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.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
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.
Estimated resident population
Shailer Park against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
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.
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| Year | Shailer Park | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,084 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,108 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,156 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,231 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,233 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,254 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,336 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,555 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,627 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,717 | 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 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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- Kimberley Park State School
- Shailer Park State School
- Shailer Park State High School
- Avenues Early Learning Centre
- Shailer Park Early Learning Center
- Hyperdome Early Education Centre
- Goodstart Early Learning Shailer Park
- Logan Hyperdome Library
- Snap Fitness
- Goodlife Fitness
- Event Cinemas Loganholme
- Kimberley Park Shopping Centre
- Big W
- Hyperdome Shopping Centre
- Kitchen Warehouse
- Kmart
- RSEA Safety
- Harris Scarfe
- M1 Psychology
- Southside Endoscopy Centre
- QML
- Woolworths
- Hanaromart Asian Grocery Store
- Aldi
- Coles
- 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.