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Shailer Park, QLD 4128 — 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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
12,073
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
39
Median age
Years
29.4%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.9
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,225/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$922/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$410/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,993/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
89.7%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
7.1%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.6%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
67.0%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
68.2%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 27.6%Mortgaged 51.6%Rented 19.4%Other / not stated 1.4%

Where the growth came from

Shailer Park gained 989 residents from internal migration and 195 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,166 people moved away — a net addition of 18 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.

Internal migration in+989
Internal migration out+1,086
Overseas migration in+195
Natural increase+72
Population (ERP)
12,717
▲ 1,720 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.71%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+18
1,184 in · 1,166 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
186th
Top 77% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Shailer Park against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Shailer Park population grew from 12,084 in 2016 to 12,717 in 2025, a change of 5.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearShailer ParkQueensland average
201612,0844,845,152
201712,1084,926,380
201812,1565,006,623
201912,2315,088,847
202012,2335,165,613
202112,2545,215,814
202212,3365,310,905
202312,5555,450,235
202412,6275,571,890
202512,7175,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population11,64512,073+3.7%
Median age3739+2 yrs
Median household income$1,947/wk$2,225/wk+14%
Median weekly rent$390/wk$410/wk+5.1%
Born overseas29.2%29.4%+0.2 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
3
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
5
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
4
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
25
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Shailer Park SA2, OpenStreetMap records 3 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 25 parks. For families: 1 library and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés, 13 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 2 gyms and 27 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 7 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Loganlea, is about 4,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 58 bus stops here.

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Schools
  • Kimberley Park State School
  • Shailer Park State School
  • Shailer Park State High School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Avenues Early Learning Centre
  • Shailer Park Early Learning Center
  • Hyperdome Early Education Centre
  • Goodstart Early Learning Shailer Park
Libraries
  • Logan Hyperdome Library
Gyms & fitness
  • Snap Fitness
  • Goodlife Fitness
Cinemas
  • Event Cinemas Loganholme
Shopping centres
  • Kimberley Park Shopping Centre
  • Big W
  • Hyperdome Shopping Centre
  • Kitchen Warehouse
  • Kmart
  • RSEA Safety
  • Harris Scarfe
GPs & clinics
  • M1 Psychology
  • Southside Endoscopy Centre
  • QML
Supermarkets
  • Woolworths
  • Hanaromart Asian Grocery Store
  • Aldi
  • Coles
Parks
  • Seers Park
  • Adelong Park
  • Roselea Park
  • Koolan Park
  • Mandew Park
  • Norton Park
  • Parker Park
  • Kimberley Grove 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 8
score 1,056
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 7
score 1,035
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 9
score 1,073
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 6
score 1,005

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Loganlea+1.3%
02Loganholme - Tanah Merah+1.2%
03Waterford West+1.0%
04Bethania - Waterford+0.7%
05Cornubia - Carbrook+0.2%