grew from 22,419 in 2016 to 25,416 in 2025, a change of 13.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Calamvale - Stretton | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22,419 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 22,668 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 22,894 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 23,126 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 23,310 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 23,311 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 23,624 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 24,344 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 25,000 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 25,416 | 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 Calamvale - Stretton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 10 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 45 parks. For families: 23 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 11 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 87 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Trinder Park, is about 3,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 77 bus stops here.
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- Stretton State College (Primary Campus)
- Stretton State College (Secondary Campus)
- Calamvale Community College
- Islamic College of Brisbane
- Wisdom College
- C&K
- Milestones Early Learning Stretton
- Sunkids Calamvale
- Calamvale Early Learning Centre
- Goodsstart Calamvale 2
- Goodsstart Calamvale
- Calamvale Central
- Central Park Shopping Centre
- Calamvale Medical Centre
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- Sunnybank Hills General Practice
- Fresco
- Woolworths
- Spar
- Hawthorn Avenue Park
- David Strett Park
- Liquidambar Place Park
- Stretton Wetland Reserve
- Penson Street Park
- Corypha Crescent Park
- Ming-Shan Park
- Yewleaf Place 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.