Wakerley, QLD 4154 — 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
Wakerley gained 774 residents from internal migration and 204 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 973 people moved away — a net addition of 5 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
Wakerley against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Wakerley population grew from 9,429 in 2016 to 9,865 in 2025, a change of 4.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Wakerley | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,429 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 9,439 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 9,431 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 9,575 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 9,672 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 9,563 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 9,640 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 9,766 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 9,805 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 9,865 | 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 Wakerley SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 supermarket and 33 parks. For families: 15 playgrounds. Staying active: 1 gym and 10 sports fields. The nearest train station, Lota, is about 3,450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 24 bus stops here.
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- Agnew School
- Papilio Early Learning Wakerley
- Elio
- IGA
- Barwin Street Park
- Mossvale Drive Park
- Behan Crescent Park
- Yarra Road Park
- Torrens Crescent Park
- Barrington Crescent Park
- Gordon Crescent Park
- Moss Road (no. 42) 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.