Kelvin Grove - Herston, QLD 4059 — 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
Kelvin Grove - Herston gained 1,171 residents from internal migration and 1,324 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,182 people moved away — a net addition of 313 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
Kelvin Grove - Herston against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Kelvin Grove - Herston population grew from 10,718 in 2016 to 12,531 in 2025, a change of 16.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Kelvin Grove - Herston | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,718 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,955 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 11,054 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,120 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,915 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,381 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,796 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 11,605 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,172 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,531 | 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 Kelvin Grove - Herston SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 18 parks. For families: 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 17 cafés and 5 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 31 sports fields. The nearest train station, Exhibition, is about 1,400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 59 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Kelvin Grove State College - Senior School
- Kelvin Grove State College - Junior School
- Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
- Queensland Academy of Creative Industries
- Brisbane Grammar School Playing Fields
- Kindy Land
- C&K Kelvin Grove
- Herston First Steps
- The Grove Early Learning
- Lady Ramsay Childcare
- WINKfit Gym
- Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- Herston Health
- Woolworths Metro
- Aldi
- Kelvin Grove Reserve
- Grey Gums Park
- Kundu Park
- Kulgun Park
- McCaskie Park
- Marshall Park
- Victoria Park / Barrambin
- Gould 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.