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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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
22,845
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
35
Median age
Years
58.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.1
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,926/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$769/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$420/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,804/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
70.9%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.2%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.5%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
61.6%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
5.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
80.6%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 28.5%Mortgaged 39.5%Rented 29.7%Other / not stated 2.3%

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.

Internal migration in+1,863
Internal migration out+2,241
Overseas migration in+1,079
Natural increase+160
Population (ERP)
25,416
▲ 12,314 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.66%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+256
2,942 in · 2,686 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
91st
Top 37% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Calamvale - Stretton against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

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.

Show data table
YearCalamvale - StrettonQueensland average
201622,4194,845,152
201722,6684,926,380
201822,8945,006,623
201923,1265,088,847
202023,3105,165,613
202123,3115,215,814
202223,6245,310,905
202324,3445,450,235
202425,0005,571,890
202525,4165,669,764

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
Population21,25022,845+7.5%
Median age3235+3 yrs
Median household income$1,654/wk$1,926/wk+16%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$420/wk+5.0%
Born overseas59.6%58.1%-1.5 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
5
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
10
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
3
0 hospitals · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
45
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

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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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
Parks
  • 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 6
score 1,028
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,035
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 8
score 1,044
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 7
score 1,044

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Pallara - Willawong+7.4%
02Algester+2.5%
03Parkinson - Drewvale+0.7%
04Rocklea - Acacia Ridge+0.6%