East Brisbane is well-off
East Brisbane 4169 · Brisbane Inner - East, Greater Brisbane, QLD
East Brisbane is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); growing fast, up 2.95% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland, and the ABS figures show little working against it.
Mostly apartments, with a median age of 33 and households on a median $2,054 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
East Brisbane against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
East Brisbane population grew from 6,133 in 2016 to 6,833 in 2025, a change of 11.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | East Brisbane | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,133 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,156 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,234 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,298 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,342 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,222 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 6,331 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 6,553 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 6,637 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 6,833 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
East Brisbane gained 884 residents from internal migration and 368 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,097 people moved away — a net addition of 155 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+884
- Internal migration out+907
- Overseas migration in+368
- Natural increase+41
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 | 5,783 | 6,118 | +5.8% |
| Median age | 31 | 33 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,748/wk | $2,054/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $385/wk | $400/wk | +3.9% |
| Born overseas | 31.3% | 31.8% | +0.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 17.6%
- Mortgaged 24.1%
- Rented 56.3%
- Other / not stated 2.0%
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 7score 1,047
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,084
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 3score 951
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,122
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.
Within the East Brisbane SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 supermarket and 11 parks. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 11 cafés, 7 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 gyms and 44 sports fields. The nearest train station, Coorparoo, is about 1,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 25 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Anglican Church Grammar School
Childcare & kindergartens
- The Cottage
Gyms & fitness
- NeuroHAB / Functional Movement Training Centre
- Taijuts Modern Martial Arts
Supermarkets
- Seasons IGA East Brisbane
Parks
- Williamina Park
- Real Park
- Margaret's Garden
- Mowbray Park
- Kingfisher Park
- Woolloongabba Rotary Park
- Heath Park
- Norman Bridge Reserve
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 East Brisbane SA2 contains 1 school, and it is non-government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, East Brisbane sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 84% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for East Brisbane State School (primary), Coorparoo Secondary College (junior secondary), Coorparoo Secondary College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Buranda State School (primary), Coorparoo State School (primary), Norman Park State School (primary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Anglican Church Grammar School (East Brisbane) · Independent · 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 Brisbane Inner - East
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereEast Brisbane+3.0%
- 01Morningside - Seven Hills+1.5%
- 02Balmoral+1.2%
- 03Norman Park+1.0%
- 04Bulimba+0.8%
- 05Hawthorne+0.4%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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