Waterford West, QLD 4133 — 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
Waterford West gained 957 residents from internal migration and 134 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,072 people moved away — a net addition of 19 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
Waterford West against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Waterford West population grew from 7,523 in 2016 to 8,569 in 2025, a change of 13.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Waterford West | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,523 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 7,661 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 7,645 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 7,795 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 7,831 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,923 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 8,044 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 8,319 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 8,485 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 8,569 | 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 Waterford West SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 8 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 21 parks. For families: 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 10 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 10 sports fields. The nearest train station, Loganlea, is about 2,750 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 24 bus stops here.
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- Waterford West State School
- Marsden State High School
- Edge Early Learning
- Happy House
- Little Bunyas
- Hatchlings Early Learning Centre Waterford West
- Waterford Child Care
- Sullivan Nicolaides
- Waterford Medical Centre & Skin Cancer Clinic
- Waterford West Medical Centre
- ML Pathology
- Coles
- SG Spice World
- TOL Supermarkets
- Mera-Desh
- Aldi
- Alford Park
- Lansdown Park
- Tygum Park
- Laughlin Park
- Maas Park
- Moffatt Park
- Bayes Park
- Riverside 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.