Ripley, QLD 4306 — 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
Ripley gained 4,745 residents from internal migration and 74 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,115 people moved away — a net addition of 2,704 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
Ripley against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Ripley population grew from 4,755 in 2016 to 23,459 in 2025, a change of 393.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show data table
| Year | Ripley | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,755 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,731 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,972 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 8,957 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,871 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 13,042 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,622 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 17,609 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 20,328 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 23,459 | 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 Ripley SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 1 supermarket and 42 parks. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 21 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Swanbank, is about 5,100 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 16 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Ripley Valley State School
- Ripley Valley State Secondary College
- Ripley Central State School
- Deebing Heights State School
- Impressions Early Education Ripley
- Joy Early Learning
- Deebing Heights Early Learning Centre
- Ripley Town Centre
- Flinders Peak Medical Centre
- Coles
- Gumnut Park
- Rascals Park
- Treehouse Park
- Elevated Contemplation Zone
- Providence Park
- Whiterock Adventure Park
- Spear Lily Park
- Faye Carr Park
- Swanbank
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.