Paddington - Milton, QLD 4064 — 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
Paddington - Milton gained 1,576 residents from internal migration and 624 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,110 people moved away — a net addition of 90 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
Paddington - Milton against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Paddington - Milton population grew from 11,482 in 2016 to 13,364 in 2025, a change of 16.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Paddington - Milton | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,482 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,860 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,172 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,472 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,558 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,427 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,497 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 13,038 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 13,236 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 13,364 | 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 Paddington - Milton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 5 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 21 parks. For families: 1 library and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 29 cafés, 55 restaurants and 8 pubs and bars. Staying active: 8 gyms, 1 public pool and 24 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Milton, is about 850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 76 bus stops here.
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- Milton State School
- Petrie Terrace State School
- C&K Paddington Kindergarten
- Little Cribb
- Big Cribb
- Roscoe Library Saint Francis Theological College
- Fit Village
- Snap Fitness
- Anytime Fitness
- Bodhi Yoga
- PCYC Lang Park
- Tribe 41
- Anytime Fitness
- Blue Room Cinebar
- Milton Village
- Milton Central
- Integrated Wellness Clinic Brisbane
- Paddington Medical Centre
- Milton Village Medical
- Rosalie Gourmet Markets
- Woolworths
- Coles Local
- Gregory Park
- Ithaca War Memorial Park
- Bedgood Park
- Frew Park
- Trammies' Corner
- Wilden Street Park
- Nerida Lane Park
- Milton Park
- Milton
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.