Runcorn
Runcorn is close to a train, but unemployment is higher.
Runcorn is close to a train station (Fruitgrove, about 250 m as the crow flies); a young, family-heavy area (median age 34 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland). The trade-offs: unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.6%.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 34 and households on a median $1,742 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, RTA median rents, Queensland Police Service reported offences, Brisbane City Council flood awareness data, OpenStreetMap, Brisbane City Council parks and trails, TransLink timetables and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- close to a train station (Fruitgrove, about 250 m as the crow flies)
- a young, family-heavy area (median age 34 at the 2021 Census, against 38 for Queensland)
What to weigh up
- unemployment ran above the Brisbane norm at the 2021 Census, at 6.6%
Runcorn on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Runcorn, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
Runcorn against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Runcorn population grew from 15,139 in 2016 to 15,762 in 2025, a change of 4.1% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | Runcorn | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,139 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,165 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 15,051 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,870 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,716 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,313 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,396 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,009 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,483 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 15,762 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Runcorn gained 1,210 residents from internal migration and 919 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,984 people moved away — a net addition of 145 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,210
- Internal migration out+1,605
- Overseas migration in+919
- Natural increase+134
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,482 | 14,046 | -3.0% |
| Median age | 32 | 34 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,480/wk | $1,742/wk | +18% |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk | $400/wk | +2.6% |
| Born overseas | 58.3% | 55.5% | -2.8 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
Household
Country of birth
Language at home
How homes are held
- Owned outright 27.1%
- Mortgaged 32.6%
- Rented 37.7%
- Other / not stated 2.6%
What it costs to rent
Residential Tenancies Authority · 2026-Q2Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the Residential Tenancies Authority's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.
Rent over time
All dwellings in Runcorn against the Greater Brisbane median.
Median weekly rent in Runcorn went from $610 in 2024-Q1 to $680 in 2026-Q2, up 11%, against $656 for Greater Brisbane now.
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| Year | Runcorn | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | $562 |
| 2024-Q2 | $630 | $590 |
| 2024-Q3 | $630 | $574 |
| 2024-Q4 | $620 | $594 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | $585 |
| 2025-Q2 | $635 | $624 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | $612 |
| 2025-Q4 | $660 | $633 |
| 2026-Q1 | $660 | $625 |
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | $656 |
By dwelling type — 2026-Q2 quarter
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4+ bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | — | — | $650n=40 | $750n=23 |
| Townhouse | — | — | $690n=38 | — |
| Unit / flat | $460n=16 | — | — | — |
n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.
The median weekly rent across all dwellings in Runcorn was $680 for the 2026-Q2 quarter, up 7% on a year earlier. That is $24 a week above the Greater Brisbane median. By type: a 3-bedroom house $650.
Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
| Quarter | Median rent | Year on year | Greater Brisbane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | $680 | +7.1% | $656 |
| 2026-Q1 | $660 | +6.5% | $625 |
| 2025-Q4 | $660 | +6.5% | $633 |
| 2025-Q3 | $650 | +3.2% | $612 |
| 2025-Q2 | $635 | +0.8% | $624 |
| 2025-Q1 | $620 | +1.6% | $585 |
| 2024-Q4 | $620 | +3.3% | $594 |
| 2024-Q3 | $630 | +11.5% | $574 |
| 2024-Q2 | $630 | +16.7% | $590 |
| 2024-Q1 | $610 | +19.6% | $562 |
| 2023-Q4 | $600 | +22.4% | $575 |
| 2023-Q3 | $565 | +14.1% | $536 |
| 2023-Q2 | $540 | +17.4% | $526 |
| 2023-Q1 | $510 | +18.6% | $496 |
| 2022-Q4 | $490 | +14.0% | $495 |
| 2022-Q3 | $495 | +15.1% | $455 |
| 2022-Q2 | $460 | +8.2% | $454 |
| 2022-Q1 | $430 | +4.9% | $428 |
| 2021-Q4 | $430 | +7.5% | $436 |
| 2021-Q3 | $430 | +7.5% | $416 |
| 2021-Q2 | $425 | +6.3% | $408 |
| 2021-Q1 | $410 | +0.0% | $405 |
| 2020-Q4 | $400 | +0.0% | $401 |
| 2020-Q3 | $400 | +0.0% | $392 |
| 2020-Q2 | $400 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2020-Q1 | $410 | +2.5% | $394 |
| 2019-Q4 | $400 | +1.3% | $391 |
| 2019-Q3 | $400 | +0.0% | $384 |
| 2019-Q2 | $400 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2019-Q1 | $400 | +0.0% | $387 |
| 2018-Q4 | $395 | +0.0% | $383 |
| 2018-Q3 | $400 | +0.0% | $381 |
| 2018-Q2 | $400 | — | $383 |
| 2018-Q1 | $400 | — | $386 |
| 2017-Q4 | $395 | — | $384 |
| 2017-Q3 | $400 | — | $381 |
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.
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 5score 995
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 6score 997
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 5score 988
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 7score 1,022
Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where Runcorn sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
Runcorn is policed by the Queensland Police Service Acacia Ridge Division, which also covers Kuraby and Sunnybank Hills. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Runcorn specifically.
Most-reported offences · Acacia Ridge Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)2,941 /100k+12% vs QLD↑ 4%
- Drug Offences1,070 /100k−36% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Unlawful Entry883 /100k+31% vs QLD↓ 16%
- Assault792 /100k−25% vs QLD↑ 7%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle618 /100k+83% vs QLD↑ 30%
- Robbery71 /100k+56% vs QLD↑ 6%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Acacia Ridge Division — not Runcorn on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Acacia Ridge Division over the last 12 months, running 12% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Runcorn — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 2,941 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 4% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,070 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 883 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 16% vs prior year |
| Assault | 792 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↑ 7% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 618 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↑ 30% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 71 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 6% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Acacia Ridge 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.
Flood risk
Brisbane City Council · updated August 2026Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it does Brisbane City Council map as flood-liable? The historic extents are the ground truth; the likelihood bands are the council's modelling of how often flooding is expected.
Historic flood exposure
- 20227.4%
Share of the suburb inside each event’s mapped flood surface. These maps cover only the river and creek extents of those specific events — being outside them does not mean a property is flood-free.
Council flood-likelihood modelling
4.2% of Runcorn is mapped as flood-liable, split by how often flooding is expected. This layer dates from 2013 and reads conservatively for some riverside suburbs.
- High 1.9%
- Medium <1%
- Low <1%
- Very Low <1%
Runcorn has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, with up to about 7.4% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 4.2% of Runcorn as flood-liable, roughly 2.8% 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 →
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| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Within the 2022 flood extent | 7.4% of the suburb |
| Council likelihood modelling, all bands | 4.2% of the suburb |
| — High likelihood | 1.9% of the suburb |
| — Medium likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
| — Very Low likelihood | under 1% of the suburb |
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.
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
Within the Runcorn SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 34 green spaces. For families: 20 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 restaurants. Staying active: 36 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Fruitgrove, is about 250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 52 bus stops here.
GPs and clinics, cafés, pubs and bars and gyms are not well mapped in OpenStreetMap yet, so no count is shown for them here. See this area on OpenStreetMap →
List every mapped place
Schools
- Runcorn State High School
- Runcorn Heights State School
- Saint Laurence's College Playing Fields
Childcare & kindergartens
- Kids Academy Early Learning Runcorn
- The Avenues Early Learning Centre
- Guppys Early Learning Centre
Gyms & fitness
- ifeelgood 24/7
Shopping centres
- Runcorn Plaza
GPs & clinics
- Gowan Road Medical Centre
Supermarkets
- Shri Balaji Foods
- IGA
Green spaces
- Grove Park
- Lexus Street Park
- Celica Street Park
- Mango Street Park
- Judith Court Park
- Lee Close Park
- Shirley Sester Park
- Hair Park
Train stations
- Fruitgrove
- Runcorn
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil-managed parks inside the suburb boundary, with the recreation trails and facilities Brisbane City Council records in each.
Runcorn has 34 council parks covering 133 ha, with 5.3 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 3 have a dog off-leash area.
- Wally Tate Park1406 Beenleigh Road, Kuraby67 ha2.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
- Glenefer Street Park35 Glenefer Street, Runcorn9.8 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared pathDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Brady Bushland Park226 Nemies Road, Runcorn9.0 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Dew Street Park71 Dew Street, Runcorn6.5 ha0.8 km bikeway & shared path
- Nathan Road Park106 Nathan Road, Runcorn4.9 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
- Bonemill Road Park200 Daw Road, Runcorn4.0 ha
- Persse Road Park160 Persse Road, Runcorn3.9 ha
- Wakerley Park (Runcorn)23 Dew Street, Runcorn3.9 ha
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- Beenleigh Road Park (No. 1251)1251 Beenleigh Road, Runcorn3.5 ha
- Wealth Street Park19 Toorak Place, Runcorn3.2 ha
- Penarth Street Park791 Beenleigh Road, Runcorn2.4 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Williams Park17 Elite Street, Runcorn2.3 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
- Gumtree Street Reserve146 Gumtree Street, Runcorn1.9 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- Chelsea Street Park153 Nemies Road, Runcorn1.6 ha
- Jagera Park27 Jandowae Street, Runcorn1.3 ha1 barbecue
- Maynard Place Park15 Adamson Way, Runcorn1.2 ha
- Garrett Park38 Kalanda Street, Runcorn0.9 ha1 barbecue
- Palmwoods Crescent Park21 Palmwoods Crescent, Runcorn0.7 ha
- Shirley Sester Park19 Silkyoak Street, Runcorn0.7 ha
- Rosa Gates Park9 Gates Place, Runcorn0.6 ha
- Grove Park6 Pinetree Place, Runcorn0.6 ha
- Hill Road Park134A Hill Road, Runcorn0.4 ha0.3 km bikeway & shared path
- William Sirett Park50 Hillburn Street, Runcorn0.4 ha
- Lindsay Evans Memorial Park21 Celica Street, Runcorn0.3 ha
- Lee Close Park7B Lee Close, Runcorn0.3 ha
- Hair Park1177 Beenleigh Road, Runcorn0.3 ha
- Byron Street Park2 Byron Street, Runcorn0.3 ha
- Gorman Crinnen Park54 Condamine Street, Runcorn0.2 ha
- Hollyman Park35 Allamanda Street, Runcorn0.2 ha
- Judith Court Park6 Judith Court, Runcorn0.2 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
- Lexus Street Park18 Lexus Street, Runcorn0.2 ha
- Bruna Street Park9 Ellen Street, Runcorn0.1 ha
- Melrose Place Park (No. 14)14 Melrose Place, Runcorn0.1 ha
- Mango Street Park14 Mango Street, Runcorn0.1 ha
Parks just over the boundary
These sit mostly in a neighbouring suburb but their boundary reaches into Runcorn. They are not counted in the figures above.
- Yugarapul Park · Sunnybank · 22 ha
- Conondale Park · Eight Mile Plains · 17 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.
Getting to the CBD
TransLink timetablesHow to reach the city centre from Runcorn on public transport — the routes you'd catch here, how long they take and how often they run.
From Runcorn, route 138 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 27 minutes, roughly every 15 minutes in the morning peak. The train also runs from Runcorn (about 38 minutes). Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.
Routes to the city from Runcorn
- 138Algester - City~27 min · every ~15 min in the peak
- 156Stretton - City Rocket~38 min · every ~5 min in the peak
- TrainBeenleigh - Ferny Grove~38 min · every ~23 min in the peak
- 150Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn~39 min · every ~5 min in the peak · via the busway at Griffith University
- 153Drewvale - City Rocket~29 min · peak only
- TrainBeenleigh - Brisbane City~38 min · peak only
These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Fastest scheduled trip to the Brisbane CBD | about 27 min |
| Typical trip (all services) | about 38 min |
| Best route, morning peak (7–9am) | about every 5 min |
| Best route, off-peak (10am–3pm) | about every 15 min |
| 138 — Algester - City | about 27 min |
| 156 — Stretton - City Rocket | about 38 min |
| Train — Beenleigh - Ferny Grove | about 38 min |
| 150 — Browns Plains - City Express via Runcorn | about 39 min, joins the busway at Griffith University |
| 153 — Drewvale - City Rocket | about 29 min |
| Train — Beenleigh - Brisbane City | about 38 min |
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.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Runcorn SA2 contains 2 schools — 1 primary school and 1 secondary school, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Runcorn sits in decile 7 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 78% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Runcorn Heights State School (primary), Runcorn State High School (junior secondary), Runcorn State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Eight Mile Plains State School (primary), MacGregor State School (primary), Runcorn State School (primary), Kuraby State School (primary), Warrigal Road State School (primary), Sunnybank State High School (junior secondary), Calamvale Community College (junior secondary), Sunnybank State High School (senior secondary), Calamvale Community College (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
Show school list
- Runcorn Heights State School · State · Prep–6
- Runcorn State High School · State · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Sunnybank
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereRuncorn+1.8%
- 01Sunnybank+2.8%
- 02Sunnybank Hills+1.2%
- 03Kuraby+1.1%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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