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Fortitude Valley

Queensland · Brisbane Inner · Brisbane Inner City

This profile uses the ABS Fortitude Valley statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Fortitude Valley is a locality in the Brisbane Inner area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Fortitude Valley SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1086 (gov)
Childcare
23
NQS-rated services
Population
11,889
+3.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Fortitude Valley SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Fortitude Valley

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Fortitude Valley State Secondary College Government · 822 students
ICSEA 1086

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
All Hallows' School
Catholic 1,707 students
ICSEA 1183 intake context
Humanitas High School
Independent 90 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
Music Industry College
Independent 87 students
ICSEA 1067 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Fortitude Valley

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Avenues Montessori Children's House
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Bowen Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education King Street
    Centre-Based Care · 141 places · Bowen Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Scholars School of Early Learning George St
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Brisbane
    Exceeding NQS
  • Avenues Early Learning Centre - Bowen Hills
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Bowen Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Brookes Street Early Education Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 78 places · Fortitude Valley
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lady Gowrie Love Street Child Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 67 places · Fortitude Valley
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ballymore Kindergarten and Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Herston
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Brisbane - Adelaide Street
    Centre-Based Care · 207 places · Brisbane
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Fortitude Valley
    Centre-Based Care · 139 places · Fortitude Valley
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Queen Street
    Centre-Based Care · 118 places · Brisbane
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Newstead
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Fortitude Valley
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Ducks Childcare New Farm
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Fortitude Valley
    Meeting NQS

+ 11 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
11,889
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+3.30%
2024→25
Net change
+384
people / yr
Density
9,328
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+384
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+25
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-119
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+478

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Fortitude Valley
+3.30%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%