Paddington - Milton

Paddington - Milton population grew from 11,482 in 2016 to 13,364 in 2025, a change of 16.4% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Paddington - Milton is one ABS statistical area covering 3 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.

Area-wide median, all 3 suburbs combined: $744, up 11.1% on a year earlier.

n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.

In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $750 in Paddington, $730 in Milton and $780 in Petrie Terrace. Combined across the 3 suburbs of the Paddington - Milton statistical area it works out to $744, up 11% on a year earlier.

Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

• Relative disadvantage (IRSD)

  Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
  Decile 10

  score 1,099
• Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)

  Higher decile means more relative advantage
  Decile 10

  score 1,139
• Economic resources (IER)

  Income and housing capacity
  Decile 6

  score 1,011
• Education & occupation (IEO)

  Education and occupational skill levels
  Decile 10

  score 1,165

Paddington - Milton is policed by the Queensland Police Service Brisbane City Division, which also covers Spring Hill, Kelvin Grove - Herston, Red Hill (Qld) and Brisbane City. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Paddington - Milton specifically.

Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Brisbane City Division over the last 12 months, running 271% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Paddington - Milton — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Brisbane City 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.

Paddington - Milton has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 19% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 36% of Paddington - Milton as flood-liable, roughly 16% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.

A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →

Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.

Within the Paddington - Milton SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 5 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 21 green spaces. 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.

Paddington - Milton has 21 council parks covering 11 ha, with 0.5 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.

• Frew Park
  317 Milton Road, Milton
  3.6 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path5 barbecues
• Gregory Park
  128 Baroona Road, Milton
  2.1 ha2 barbecues
• Milton Park
  316 Milton Road, Milton
  1.7 ha1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
• Neal Macrossan Playground Park
  14 Caroline Street, Paddington
  1.4 ha1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
• Baroona Road Park (Road Reserve)
  Baroona Road, Paddington
  0.3 ha
• Tooth Avenue Park (Road Reserve)
  Tooth Avenue, Paddington
  0.3 ha
• Bedgood Park
  5 Isaac Street, Milton
  0.2 ha1 barbecue
• Sweetman Street Park
  18 Sweetman Street, Paddington
  0.2 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.

From Paddington - Milton, route 444 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 6 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.

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3. 02Red Hill (Qld)+1.5%
4. 03Bardon+0.9%
5. 04Toowong+0.8%
6. 05Ashgrove+0.6%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.