Browns Plains

QLD

Browns Plains is a growing region in QLD with 9,517 residents.

SA2 code: 311031312
State: QLD

Population

9,517

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+17.1%

3yr: +11.5% · 10yr: +25.2%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,460/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Browns Plains (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +11.5%5yr: +17.1%10yr: +25.2%Total: +71.0%

Population grew from 5,564 to 9,517 over 24 years, averaging 2.3% 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 4.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (81.5%), mixed tenure (51.3% own or mortgage), built for families (59% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 81.5%

Townhouses 15.3%

2,093 houses392 townhouses83 apartments

Tenure

Owned 17.6%

Mortgage 33.7%

Renting 46.1%

Owned 17.6%Mortgage 33.7%Renting 46.1%Other / NS 2.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

12 (0.5%)

2 bed

129 (5.1%)

3 bed

1,486 (58.9%)

4 bed

783 (31.0%)

5 bed

89 (3.5%)

6+ bed

24 (1.0%)