Stafford, QLD 4053 — 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
Stafford gained 883 residents from internal migration and 125 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,018 people moved away — a net addition of -10 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
Stafford against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Stafford population grew from 6,811 in 2016 to 7,421 in 2025, a change of 9.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Stafford | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,811 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,859 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,900 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,949 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,008 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,016 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,075 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,212 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,373 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,421 | 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 Stafford SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 8 GP or clinic locations, 3 supermarkets and 9 parks. For families: 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 12 cafés, 3 restaurants and 5 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms and 20 sports fields. Also 1 cinema and 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Alderley, is about 1,800 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 72 bus stops here.
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- Queen of Apostles Primary School
- Stafford State School
- Nurseryland Child Care
- Emily Foord Memorial Kindergarten
- World Gym
- Anytime Fitness
- Bravehearts Boxing
- Hoyts
- Kmart
- Stafford City Shopping Centre
- Stafford Eye Specialists
- South East Dermatology Stafford
- Annette Marriott Psychology
- Young Minds Network
- Stafford Medical Centre and Skin Cancer Clinic
- Ubuntu Medical
- We Fix Feet Podiatry
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- IGA
- Roy Harvey Park
- Keong Park
- Gibson Park
- Sheehy Street Park
- Father Jack Madden Place
- Boles Street Park
- Bilston Street Park
- Keith Payne VC 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.