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Fastest-growing SA2 areas in Queensland
All Queensland Statistical Area Level 2 regions ranked by 1-year population change (ABS Estimated Resident Population, June 2025 release). SA2 areas don't always align with suburb boundaries. SA2s where we publish a full profile are linked.
- 1
Ripley
Ipswich Inner · Ipswich · Pop. 23,459
+15.4%
- 2
Morayfield
Narangba - Burpengary · Moreton Bay - North · Pop. 7,826
+14.9%
- 3
Greenbank - North Maclean
Jimboomba · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 12,691
+14.2%
- 4
Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve
Browns Plains · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 16,875
+12.0%
- 5
Eagle Farm - Pinkenba
Nundah · Brisbane - North · Pop. 2,746
+9.8%
- 6
Caloundra West - Baringa
Caloundra · Sunshine Coast · Pop. 23,872
+9.0%
- 7
Yarrabilba
Jimboomba · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 15,803
+8.4%
- 8
Flagstone (West) - New Beith
Jimboomba · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 13,360
+8.1%
- 9
Pallara - Willawong
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge · Brisbane - South · Pop. 16,586
+7.4%
- 10
Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub
Beenleigh · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 12,765
+6.6%
- 11
Townsville - South
Townsville · Townsville · Pop. 5,861
+6.1%
- 12
Booral - River Heads
Hervey Bay · Wide Bay · Pop. 7,887
+6.1%
- 13
Burpengary - East
Caboolture · Moreton Bay - North · Pop. 9,216
+6.0%
- 14
Collingwood Park - Redbank
Springfield - Redbank · Ipswich · Pop. 14,921
+5.8%
- 15
Boronia Heights - Park Ridge
Browns Plains · Logan - Beaudesert · Pop. 27,073
+5.6%
- 16
Rosewood
Ipswich Hinterland · Ipswich · Pop. 16,825
+5.4%
- 17
Gympie - South
Gympie - Cooloola · Wide Bay · Pop. 9,079
+5.4%
- 18
Southern Moreton Bay Islands
Cleveland - Stradbroke · Brisbane - East · Pop. 10,466
+5.2%
- 19
Rochedale - Burbank
Mt Gravatt · Brisbane - South · Pop. 13,761
+5.2%
- 20
Landsborough
Sunshine Coast Hinterland · Sunshine Coast · Pop. 21,628
+5.2%
SA2 areas that shrank in QLD
QLD Statistical Area Level 2 regions where population fell over the year to June 2025. Same 500-resident floor applies. Helpful context when a state-wide growth story has local exceptions.
- 1
East Mackay
Mackay · Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Pop. 3,820
-1.0%
- 2
Mundingburra
Townsville · Townsville · Pop. 3,551
-1.0%
- 3
Mount Isa
Outback - North · Queensland - Outback · Pop. 18,162
-0.8%
- 4
Manunda
Cairns - South · Cairns · Pop. 5,321
-0.6%
- 5
Goondiwindi
Darling Downs (West) - Maranoa · Darling Downs - Maranoa · Pop. 6,251
-0.6%
- 6
West Mackay
Mackay · Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Pop. 6,443
-0.6%
- 7
Kirwan - West
Townsville · Townsville · Pop. 15,115
-0.6%
- 8
Rockhampton City
Rockhampton · Central Queensland · Pop. 3,345
-0.5%
- 9
Earlville - Bayview Heights
Cairns - South · Cairns · Pop. 8,723
-0.4%
- 10
Eatons Hill
The Hills District · Moreton Bay - South · Pop. 7,984
-0.4%
Source: ABS Estimated Resident Population by SA2, 2024 release. Excludes SA2s with fewer than 500 residents. See methodology for caveats on SA2-to-suburb mapping.