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Margate - Woody Point, QLD 4019 — 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
11,974
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
48
Median age
Years
23.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.1
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,225/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$697/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$325/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,733/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
64.4%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
27.8%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
7.8%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
49.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
6.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
53.0%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 29.9%Mortgaged 27.1%Rented 40.8%Other / not stated 2.3%

Where the growth came from

Margate - Woody Point gained 1,395 residents from internal migration and 153 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,464 people moved away — a net addition of 84 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+1,395
Internal migration out+1,401
Overseas migration in+153
Natural increase+6
Population (ERP)
12,649
▲ 2,041 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.72%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+84
1,548 in · 1,464 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
185th
Top 76% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Margate - Woody Point against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Margate - Woody Point population grew from 12,035 in 2016 to 12,649 in 2025, a change of 5.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearMargate - Woody PointQueensland average
201612,0354,845,152
201712,1724,926,380
201812,0745,006,623
201912,0255,088,847
202012,0975,165,613
202112,1345,215,814
202212,2155,310,905
202312,3865,450,235
202412,5595,571,890
202512,6495,669,764

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
Population11,69511,974+2.4%
Median age4548+3 yrs
Median household income$1,092/wk$1,225/wk+12%
Median weekly rent$300/wk$325/wk+8.3%
Born overseas22.6%23.1%+0.4 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
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
0
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
1
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
16
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Margate - Woody Point SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 4 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 16 parks. For families: 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 5 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 15 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kippa-Ring, is about 3,250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 51 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Southern Cross Catholic College (Woody Point Primary Campus)
  • Humpybong State School
  • Woody Point Special School
Shopping centres
  • Margate Village Shopping Centre
GPs & clinics
  • Lime Radiology
  • Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre
  • Beach Medical Clinic
  • Woody Point Medical Centre
Supermarkets
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • Langdon Park
  • Lahore Park
  • Progress Park
  • Filmer Park
  • Woody Point Park (North)
  • Apex Park
  • Mahogany Park
  • Bicentennial 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 2
score 947
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 3
score 938
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 2
score 927
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 4
score 962

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Scarborough - Newport+3.7%
02Moreton Island+1.2%
03Redcliffe+0.7%
04Clontarf+0.3%
05Rothwell - Kippa-Ring-0.2%