Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, QLD 4055 — 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
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove gained 1,221 residents from internal migration and 145 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,199 people moved away — a net addition of 167 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
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove population grew from 10,331 in 2016 to 12,833 in 2025, a change of 24.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,331 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,609 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,910 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 11,241 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 11,545 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 11,855 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,027 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,267 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,617 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,833 | 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 Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove SA2, OpenStreetMap records 15 schools, 4 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 42 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café, 1 restaurant and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 37 sports fields. The nearest train station, Ferny Grove, is about 2,050 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 34 bus stops here.
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- St Andrews School
- Saint Andrews Catholic School
- Undercover Area
- Assembly Hall
- U Block
- Ferny Grove State School
- Undercover Area
- Undercover Area
- C&K Upper Kedron Childcare Centre
- Habitat Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Sparrow Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Edge Early Learning Ferny Grove
- Library
- Resource Centre
- Snap Fitness
- Evil Barbee PT
- Jetts Fitness
- QML Pathology
- SmartClinics Ferny Grove Family Medical Centre
- IGA Upper Kedron
- Coles
- Inverness Street Park
- Pickering Place Park
- McKinnon Court Park
- Ferndale Place Park (No. 8)
- Skye Place Park
- Upper Kedron Recreation Reserve
- Selkirk Crescent Park
- Thomas Place Park
- Ferny Grove
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.