Rothwell - Kippa-Ring, QLD 4022 — 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
Rothwell - Kippa-Ring gained 1,555 residents from internal migration and 170 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,637 people moved away — a net addition of 88 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
Rothwell - Kippa-Ring against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Rothwell - Kippa-Ring population grew from 17,717 in 2016 to 17,562 in 2025, a change of -0.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Rothwell - Kippa-Ring | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17,717 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 17,842 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 17,824 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 17,714 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 17,718 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 17,699 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 17,661 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 17,637 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,597 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,562 | 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 Rothwell - Kippa-Ring SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 3 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 36 parks. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms, 1 public pool and 54 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Rothwell, is about 1,900 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 69 bus stops here.
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- Southern Cross Catholic College (Kippa Ring Primary Campus)
- Mueller College
- Grace Lutheran College
- Hercules Road State School
- Kippa-Ring State School
- Sesame Lane
- Goodstart Early Learning
- Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre - Rothwell
- Gold's Gym
- Dolphins Fitness & Aquatic
- Hoyts
- Harvey Norman
- Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre
- Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre
- Kmart
- Peninsula Fair Shopping Centre
- Peninsula Fair Shopping Centre
- Dolphins Central Shopping Centre
- Peninsula Private Hospital
- Redcliffe Peninsula 7 Day Medical Centre
- Moreton Bay Medical Centre
- Doctors @ Dolphins
- Woolworths
- Woolworths
- Coles
- ALDI
- Coles
- Wattle Park
- Crec Enricht Park
- Morris Park
- Boulevard Park
- Langtree Park
- Dobell Park
- Taradale Park
- Bertie Dow Park
- Rothwell
- Kippa-Ring
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.