Petrie, QLD 4502 — 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
Petrie gained 913 residents from internal migration and 117 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,018 people moved away — a net addition of 12 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
Petrie against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Petrie population grew from 9,005 in 2016 to 9,202 in 2025, a change of 2.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Petrie | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,005 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,037 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,003 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,885 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 8,843 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 8,841 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 8,826 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,001 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,113 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,202 | 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 Petrie SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 22 parks. For families: 10 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 4 cafés, 2 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 9 sports fields. The nearest train station, Petrie, is about 1,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 32 bus stops here.
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- Petrie State School
- Mt Maria College - Petrie
- Our Lady of the Way School
- Kurwongbah State School
- Petrie Kids' Korner
- Goodstart Petrie
- Petrie Medical Centre
- Petrie Family Medical Practice
- Woolworths
- IGA
- Bob Mathieson Way
- Peter Curtin Park
- Gordon Jackson Lookout
- Gary Jenkins Park
- Greg Pascoe Park
- Nelson Cooke Park
- Peter Brennand Park
- Anzac Memorial
- Petrie
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.