Southern Downs - West

QLD

Southern Downs - West is a growing region in QLD with 5,347 residents.

SA2 code: 307031186
State: QLD

Population

5,347

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+8.3%

3yr: +5.2% · 10yr: +14.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$250/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,096/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Southern Downs - West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.2%5yr: +8.3%10yr: +14.7%Total: +39.9%

Population grew from 3,823 to 5,347 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% 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 0.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (98.9%), owner-occupied (79.2%), built for families (43% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 98.9%

1,820 houses21 townhouses

Tenure

Owned 47.2%

Mortgage 32.0%

Renting 15.2%

Owned 47.2%Mortgage 32.0%Renting 15.2%Other / NS 5.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

100 (5.5%)

2 bed

356 (19.7%)

3 bed

775 (42.9%)

4 bed

438 (24.3%)

5 bed

104 (5.8%)

6+ bed

33 (1.8%)