Kangaroo Point, QLD 4169 — 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
Kangaroo Point gained 1,199 residents from internal migration and 945 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,795 people moved away — a net addition of 349 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
Kangaroo Point against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Kangaroo Point population grew from 8,843 in 2016 to 12,206 in 2025, a change of 38.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Kangaroo Point | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,843 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,057 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,303 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,579 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,932 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,954 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,495 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 11,397 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,864 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,206 | 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 Kangaroo Point SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 hospital, 1 GP or clinic location and 8 parks. For families: 5 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 11 restaurants and 7 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 7 sports fields. The nearest train station, South Bank, is about 1,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 19 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- St Joseph's Parish School
- Health and Fitness Kangaroo Gym
- Snap fitness
- Saint Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
- Woolloongabba Medical Centre
- Kangaroo Point Park
- Raymond Park
- C.T. White Park
- Maloney Park
- James Warner Park
- Captain Burke 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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.