Wynnum West - Hemmant is still affordable
Wynnum West - Hemmant 4178 · Wynnum - Manly, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Wynnum West - Hemmant is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $413 a week at the 2021 Census; a train station within walking distance (Lindum, about 950 m), and the ABS figures show little working against it.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 38 and households on a median $1,856 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Wynnum West - Hemmant against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Wynnum West - Hemmant population grew from 15,333 in 2016 to 17,027 in 2025, a change of 11.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Wynnum West - Hemmant | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,333 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 15,488 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 15,590 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 15,708 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 15,825 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 15,941 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,157 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,426 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 16,762 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 17,027 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Wynnum West - Hemmant gained 1,534 residents from internal migration and 232 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,538 people moved away — a net addition of 228 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,534
- Internal migration out+1,443
- Overseas migration in+232
- Natural increase+37
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,792 | 15,681 | +6.0% |
| Median age | 38 | 38 | +0 yrs |
| Median household income | $1,456/wk | $1,856/wk | +27% |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $413/wk | +3.3% |
| Born overseas | 25.9% | 25.2% | -0.7 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 26.0%
- Mortgaged 39.3%
- Rented 32.4%
- Other / not stated 2.3%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 5score 1,000
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 5score 986
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 5score 999
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 5score 974
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Wynnum West - Hemmant SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 3 supermarkets and 37 parks. For families: 1 library and 13 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 2 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 1 gym and 26 sports fields. Also 3 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Lindum, is about 950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 77 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Wynnum West State School
- Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre
- Iona College
- Brisbane Bayside State College
Childcare & kindergartens
- Goodstart Early Learning Wynnum West
Libraries
- St Eugene de Mazenod Resource Centre
Shopping centres
- Wynnum Plaza
- Kmart
GPs & clinics
- Gundu-Pa
Supermarkets
- Foodworks
- Woolworths
- Coles
Parks
- Evelyn Road Park
- Burnby Road Park
- Edward Kelk Park
- Padbury Street Park
- Marty Street Park
- Crawford Road Park
- Macadamia Street Park
- Balnave Street Park
Train stations
- Lindum
- Lindum
- Hemmant
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Wynnum West - Hemmant SA2 contains 4 schools — 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 combined school, of which 2 are government and 2 non-government. Its 3 schools with a published ICSEA average 1008 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Wynnum West - Hemmant sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 61% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Wynnum West State School (primary), Brisbane Bayside State College (junior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Wynnum State School (primary), Tingalpa State School (primary), Wondall Heights State School (primary), Murarrie State School (primary), Balmoral State High School (junior secondary), Wynnum State High School (junior secondary), Wynnum State High School (senior secondary), Balmoral State High School (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Wynnum West State School · State · Prep–6
- Brisbane Bayside State College · State · 7–12
- Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre (Hemmant) · Catholic · 7–12
- Iona College (Lindum) · Catholic · 5–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Wynnum - Manly
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereWynnum West - Hemmant+1.6%
- 01Wynnum+1.6%
- 02Manly - Lota+1.1%
- 03Murarrie+1.1%
- 04Tingalpa+1.0%
- 05Wakerley+0.6%
- 06Manly West+0.6%
- 07Brisbane Port - Lytton+0.0%
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