Eight Mile Plains
Eight Mile Plains is in demand, but unemployment is higher.
Eight Mile Plains is a place people are actively moving to; well served for the everyday — 2 schools and 3 supermarkets. The trade-offs: unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.2%.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $1,942 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 — 2 schools and 3 supermarkets
What to weigh up
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.2%
Eight Mile Plains on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Eight Mile Plains, 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
Eight Mile Plains against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Eight Mile Plains population grew from 15,903 in 2016 to 16,789 in 2025, a change of 5.6% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Eight Mile Plains | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,903 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,936 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 15,907 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 15,754 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 15,735 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 15,463 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,683 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,175 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,531 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,789 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Eight Mile Plains gained 1,169 residents from internal migration and 890 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,854 people moved away — a net addition of 205 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,169
- Internal migration out+1,487
- Overseas migration in+890
- Natural increase+53
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 | 15,161 | 15,186 | +0.2% |
| Median age | 33 | 36 | +3 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,618/wk | $1,942/wk | +20% |
| Median weekly rent | $415/wk | $420/wk | +1.2% |
| Born overseas | 55.6% | 55.0% | -0.6 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
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 31.6%
- Mortgaged 31.2%
- Rented 34.2%
- Other / not stated 2.9%
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.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Eight Mile Plains against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Eight Mile Plains went from $610 in 2024-Q1 to $660 in 2026-Q2, up 8%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Eight Mile Plains | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $630 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $640 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $625 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $640 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $630 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $690 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $660 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $690n=11 | $880n=18 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $700n=28 | — |
| Unit / flat | $365n=18 | — | — | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Eight Mile Plains was $660 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 5% on a year earlier. By type: a 3-bedroom house $690.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $660 | +4.8% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $690 | +7.8% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $650 | +4.0% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | +1.6% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $630 | +0.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $640 | +4.9% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $625 | +17.9% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $640 | +10.3% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $630 | +14.5% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | +10.9% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $530 | +6.0% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $580 | +16.0% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $550 | +20.9% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $550 | +22.2% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $500 | +17.6% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $500 | +17.6% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $455 | +8.3% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $450 | +5.9% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $425 | +1.2% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $425 | +2.4% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $420 | +2.4% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $425 | +2.4% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $420 | +1.2% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $415 | +0.0% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $410 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $415 | −1.2% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $415 | −1.2% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $415 | +1.2% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $410 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $420 | +0.0% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $420 | +3.7% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $410 | −1.2% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $410 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $420 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $405 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $415 | — | $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 1,042
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,021
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,057
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Eight Mile Plains sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Eight Mile Plains is policed by the Queensland Police Service Upper Mount Gravatt Division, which also covers Macgregor (Qld), Rochedale - Burbank, Upper Mount Gravatt, Wishart, Robertson and Salisbury - Nathan and 1 more. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Eight Mile Plains specifically.
Most-reported offences · Upper Mount Gravatt Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,791 /100k+44% vs QLD↑ 2%
- Drug Offences995 /100k−40% vs QLD↑ 44%
- Unlawful Entry716 /100k+6% vs QLD↓ 15%
- Assault518 /100k−51% vs QLD↓ 15%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle368 /100k+9% vs QLD↑ 0%
- Robbery80 /100k+77% vs QLD↓ 16%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Upper Mount Gravatt Division — not Eight Mile Plains 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 Upper Mount Gravatt Division over the last 12 months, running 44% above the Queensland rate and flat on the year before. None of this is specific to Eight Mile Plains — 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) | 3,791 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 2% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 995 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 44% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 716 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 15% vs prior year |
| Assault | 518 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 15% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 368 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 0% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 80 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 16% 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 Upper Mount Gravatt 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
- 20228.4%
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
7.2% of Eight Mile Plains 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 2.6%
- Medium 1.9%
- Low 1.3%
- Very Low 1.4%
Eight Mile Plains has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 8.4% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 7.2% of Eight Mile Plains as flood-liable, roughly 4.5% 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 | 8.4% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 7.2% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 2.6% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 1.9% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 1.3% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 1.4% 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 Eight Mile Plains SA2, OpenStreetMap records 9 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 supermarkets and 34 green spaces. For families: 21 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés and 7 restaurants. Staying active: 2 public pools and 45 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Fruitgrove, is about 2,450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 51 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics and pubs and bars are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Warrigal Road State School
- Eight Mile Plains State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Piptree Early Learning
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Eight Mile Plains Community Children's Centre
- Sunkids Eight Mile Plains
- Kingbird Early Childhood Development Centre
- Bright Future Early Education Centre
Shopping centres
- The Glen Shopping Village
- Warrigal Square
GPs & clinics
- Holmead Road Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- Lucky Market
- Woolworths
Green spaces
- Bolton Street Park
- Verdelho Street Park
- Charles Fraser Park
- Gagarra Street Park
- Googie Crescent Park
- Allara Place Park
- Buckingham Place Park
- Bordeaux Street 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.
Eight Mile Plains has 37 council parks covering 105 ha, with 6.5 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 6 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.
- Maisie Dixon Park46 Nardie Street, Eight Mile Plains19 ha3.6 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Conondale Park53 Cressbrook Street, Eight Mile Plains17 ha0.7 km bikeway & shared path
- Holmead Park2 Holmead Road, Eight Mile Plains9.8 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Raymond Road Park20 Angel Street, Eight Mile Plains9.3 ha
- Daw Road Park209 Daw Road, Runcorn8.8 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
- Whipbird Park45 Turnmill Street, Macgregor8.4 ha1.3 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Levington Road Park260 Underwood Road, Eight Mile Plains4.5 ha
- Priestdale Road Park (No. 2596)2596 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains4.3 ha
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- Logan Road Park (No. 2588)2588 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains3.3 ha
- Padstow Road (No. 28) Park36 Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains2.3 ha
- Allara Place Park2643 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains1.7 ha
- Gagarra Street Park43A Gagarra Street, Eight Mile Plains1.3 ha
- Bolton Street Park42 Bolton Street, Eight Mile Plains1.3 ha1 barbecue
- Logan Road Park (No. 2641)2651 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains1.3 ha
- Jacaranda Place Park19 Arcadia Street, Eight Mile Plains1.2 ha0.2 km bikeway & shared path
- Padstow Road Park (No. 19)19 Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains1.2 ha
- Kaohsiung Park26 Highvale Street, Eight Mile Plains1.1 ha1 barbecue
- Bordeaux Street Park114 Bordeaux Street, Eight Mile Plains1.1 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Underwood Road Park (No. 228a)226A Underwood Road, Eight Mile Plains1.0 ha
- Settler Street Park30 Settler Street, Eight Mile Plains0.8 ha
- Buckingham Place Park81 Manchester Street, Eight Mile Plains0.7 ha1 barbecueDog off-leash
- Mckinlay-davey Park165 Holmead Road, Eight Mile Plains0.7 ha
- Googie Crescent Park80 Bordeaux Street, Eight Mile Plains0.7 ha
- Brampton Street Park37 Timaru Crescent, Eight Mile Plains0.6 ha1 barbecue
- Karhula Park34 Demigre Street, Eight Mile Plains0.4 ha
- Norup Park15 Teagarden Street, Eight Mile Plains0.4 ha
- Charles Fraser Park14 Manchester Street, Eight Mile Plains0.4 ha
- Dewberry Close Park329 Warrigal Road, Eight Mile Plains0.3 ha
- Verdelho Street Park34 Bordeaux Street, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Dandelion Street Park382A Warrigal Road, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Yucca Court Park11 Yucca Court, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Summerglen Park14 Mapleleaf Street, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Arpege Crescent Park33 Nardie Street, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Boorala Crescent Park8 Narmar Court, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Felspar Street Park9 Felspar Street, Eight Mile Plains0.2 ha
- Lindeman Place Park139A Holmead Road, Eight Mile Plains0.1 ha
- Arcadia Street Park153 Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Eight Mile Plains. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Yugarapul Park · Sunnybank · 22 ha
- Wishart Community Park · Wishart · 11 ha
- Delavan Street Park · Wishart · 8.9 ha
- Yimbun Park · Sunnybank · 5.1 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 Eight Mile Plains on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Eight Mile Plains, route 156 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 24 minutes, roughly every 5 minutes in the morning peak. Eight Mile Plains busway station is about 950 m away (straight line) for Brisbane Metro. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Eight Mile Plains
- 156Stretton - City Rocket~24 min · every ~5 min in the peak
- 150Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn~27 min · every ~5 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 299Rochedale - Brisbane City~30 min · peak only · via the busway at Eight Mile Plains
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 24 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 26 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 5 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 156 — Stretton - City Rocket | about 24 min |
| 150 — Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn | about 27 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 299 — Rochedale - Brisbane City | about 30 min, joins the busway at Eight Mile Plains |
| Nearest busway station | Eight Mile Plains, about 950 m away (straight line) |
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 Eight Mile Plains SA2 contains 2 schools, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Eight Mile Plains sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 80% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Warrigal Road State School (primary), Runcorn State High School (junior secondary), Runcorn State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Mackenzie State Primary School (primary), Eight Mile Plains State School (primary), MacGregor State School (primary), Wishart State School (primary), Upper Mount Gravatt State School (primary), Rochedale State School (primary), MacGregor State High School (junior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (junior secondary), Mansfield State High School (junior secondary), Rochedale State High School (junior secondary), MacGregor State High School (senior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (senior secondary), Mansfield State High School (senior secondary), Rochedale State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Eight Mile Plains State School · State · Prep–6
- Warrigal Road State School · State · Prep–6
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 Mt Gravatt
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereEight Mile Plains+1.6%
- 01Rochedale - Burbank+5.2%
- 02Upper Mount Gravatt+1.8%
- 03Mount Gravatt+1.0%
- 04Macgregor (Qld)+1.0%
- 05Mansfield (Qld)+1.0%
- 06Wishart-0.3%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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