Moreton Island is still affordable — but far from a train
Moreton Island 4025 · Redcliffe, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Moreton Island is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $213 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: the nearest train station is a fair way off (Kippa-Ring, about 33.3 km); no schools or childcare are recorded within the suburb itself.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 45 and households on a median $1,224 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Moreton Island against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Moreton Island population grew from 384 in 2016 to 339 in 2025, a change of -11.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Moreton Island | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 384 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 367 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 351 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 337 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 322 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 317 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 321 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 325 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 335 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 339 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Moreton Island gained 6 residents from internal migration and 16 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 21 people moved away — a net addition of 1 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+6
- Internal migration out+8
- Overseas migration in+16
- Natural increase+3
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 | 369 | 309 | -16% |
| Median age | 35 | 45 | +10 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,093/wk | $1,224/wk | +12% |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $213/wk | -23% |
| Born overseas | 40.9% | 26.2% | -14.6 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 37.1%
- Mortgaged 17.7%
- Rented 32.3%
- Other / not stated 12.9%
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 1,055
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 7score 1,023
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 5score 998
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 5score 973
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.
Within the Moreton Island SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 park. Eating out and socialising: 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 1 public pool and 1 sports field. The nearest train station, Kippa-Ring, is about 33,250 m from the suburb centre.
List every mapped place
Parks
- The Desert
Nearby, in Redcliffe
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereMoreton Island+1.2%
- 01Scarborough - Newport+3.7%
- 02Margate - Woody Point+0.7%
- 03Redcliffe+0.7%
- 04Clontarf+0.3%
- 05Rothwell - Kippa-Ring-0.2%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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