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Mitchelton, QLD 4053 — 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
8,909
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
36
Median age
Years
18.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.6
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,240/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,039/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$400/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,167/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
77.7%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
19.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
66.9%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
77.5%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 24.4%Mortgaged 36.8%Rented 37.5%Other / not stated 1.4%

Where the growth came 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.

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+1,063
Internal migration out+987
Overseas migration in+141
Natural increase+30
Population (ERP)
9,734
▲ 3,654 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+2.04%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+165
1,204 in · 1,039 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
64th
Top 26% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Mitchelton against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Mitchelton population grew from 8,684 in 2016 to 9,734 in 2025, a change of 12.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearMitcheltonQueensland average
20168,6844,845,152
20178,8364,926,380
20188,9075,006,623
20198,9985,088,847
20209,0385,165,613
20219,0295,215,814
20229,1065,310,905
20239,3625,450,235
20249,5395,571,890
20259,7345,669,764

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
Population8,3608,909+6.6%
Median age3636+0 yrs
Median household income$1,880/wk$2,240/wk+19%
Median weekly rent$365/wk$400/wk+9.6%
Born overseas18.8%18.1%-0.6 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
5
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
7
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
3
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
13
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Mitchelton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 7 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 supermarkets and 13 parks. 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.

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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
Parks
  • 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

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 8
score 1,060
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 8
score 1,069
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 7
score 1,022
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 9
score 1,093

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove+1.7%
02Enoggera+1.2%
03The Gap+0.6%
04Enoggera Reservoir+0.0%
05Keperra-0.2%