South Brisbane, QLD 4101 — 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
South Brisbane gained 1,608 residents from internal migration and 1,340 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,549 people moved away — a net addition of 399 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
South Brisbane against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
South Brisbane population grew from 7,779 in 2016 to 17,517 in 2025, a change of 125.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | South Brisbane | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,779 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,261 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,791 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,216 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 13,624 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,575 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,417 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,312 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,087 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,517 | 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 South Brisbane SA2, OpenStreetMap records 5 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 3 hospitals, 7 GP or clinic locations, 7 supermarkets and 15 parks. For families: 4 libraries and 4 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 53 cafés, 78 restaurants and 31 pubs and bars. Staying active: 5 gyms, 2 public pools and 18 sports fields. Also 1 cinema. The nearest train station, South Bank, is about 450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 37 bus stops here.
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- Brisbane State High School
- Brisbane State High School
- Somerville House Aquatic Centre
- Somerville House
- Saint Laurence's College
- Cottage Grove
- TAFE Library
- The Edge
- State Library of Queensland
- UQ/Mater McAuley Library
- Sustain On Cordelia
- Living Barre And Yoga
- Pilgrim Hot Yoga
- Snap Fitness
- Hanger 66
- Aquativity
- Southbank Cineplex Cinema
- Queensland Children's Hospital
- Mater Hospital Brisbane
- Mater Private Hospital
- Smart Clinics
- Inclusive Health Clinic
- Princess Alexandra Hospital Radiation Oncology
- Queensland X-Ray
- Queensland Diabetes and Endocrine Centre
- Mater Eye Clinic
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service
- Sunlit Asian Supermarket
- Woolworths Metro
- IGA
- Woolworths Metro
- HX Asian Supermarket
- Coles
- Triton Food Brokers
- Greenspace
- Musgrave Park
- South Bank Parklands
- Tribune Street Park
- Melbourne Street Green
- Town Square
- South Brisbane Memorial Park
- Alexander Smith Place
- South Bank
- South Brisbane
- South Brisbane
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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.