Cornubia - Carbrook, QLD 4130 — 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
Cornubia - Carbrook gained 753 residents from internal migration and 112 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 837 people moved away — a net addition of 28 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
Cornubia - Carbrook against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Cornubia - Carbrook population grew from 8,815 in 2016 to 9,471 in 2025, a change of 7.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Cornubia - Carbrook | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,815 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 8,997 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,061 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,137 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,209 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,186 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,244 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,426 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,452 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,471 | 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 Cornubia - Carbrook SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location and 25 parks. For families: 3 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 cafés. Staying active: 1 gym and 11 sports fields. The nearest train station, Beenleigh, is about 6,400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 16 bus stops here.
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- Carbrook State School
- Kimberley College
- Calvary Christian College
- Chisholm Catholic College
- Saint Matthew's Catholic Primary School
- Bright Horizons Childcare Carbrook
- Play & Learn Child Care
- Anytime Fitness
- Shailer Park Medical Centre
- Carbrook Road Park
- Skinners Park
- Cornubia Nature Reserve
- Gleneagles Park
- Gavin Park
- Gavin Park
- Riverlakes Parkland
- Gillian 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.