Calamvale - Stretton
Calamvale - Stretton is in demand, but expensive to rent.
Calamvale - Stretton is a place people are actively moving to; well served for the everyday — 5 schools and 3 supermarkets. The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $749 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2); the nearest train station is a fair way off (Trinder Park, about 3.0 km).
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 35 and households on a median $1,926 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- a place people are actively moving to
- well served for the everyday — 5 schools and 3 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- renting is expensive, a median of $749 a week (RTA, 2026-Q2)
- the nearest train station is a fair way off (Trinder Park, about 3.0 km)
Calamvale - Stretton on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Calamvale - Stretton, 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
Calamvale - Stretton against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Calamvale - Stretton population grew from 22,419 in 2016 to 25,416 in 2025, a change of 13.4% over the period, against 17.0% for 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 |
Where the growth is coming 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.
- Internal migration in+1,863
- Internal migration out+2,241
- Overseas migration in+1,079
- Natural increase+160
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
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 | 21,250 | 22,845 | +7.5% |
| Median age | 32 | 35 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,654/wk | $1,926/wk | +16% |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $420/wk | +5.0% |
| Born overseas | 59.6% | 58.1% | -1.5 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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Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 28.5%
- Mortgaged 39.5%
- Rented 29.7%
- Other / not stated 2.3%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Calamvale - Stretton is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.
Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $749, up 7.8% on a year earlier.
Rent over time — Calamvale
All dwellings in Calamvale against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Calamvale went from $610 in 2024-Q1 to $720 in 2026-Q2, up 18%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Calamvale | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $650 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $650 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $670 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $670 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $675 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $685 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $656 |
Rent over time — Stretton
All dwellings in Stretton against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Stretton went from $800 in 2024-Q1 to $950 in 2026-Q2, up 19%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Stretton | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $800 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $750 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $850 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $835 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $960 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $880 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $900 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $900 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $835 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $950 | $656 |
Calamvale by dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $650n=11 | $810n=43 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $680n=60 | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $720 in Calamvale and $950 in Stretton. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Calamvale - Stretton statistical area it works out to $749, up 8% on a year earlier.
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| Quarter | Calamvale | Stretton | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $720 | $950 | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $685 | $835 | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $675 | $900 | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $670 | $900 | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $670 | $880 | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $650 | $960 | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $650 | $835 | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $650 | $850 | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $650 | $750 | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | $800 | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $600 | $795 | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $575 | $800 | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $575 | $750 | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $550 | $750 | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $520 | $800 | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $505 | $720 | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $500 | — | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $450 | $675 | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $440 | $600 | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $430 | $600 | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $420 | $560 | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $410 | $600 | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $410 | — | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $410 | $560 | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $405 | $580 | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $415 | $550 | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $400 | $550 | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $410 | — | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $410 | $520 | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $420 | $550 | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $405 | $530 | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $410 | — | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $410 | $530 | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $410 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $410 | $625 | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $410 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 6score 1,028
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,035
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 8score 1,044
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 7score 1,044
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Calamvale - Stretton sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Calamvale - Stretton is policed by the Queensland Police Service Calamvale Division, which also covers Algester and Parkinson - Drewvale. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Calamvale - Stretton specifically.
Most-reported offences · Calamvale Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,295 /100k−51% vs QLD↑ 12%
- Unlawful Entry740 /100k+9% vs QLD↑ 13%
- Drug Offences393 /100k−76% vs QLD↑ 65%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle391 /100k+16% vs QLD↑ 30%
- Assault349 /100k−67% vs QLD↑ 1%
- Robbery41 /100k−9% vs QLD↑ 14%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Calamvale Division — not Calamvale - Stretton 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 Calamvale Division over the last 12 months, running 51% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Calamvale - Stretton — 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) | 1,295 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 12% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 740 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↑ 13% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 393 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 65% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 391 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 30% vs prior year |
| Assault | 349 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 1% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 41 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 14% 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 Calamvale 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
- 20221.4%
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
1.4% of Calamvale - Stretton 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 <1%
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Calamvale - Stretton has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 1.4% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 1.4% of Calamvale - Stretton as flood-liable, roughly 1.3% 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 | 1.4% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 1.4% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% 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 Calamvale - Stretton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 10 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 45 green spaces. For families: 23 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 11 restaurants. 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.
Pubs and bars are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for it here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
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Schools
- Stretton State College (Primary Campus)
- Stretton State College (Secondary Campus)
- Calamvale Community College
- Islamic College of Brisbane
- Wisdom College
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K
- Milestones Early Learning Stretton
- Sunkids Calamvale
- Calamvale Early Learning Centre
- Goodsstart Calamvale 2
- Goodsstart Calamvale
Shopping centres
- Calamvale Central
- Central Park Shopping Centre
GPs & clinics
- Calamvale Medical Centre
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- Sunnybank Hills General Practice
Supermarkets
- Fresco
- Woolworths
- Spar
Green spaces
- Hawthorn Avenue Park
- David Strett Park
- Liquidambar Place Park
- Stretton Wetland Reserve
- Penson Street Park
- Corypha Crescent Park
- Ming-Shan Park
- Yewleaf Place Park
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.
Calamvale - Stretton has 46 council parks covering 1004 ha, with 7.1 km of walking track and 41 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 8 have a barbecue and 3 have a dog off-leash area.
- Karawatha Forest Park149 Acacia Road, Karawatha827 ha6.4 km walking track32 km bikeway & shared path2 barbecues
- Karawatha Forest West376 Compton Road, Stretton38 ha6.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Scrubby Creek Recreation Reserve50 Hashim Place, Karawatha27 ha
- Stretton Wetland Reserve942 Gowan Road, Stretton23 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path
- Calamvale District Park31 Formby Street, Calamvale14 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path4 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Doulton Street Park30 Doulton Street, Calamvale12 ha0.5 km walking track0.4 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Highlands Drive Park25 Highlands Drive, Calamvale8.4 ha
- Acacia Forest Park152 Acacia Road, Karawatha8.3 ha
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- Ming-shan Park841 Gowan Road, Calamvale7.6 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Beaudesert Road Park2533 Beaudesert Road, Calamvale5.1 ha
- Tuberose Place Park30 Calliandra Place, Calamvale3.6 ha
- Regency Place Park (No. 16)16 Regency Place, Stretton2.4 ha2 barbecues
- Hamish Street Park70 Murphy Street, Calamvale2.3 ha1 barbecue
- Nottingham Road Park (No. 233)62 Laurel Oak Drive, Algester2.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Parkland Street Park25 Orania Crescent, Calamvale1.8 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Peachtree Place Park38 Peachtree Place, Stretton1.6 ha
- Alpinia Place Park100 Kameruka Street, Calamvale1.5 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Caravonica Court Park59 Chateau Street, Calamvale1.4 ha
- Stretton Community Park22 Cleveland Place, Stretton1.4 ha1 barbecue
- Tristania Close Park18 Parklands Street, Calamvale1.3 ha
- Borage Place Park54 Shelduck Place, Calamvale1.2 ha
- Compton Road Park (No. 484)10 Mildura Street, Stretton1.1 ha0.0 km walking track
- Peden Court Park9 Peden Court, Calamvale1.0 ha
- Algester Road Park114 Algester Road, Calamvale1.0 ha
- Bundabah Drive Park (No. 55)55 Bundabah Drive, Calamvale0.9 ha
- Eden Elm Street Park49 Parklands Street, Calamvale0.9 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Juxgold Place Park4 Juxgold Place, Calamvale0.9 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Bundabah Drive Park31 Bundabah Drive, Calamvale0.8 ha1 barbecue
- Ormskirk Street Park15 Neiwand Street, Calamvale0.7 ha
- Honeysuckle Way Park63 Honeysuckle Way, Calamvale0.7 ha1 barbecue
- Monford Place Park34 Palatine Street, Calamvale0.6 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Perkins Street Park (Lot 403)15 Perkins Street, Calamvale0.6 ha
- Cyril Sims Park29 Marsala Street, Calamvale0.6 ha
- Corypha Crescent Park11 Raincliffe Place, Calamvale0.6 ha0.2 km walking track
- Yewleaf Place Park14 Yewleaf Place, Calamvale0.4 ha
- Riverina Street Park47 Riverina Street, Calamvale0.4 ha
- Hawthorn Avenue Park113 The Parkway, Stretton0.4 ha
- Sunflower Crescent Park66 Honeysuckle Way, Calamvale0.4 ha
- Currajong Street Park34 Currajong Street, Calamvale0.4 ha
- Clembury Place Park60 Formby Street, Calamvale0.3 ha
- Stevenson Street Park9 Stevenson Street, Calamvale0.3 ha
- Calamvista Park86 Palatine Street, Calamvale0.3 ha
- Penson Street Park12 Cleveland Place, Stretton0.1 ha
- Presidential Park5 Coolidge Court, Stretton0.1 ha
- Liquidambar Place Park24 Liquidambar Place, Stretton0.1 ha
- Ian Lynas Memorial Park3 Roosevelt Drive, Stretton0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Calamvale - Stretton. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Karawatha Forest South · Drewvale · 140 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.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Calamvale - Stretton on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Calamvale - Stretton, route 140 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 37 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Griffith University. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Calamvale - Stretton
- 140Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road~37 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 138Algester - City~40 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- 156Stretton - City Rocket~48 min · every ~5 min in the peak
- 150Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn~49 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 153Drewvale - City Rocket~40 min · peak only
- 141Browns Plains - City Rocket~44 min · peak only · via the busway at Griffith University
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 37 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 42 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 5 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 140 — Browns Plains - City Express via Mains Road | about 37 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 138 — Algester - City | about 40 min |
| 156 — Stretton - City Rocket | about 48 min |
| 150 — Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn | about 49 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 153 — Drewvale - City Rocket | about 40 min |
| 141 — Browns Plains - City Rocket | about 44 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
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 Calamvale - Stretton SA2 contains 5 schools — 4 combined schools and 1 special school, of which 3 are government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1039 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Calamvale - Stretton sits in decile 7 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 81% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Woodridge State School (primary), Woodridge State High School (junior secondary), Woodridge State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Woodridge North State School (primary), Runcorn Heights State School (primary), Berrinba East State School (primary), Kuraby State School (primary), Algester State School (primary), Calamvale Community College (primary), Stretton State College (primary), Browns Plains State School (primary), Sunnybank Hills State School (primary), Runcorn State High School (junior secondary), Browns Plains State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Stretton State College (junior secondary), Runcorn State High School (senior secondary), Browns Plains State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary), Stretton State College (senior secondary).
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- Calamvale Community College · State · Prep–12
- Islamic College of Brisbane (Karawatha) · Independent · Prep–12
- Stretton State College · State · Prep–12
- Wisdom College (Calamvale) · Independent · Prep–10
- Calamvale Special School · State · Prep–12
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 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereCalamvale - Stretton+1.7%
- 01Pallara - Willawong+7.4%
- 02Algester+2.5%
- 03Parkinson - Drewvale+0.7%
- 04Rocklea - Acacia Ridge+0.6%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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