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Eagle Farm - Pinkenba, QLD 4009 — 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
2,076
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
38
Median age
Years
35.6%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
1.8
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,060/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,269/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$450/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,955/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
12.0%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
83.5%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
18.4%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
70.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
77.4%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 17.8%Mortgaged 21.9%Rented 58.1%Other / not stated 2.2%

Where the growth came from

Eagle Farm - Pinkenba gained 518 residents from internal migration and 54 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 334 people moved away — a net addition of 238 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+518
Internal migration out+312
Overseas migration in+54
Natural increase+8
Population (ERP)
2,746
▲ 2,431 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+9.84%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+238
572 in · 334 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
5th
Top 2% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Eagle Farm - Pinkenba against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Eagle Farm - Pinkenba population grew from 852 in 2016 to 2,746 in 2025, a change of 222.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.

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YearEagle Farm - PinkenbaQueensland average
20168524,845,152
20171,0924,926,380
20181,3315,006,623
20191,6405,088,847
20201,8975,165,613
20212,1055,215,814
20222,2955,310,905
20232,4045,450,235
20242,5005,571,890
20252,7465,669,764

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
Population8222,076+153%
Median age4138-3 yrs
Median household income$1,709/wk$2,060/wk+21%
Median weekly rent$430/wk$450/wk+4.7%
Born overseas31.6%35.6%+4.0 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
0
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
0
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
14
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Eagle Farm - Pinkenba SA2, OpenStreetMap records 14 parks. For families: 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 sports fields. The nearest train station, Doomben, is about 2,200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 47 bus stops here.

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Parks
  • Northshore Riverside Park
  • Theodore Street Park
  • Maritime Green Park
  • Pinkenba War Memorial Park
  • Wharf Close Pop Up Park
  • Pinkenba Historic Trail
  • Pinkenba Historic Trail
  • Pinkenba Historic Trail

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 9
score 1,077
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 9
score 1,087
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 4
score 976
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 8
score 1,084

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Northgate - Virginia+1.7%
02Nundah+1.7%
03Boondall+1.6%
04Nudgee - Banyo+0.9%
05Brisbane Airport+0.0%