Sherwood, QLD 4075 — 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
Sherwood gained 679 residents from internal migration and 205 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 828 people moved away — a net addition of 56 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
Sherwood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Sherwood population grew from 5,858 in 2016 to 7,050 in 2025, a change of 20.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Sherwood | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,858 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 5,936 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,095 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,286 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,451 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 6,524 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 6,567 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 6,830 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 6,971 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,050 | 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 Sherwood SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 1 supermarket and 5 parks. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 6 restaurants. Staying active: 1 gym and 5 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Sherwood, is about 200 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 18 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Sherwood State School
- Guardian Childcare and Education
- Papilio Early Learning Sherwood
- Guardian Childcare & Education Sherwood Forest
- Snap Fitness
- Sherwood Central
- Sherwood Family Medical
- Woolworths
- Hives Park
- Sherwood Arboretum
- Stewart Franklin Park
- Strickland Terrace Park
- Sherwood
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.