Mitchelton
Mitchelton is growing fast.
Mitchelton is growing fast, up 2.04% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland; close to a train station (Mitchelton, about 550 m as the crow flies). The data here shows little against it. The usual checks still apply: inspect in person, confirm school catchment and flood status for the exact address.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 36 and households on a median $2,240 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- growing fast, up 2.04% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland
- close to a train station (Mitchelton, about 550 m as the crow flies)
What to weigh up
- The data here shows little against it. The usual checks still apply: inspect in person, confirm school catchment and flood status for the exact address.
Mitchelton on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Mitchelton, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Mitchelton against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Mitchelton population grew from 8,684 in 2016 to 9,734 in 2025, a change of 12.1% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Mitchelton | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,684 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 8,836 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 8,907 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,998 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,038 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,029 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,106 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,362 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,539 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,734 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Mitchelton gained 1,063 residents from internal migration and 141 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,039 people moved away — a net addition of 165 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,063
- Internal migration out+987
- Overseas migration in+141
- Natural increase+30
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,360 | 8,909 | +6.6% |
| Median age | 36 | 36 | 0 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,880/wk | $2,240/wk | +19% |
| Median weekly rent | $365/wk | $400/wk | +9.6% |
| Born overseas | 18.8% | 18.1% | -0.6 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 24.4%
- Mortgaged 36.8%
- Rented 37.5%
- Other / not stated 1.4%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Mitchelton against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Mitchelton went from $620 in 2024-Q1 to $680 in 2026-Q2, up 10%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Mitchelton | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $620 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $625 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $600 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $630 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $650 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $640 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $680n=14 | $930n=13 |
| Unit / flat | — | $650n=11 | — | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Mitchelton was $680 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 5% on a year earlier. That is $24 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $680 and a 2-bedroom unit $650.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | +4.6% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $680 | +4.6% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $640 | +1.6% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | +8.3% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $650 | +4.0% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $650 | +4.8% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $630 | +8.6% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $600 | +9.1% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $625 | +13.6% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $620 | +18.1% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $580 | +16.0% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $550 | +13.4% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $550 | +14.6% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $525 | +10.5% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $500 | +11.1% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $485 | +2.1% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $480 | +11.6% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $475 | +10.5% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $450 | +4.7% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $475 | +11.8% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $430 | +3.6% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $430 | +1.2% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $430 | +0.0% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $425 | +1.2% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $415 | −7.8% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $425 | +1.2% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $430 | −2.3% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $420 | +5.0% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $450 | +9.8% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $420 | +2.4% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $440 | +4.8% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $400 | +0.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $410 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $410 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $420 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $400 | — | $381 |
Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 8score 1,060
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 8score 1,069
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 7score 1,022
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,093
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Mitchelton sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Mitchelton is policed by the Queensland Police Service Ferny Grove Division, which also covers Enoggera, Keperra, Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove and Samford Valley. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Mitchelton specifically.
Most-reported offences · Ferny Grove Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,476 /100k−44% vs QLD↑ 11%
- Drug Offences735 /100k−56% vs QLD↓ 14%
- Assault436 /100k−59% vs QLD↑ 8%
- Unlawful Entry253 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 28%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle124 /100k−63% vs QLD↓ 18%
- Robbery19 /100k−58% vs QLD↓ 22%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Ferny Grove Division — not Mitchelton on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Ferny Grove Division over the last 12 months, running 44% below the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Mitchelton — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 1,476 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 11% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 735 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Assault | 436 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 8% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 253 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 28% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 124 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 18% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 19 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 22% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Ferny Grove Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 20227.9%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
8.4% of Mitchelton is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High 1.4%
- Medium 1.9%
- Low 2.9%
- Very Low 2.2%
Mitchelton has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 7.9% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 8.4% of Mitchelton as flood-liable, roughly 3.3% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.
A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 7.9% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 8.4% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.4% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | 1.9% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | 2.9% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | 2.2% of the suburb |
Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Mitchelton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 7 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 supermarkets and 13 green spaces. For families: 2 libraries and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 8 cafés, 4 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 23 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Mitchelton, is about 550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 51 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Mitchelton State School
- Mitchelton State High School
- Our Lady of Dolours
- Mitchelton Special School
- Mt Maria College
Childcare & kindergartens
- Busy Bees at Mitchelton
- Blackwood Street Early Learning
- Mother Duck Childcare and Kindergarten Gaythorne
- Milestones Early Learning Brookside
Libraries
- Mitchelton Library
Gyms & fitness
- Jetts Fitness
- CrossFit
Shopping centres
- Big W
- Target
- Brookside Shopping Centre
Supermarkets
- IGA Local Grocer
- Woolworths
- Coles
Green spaces
- Fenwick Park
- Picabeen Park
- Belgenny Way Park
- McConaghy Street park (no. 10-20)
- Lockrose Street Park
- Osborne Road Park (no. 76-84)
- Thagoona Street Park
- Emerald Place Park (no. 8)
Train stations
- Mitchelton
- Oxford Park
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Mitchelton has 22 council parks covering 27 ha, with 0.1 km of walking track and 1.2 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 2 have a barbecue.
- Mitchelton Park37 Osborne Road, Mitchelton7.5 ha
- Lockrose Street Park89 Lockrose Street, Mitchelton2.5 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path
- Mcconaghy Street Park (No. 171-235)171 Mcconaghy Street, Mitchelton2.2 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Cribb Avenue Park93 Cribb Avenue, Mitchelton2.2 ha
- Fenwick Park682 Samford Road, Mitchelton1.8 ha1 barbecue
- Belgenny Way Park90 Lockrose Street, Mitchelton1.7 ha
- St Helens Road Park (No. 16-70)60 St Helens Road, Mitchelton1.5 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Serenity Court Park30 Serenity Court, Mitchelton1.4 ha
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- Picabeen Park18A Hoben Street, Mitchelton1.3 ha
- Sid Loder Park28 Tel-el-kebir Street, Mitchelton1.2 ha1 barbecue
- St Helens Road Park (No. 100)100 St Helens Road, Mitchelton0.8 ha
- Osborne Road Park (No. 76-84)84 Osborne Road, Mitchelton0.6 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Lansvale Street Park16 Lansvale Street, Mitchelton0.5 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Glen Retreat Road Park158 Frasers Road, Mitchelton0.5 ha0.1 km walking track
- Mcconaghy Street Park (No. 10-20)18 Mcconaghy Street, Mitchelton0.4 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Emerald Place Park (No. 8)8 Emerald Place, Mitchelton0.3 ha
- University Road Park (No. 62)62 University Road, Mitchelton0.1 ha
- Taltarni Circuit Park864 Samford Road, Mitchelton0.1 ha
- University Road Park (No. 55 & 59)59 University Road, Mitchelton0.1 ha
- Blackwood Street Park76 Blackwood Street, Mitchelton0.1 ha
- Thagoona Street Park32 Lockrose Street, Mitchelton0.1 ha
- University Road Park (No. 63)63 University Road, Mitchelton0.0 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Mitchelton. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Teralba Park · Everton Park · 26 ha
- Oxford Grove Park · Keperra · 7.4 ha
- Bellevue Avenue Park · Gaythorne · 3.0 ha
Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Mitchelton on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Mitchelton, the train runs to Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane CBD in about 20 minutes, roughly every 22 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Mitchelton
- TrainFerny Grove - Brisbane City~20 min · every ~22 min in the peak
- TrainFerny Grove - Beenleigh~20 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- 390Mitchelton - City~25 min · every ~10 min in the peak · via the busway at Normanby
- 360Brookside - City via Everton Park~58 min · every ~30 min in the peak
- 361Mitchelton - City~51 min · peak only
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to Fortitude Valley | about 20 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 22 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 10 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| Train — Ferny Grove - Brisbane City | about 20 min |
| Train — Ferny Grove - Beenleigh | about 20 min |
| 390 — Mitchelton - City | about 25 min, joins the busway at Normanby |
| 360 — Brookside - City via Everton Park | about 58 min |
| 361 — Mitchelton - City | about 51 min |
Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Mitchelton SA2 contains 5 schools — 2 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 special school, of which 3 are government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1057 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Mitchelton sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 77% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Mitchelton State School (primary), Mitchelton State High School (junior secondary), Mitchelton State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Oakleigh State School (primary), Grovely State School (primary), Everton Park State School (primary), Everton Park State High School (junior secondary), Everton Park State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
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- Mitchelton State School · State · Prep–6
- Our Lady of Dolours School (Mitchelton) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Mitchelton State High School · State · 7–12
- Mt Maria College (Mitchelton) · Catholic · 7–12
- Mitchelton Special School · State · Prep–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in The Gap - Enoggera
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereMitchelton+2.0%
- 01Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove+1.7%
- 02Enoggera+1.2%
- 03The Gap+0.6%
- 04Keperra-0.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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