Samford Valley, QLD 4520 — 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
Samford Valley gained 868 residents from internal migration and 157 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 891 people moved away — a net addition of 134 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
Samford Valley against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Samford Valley population grew from 12,106 in 2016 to 13,239 in 2025, a change of 9.4% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Samford Valley | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,106 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,294 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,405 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,420 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,545 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,569 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,693 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,865 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 13,087 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 13,239 | 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 Samford Valley SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 3 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 46 parks. For families: 1 library and 17 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 13 cafés, 4 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 gyms and 52 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 10,700 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 21 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Samford Valley Steiner School
- Samford State School
- Mount Nebo State School
- Kids Capers Childcare Samford
- Papilio Early Learning Samford
- Samford Community Kindergarten
- Zen Space
- Head Heart Feet Yoga and Professional Development
- Snap Fitness
- Samford Valley Medical Centre
- Samford Doctors Surgery
- Drakes
- Four Seasons Organic Foods
- Uralba Park
- Undambi Rotary Reserve
- Denis Goodwin Reserve
- Westbourne Drive Park
- Edward Louden Park
- Davidson Park
- Royce Fathers Reserve
- Herron Park
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.