Southern Moreton Bay Islands, QLD 4184 — 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
Southern Moreton Bay Islands gained 1,233 residents from internal migration and 90 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 746 people moved away — a net addition of 577 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
Southern Moreton Bay Islands against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Southern Moreton Bay Islands population grew from 7,109 in 2016 to 10,466 in 2025, a change of 47.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Southern Moreton Bay Islands | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,109 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,318 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,575 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,848 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 8,204 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 8,574 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,023 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,449 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,950 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 10,466 | 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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 GP or clinic location, 1 supermarket and 3 parks. For families: 1 library and 1 playground. Eating out and socialising: 1 café and 2 restaurants. Staying active: 1 public pool and 6 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ormeau, is about 17,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 1 bus stop here.
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- Russell Island State School
- Redlands City library
- Bay Island Medical Service
- Canaipa Shopping Centre
- Jock Kennedy Park
- High Street Park
- Sandy Beach 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.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.