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Karalee - Barellan Point, QLD 4306 — 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
6,694
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
38
Median age
Years
16.8%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.0
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,482/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,019/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$400/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,057/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
98.1%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.6%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.5%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
69.6%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.4%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
65.0%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 27.8%Mortgaged 58.1%Rented 12.7%Other / not stated 1.4%

Where the growth came from

Karalee - Barellan Point gained 632 residents from internal migration and 38 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 593 people moved away — a net addition of 77 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+632
Internal migration out+577
Overseas migration in+38
Natural increase+50
Population (ERP)
7,320
▲ 3,302 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.77%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+77
670 in · 593 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
78th
Top 32% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Karalee - Barellan Point against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Karalee - Barellan Point population grew from 5,689 in 2016 to 7,320 in 2025, a change of 28.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearKaralee - Barellan PointQueensland average
20165,6894,845,152
20175,8224,926,380
20185,9855,006,623
20196,1725,088,847
20206,4235,165,613
20216,7755,215,814
20226,9825,310,905
20237,0555,450,235
20247,1935,571,890
20257,3205,669,764

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
Population5,5076,694+22%
Median age3838+0 yrs
Median household income$2,063/wk$2,482/wk+20%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$400/wk+0.0%
Born overseas16.8%16.8%+0.1 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
2
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
7
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Karalee - Barellan Point SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools and 7 parks. For families: 1 playground. Eating out and socialising: 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 sports fields. The nearest train station, Dinmore, is about 3,750 m from the suburb centre.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Karalee State School
  • Karalee State School
Parks
  • Featherwood Park
  • Lomandra Park
  • Blue Gum Reserve
  • Joseph Brady 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 9
score 1,079
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 8
score 1,057
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,106
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 7
score 1,021

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Ripley+15.4%
02Bundamba+2.2%
03Brassall+1.9%
04Leichhardt - One Mile+1.7%
05North Ipswich - Tivoli+1.2%
06Raceview+1.1%
07Ipswich - East+0.9%
08Churchill - Yamanto+0.8%
09Ipswich - North+0.7%
10Ipswich - Central+0.4%
11Karana Downs+0.4%
12Riverview-0.0%