Kingston (Qld), QLD 4114 — 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
Kingston (Qld) gained 1,427 residents from internal migration and 271 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,755 people moved away — a net addition of -57 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
Kingston (Qld) against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Kingston (Qld) population grew from 10,730 in 2016 to 11,172 in 2025, a change of 4.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Kingston (Qld) | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,730 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,722 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,681 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10,736 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,661 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,540 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,598 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 10,828 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,090 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 11,172 | 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 Kingston (Qld) SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 28 parks. For families: 17 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café. Staying active: 25 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kingston, is about 550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 54 bus stops here.
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- Kingston State School
- Groves Christian College
- Kingston State College
- Centre Education Program (Kingston)
- Groves Christian College Campus 2
- Kingston Palms Shopping Centre
- Foodworks
- View Park
- ANZAC Park (Kingston)
- Bega Road Park
- Collin Park
- Marble Park
- Beta Park
- Eurora Park
- Gould Adams Park
- Kingston
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.