North Stradbroke Island, QLD 4183 — 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
North Stradbroke Island gained 120 residents from internal migration and 28 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 147 people moved away — a net addition of 1 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
North Stradbroke Island against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
North Stradbroke Island population grew from 2,167 in 2016 to 2,276 in 2025, a change of 5.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | North Stradbroke Island | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,167 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 2,138 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 2,134 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 2,146 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 2,168 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 2,193 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 2,217 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 2,227 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 2,259 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 2,276 | 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 North Stradbroke Island SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 GP or clinic location, 3 supermarkets and 7 parks. For families: 3 libraries and 8 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés, 3 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 2 public pools and 12 sports fields. The nearest train station, Cleveland, is about 18,800 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 39 bus stops here.
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- Dunwich State School
- Dunwich Library
- Point Lookout Library
- Amity Point Library
- Marie Rose Centre
- Foodworks
- Green Room
- Foodworks
- RSL Memorial Garden
- Old School House 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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.