Ormiston, QLD 4160 — 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
Ormiston gained 683 residents from internal migration and 133 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 692 people moved away — a net addition of 124 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
Ormiston against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Ormiston population grew from 6,007 in 2016 to 7,042 in 2025, a change of 17.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Ormiston | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,007 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,068 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,145 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,222 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,334 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,443 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 6,592 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 6,754 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 6,910 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,042 | 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 Ormiston SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 21 parks. For families: 8 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 2 gyms, 2 public pools and 32 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ormiston, is about 500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 24 bus stops here.
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- Ormiston State School
- Ormiston College
- Jumping Beans Child Care
- Jungle Cubs
- Goodlife
- Stepz Fitness Cleveland
- IGA
- Dundas Street Park
- Fellmonger Park
- Gray Park
- Parnell Street Park
- Raby Bay Esplanade Park
- Hilliards Creek Platypus Corridor Park
- Hilliards Creek Link
- Ormiston
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.