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.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
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.
Estimated resident population
Margate - Woody Point against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
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
| Year | Margate - Woody Point | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,035 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,172 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,074 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,025 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,097 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,134 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,215 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,386 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,559 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,649 | 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 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
- Southern Cross Catholic College (Woody Point Primary Campus)
- Humpybong State School
- Woody Point Special School
- Margate Village Shopping Centre
- Lime Radiology
- Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre
- Beach Medical Clinic
- Woody Point Medical Centre
- Woolworths
- 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.