South Brisbane

QLD

South Brisbane is a growing region in QLD with 17,517 residents.

SA2 code: 305011110
State: QLD

Population

17,517

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+28.6%

3yr: +13.6% · 10yr: +139.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$470/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,831/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — South Brisbane (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +13.6%5yr: +28.6%10yr: +139.0%Total: +496.6%

Population grew from 2,936 to 17,517 over 24 years, averaging 7.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.6%

Almost entirely apartments (94.1%), rental-heavy (70.2% renting), built for families (50% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Apartments 94.1%

253 houses84 townhouses5,423 apartments

Tenure

Renting 70.2%

Owned 13.0%Mortgage 14.6%Renting 70.2%Other / NS 2.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

2,005 (35.5%)

2 bed

2,809 (49.7%)

3 bed

671 (11.9%)

4 bed

119 (2.1%)

5 bed

31 (0.5%)

6+ bed

20 (0.4%)