Moreton Island
Moreton Island is still affordable, but far from a train.
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, Queensland Police Service reported offences, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails.
What's good
- still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $213 a week at the 2021 Census
What to weigh up
- 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
Moreton Island on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Moreton Island, 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
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 17.0% for 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 |
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 — 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.
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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
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Moreton Island sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Moreton Island is policed by the Queensland Police Service Wynnum Division, which also covers Brisbane Port - Lytton, Manly - Lota, Manly West, Murarrie, Tingalpa and Wakerley and 2 more. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Moreton Island specifically.
Most-reported offences · Wynnum Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)1,732 /100k−34% vs QLD↓ 2%
- Drug Offences1,488 /100k−11% vs QLD↑ 15%
- Assault570 /100k−46% vs QLD↓ 13%
- Unlawful Entry416 /100k−38% vs QLD↓ 18%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle205 /100k−39% vs QLD↓ 14%
- Robbery21 /100k−54% vs QLD↓ 28%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Wynnum Division — not Moreton Island 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 Wynnum Division over the last 12 months, running 34% below the Queensland rate and flat on the year before. None of this is specific to Moreton Island — 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) | 1,732 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↓ 2% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,488 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 15% vs prior year |
| Assault | 570 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 13% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 416 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 18% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 205 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 14% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 21 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↓ 28% 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 Wynnum 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
Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it is mapped as flood-liable?
Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. Moreton Island is in City of Brisbane, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check Brisbane City Council's own flood information for Moreton Island.
Brisbane City Council’s flood information for Moreton Island →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 Moreton Island SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 green space. 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
Green spaces
- The Desert
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.
Moreton Island has 3 council parks covering 6.7 ha.
- Bulwer Park100 Moreton Street, Bulwer5.2 ha
- Moorgumpin Park (The Dal Pope Resrve)45 Kooringal Esplanade, Kooringal1.2 ha
- Kakoogun Kin-dapin Reserve2A Dorothey Newnham Street, Cowan Cowan0.3 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.
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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