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Mount Gravatt

Queensland · Mt Gravatt, Brisbane - South

Live · ABS ERP June 2025

The weekday morning train from Coorparoo station reaches the CBD in 17 min, against 42 min from the middle Queensland area with a timetabled station. The median age is 35, lower than the middle Queensland area (39, Census 2021).

Mount Gravatt has 5 schools (3 government, 2 non-government; ACARA School Profile 2025) and 14 NQS-rated childcare services (ACECQA register). Population is 17,149 (ABS ERP June 2025); the AM-peak train journey to the CBD takes 17 min (TransLink, static GTFS, timetable from 31 Oct 2026).

Mount Gravatt at a glance

Median rent, 3-bedroom house
$710
per week
Family-Fit score
83/100
Very strong for families
How it is calculated
Schools
5
Area centre zoned to Mount Gravatt State School
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Childcare services
14
13 rated Meeting NQS or above
Population
17,149
+1.0% in a year
Median age
35
18.2% are children under 15
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Boundaries: ABS Suburbs & Localities 2021. School pins are ACARA's published locations. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. Open the full QLD map →

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How the Family-Fit score is built83/100

Family-Fit score

Method published in full
83 /100
Very strong for families

Very strong for families - strongest on childcare & early years, weakest on housing affordability.

Schools in the area · 20% of the score
91/100

QLD median 61/100

5 schools in this SA2 · average government-school ICSEA 1055

Childcare & early years · 15% of the score
100/100

QLD median 60/100

14 NQS-rated services nearby

Everyday amenities · 15% of the score
81/100

QLD median 73/100

11 parks · 1 GP · 3 supermarkets · 7 playgrounds

Getting around · 15% of the score
100/100

QLD median 56/100

17 min to the CBD by train from Coorparoo station

Housing affordability · 15% of the score
57/100

QLD median 51/100

Paying over 30% of income on housing: 10.1% of mortgage-holding households, 29.2% of renting households

Families already here · 10% of the score
70/100

QLD median 64/100

18.2% of residents are children aged 0–14 · 45.3% of families are couples with children

Socio-economic profile · 10% of the score
67/100

QLD median 44/100

SEIFA IRSAD decile 7 of 10 nationally

The grey marker on each bar is the median across the 484 Queensland areas we publish a score for (state median overall: 58/100). It is context, not a pass mark.

How this score is calculated

Each published figure for the Mount Gravatt SA2 is mapped onto 0–100 by fixed thresholds, then weighted. Inputs with no data here are dropped and the rest rescaled - never scored as zero. Every threshold and weight →

Schools in the area 91/100 × 20% → 18.2 points
5 schools in this SA2 · average government-school ICSEA 1055
Childcare & early years 100/100 × 15% → 15 points
14 NQS-rated services nearby
Everyday amenities 81/100 × 15% → 12.2 points
11 parks · 1 GP · 3 supermarkets · 7 playgrounds
Getting around 100/100 × 15% → 15 points
17 min to the CBD by train from Coorparoo station
Housing affordability 57/100 × 15% → 8.5 points
Paying over 30% of income on housing: 10.1% of mortgage-holding households, 29.2% of renting households
Families already here 70/100 × 10% → 7 points
18.2% of residents are children aged 0–14 · 45.3% of families are couples with children
Socio-economic profile 67/100 × 10% → 6.7 points
SEIFA IRSAD decile 7 of 10 nationally

School results, crime and flood or bushfire overlays are not graded into this score. Limits of the score →

What families notice
In their own terms

What families notice

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Families often notice
  • This address is zoned to Mount Gravatt State School (government, no fees).
  • At least one nearby government school has an above-average ICSEA intake profile (1079 vs. 1000 national average).
  • 11 parks mapped inside this SA2 (OpenStreetMap).
Good to know
  • We don't yet have official crime data for QLD (only NSW and VIC) - that's a data gap on our side, not a claim this area is safe.
Source: Templated from the live data on this page - ABS, ACARA, ACECQA, BOCSAR/CSA Victoria, SEIFA 2021.
Living in Mount Gravatt: family snapshot
Family snapshot

Living in Mount Gravatt

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A mid-sized suburb. Many childcare options nearby - 14 NQS-rated services. About a 17-minute train to the CBD. Mostly detached family homes.

Source: ABS population estimates · ABS Census 2021 · ACARA · ACECQA · state transit data (GTFS)
Mount Gravatt compared with Queensland10 measures
Mount Gravatt compared with the QLD average
Measure Mount Gravatt QLD average Against QLD
Children aged 0 to 4 6.0% 5.7% About the same
Children aged 5 to 14 12.2% 13.0% About the same
Couple families with children 45.3% 41.0% Higher
One-parent families 17.1% 17.0% About the same
Homes owned outright 22.7% 29.3% Lower
Homes owned with a mortgage 37.2% 35.6% Higher
Homes rented 39.1% 33.2% Higher
Separate houses 66.6% 76.6% Lower
Flats and apartments 19.8% 11.1% Higher
Born overseas 26.6% 22.7% Higher

Source: ABS Census 2021. The QLD figure is the population-weighted average of the 543 QLD areas with a published value. "Higher" and "Lower" describe the number only.

About this area and its boundary

Mount Gravatt is a locality in the Mt Gravatt area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mount Gravatt SA2.

17,149 residents - 18.2% are children under 15, median age 35.

This profile uses the ABS Mount Gravatt statistical area (SA2) - the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries. It covers the gazetted suburbs of Mount Gravatt East and Mount Gravatt, drawn separately on the map above.

Property market

A 3-bedroom house rents for a median $710 a week. Queensland publishes no free suburb sale-price series.

Median rent, 3-bedroom house
$710
per week

Source: RTA Queensland median rents · Jun 2026

Homes and households

Who owns the homes
23% Owned outright 37% Mortgage 39% Rented
Families
45% Couple with children 35% Couple, no children 17% One parent
Types of home
67% House 14% Townhouse 20% Apartment

Source: ABS Census 2021. Where the shares do not add to 100%, the rest is "other" or "not stated".

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Housing cost pressuremortgage and rent against income
What households here actually pay

Housing cost pressure

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In Mount Gravatt, 29.2% of renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent, and 10.1% of households with a mortgage spend more than 30% on repayments - the ABS's stretched-household threshold (Census 2021).

ABS published figures, not our calculation.

Mortgage over 30% of income
10.1%

QLD avg 11.9%

Share of households WITH a mortgage whose repayments take more than 30% of income. That's 224 of 2,058 households with a stated repayment.

Rent over 30% of income
29.2%

QLD avg 32.3%

Share of RENTING households whose rent takes more than 30% of income. That's 681 of 2,168 households with a stated rent.

The two figures cover different households (mortgage-holding vs renting), so never add them. How the ABS counts these → Grey marker: QLD average (520 for mortgage and 528 for rent). Census 2021 - housing costs have moved since. Not financial advice.

Source: ABS Census 2021 - Mortgage & Rent Affordability Indicator Datasets (via ABS Data by Region, SA2)
What's being built herenew homes approved, year by year
Mount Gravatt · new dwellings approved

What's being built here

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83 new homes were approved in Mount Gravatt in the year to June 2025. Councils approved 526 new dwellings here across the 6 years to June 2025 - an approval is permission to build, not a home that exists yet.

83

Approved in the year to June 2025

Middle QLD area: 31

245

Separate houses

Private sector, over these 6 years

281

Townhouses & apartments

Private sector, over these 6 years

Counts are for the whole Mount Gravatt statistical area. What these counts include → Dashed line: the median of 487Queensland areas.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by region, 2011-2025 (cat. 1410.0), sourced from ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0) (source, CC BY 4.0). Each year is a year ended 30 June, published for the SA2, not the suburb.
About this data

Rent only: median weekly rent of new tenancies lodged with the Queensland RTA, by postcode. Queensland publishes no free suburb sale-price series, so we show no house price here rather than an estimate. © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority, CC BY 3.0 AU.

Schools and childcare

5 schools are located in the area, and the centre of the area is zoned to Mount Gravatt State School. 14 childcare services are on the national register, 13 rated Meeting the National Quality Standard or above.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Mount Gravatt State School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Gravatt.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 259
ICSEA 1051
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mount Gravatt (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Zoned secondary school
Mount Gravatt State High School Government · 7-12 · 1,217 students
ICSEA 1079 intake context

The government Year 7 zone for the centre of Mount Gravatt (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Agnes School
Catholic 455 students
ICSEA 1106 intake context
Yarranlea Primary School
Independent 58 students
ICSEA 1146 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.

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To look beyond Mount Gravatt, every Queensland school is on the Australian schools and catchment zones map.

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Schools in Mount Gravatt

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). Source: ACARA School Profile 2025. All QLD schools →

Childcare: 14 services

Exceeding NQS: 1Meeting NQS: 12Working Towards NQS: 1

National Quality Standard ratings from the ACECQA register, refreshed Oct 2026. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Childcare services, ratings and fees14 services
  • Mt Gravatt Community Kindergarten Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Sep 2025
    Exceeding NQS
  • Pine Mountain Road Child Care
    Centre-Based Care · 180 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Sep 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • St Agnes Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 180 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Dec 2023
    Meeting NQS
  • Active Kids Early Learning Centre Mt Gravatt East
    Centre-Based Care · 153 places · Mount Gravatt East
    Rated May 2025
    Meeting NQS
  • Pod Early School
    Centre-Based Care · 103 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Jan 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • St Mark's Lutheran Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Jun 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • Jabiru Kids Mount Gravatt East
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Gravatt East
    Rated Sep 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • Piptree Early Learning Mount Gravatt East
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Gravatt East
    Rated May 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • School Plus - Mount Gravatt State School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Aug 2026
    Meeting NQS
  • C&K Mount Gravatt West Community Childcare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 58 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Sep 2023 · over 3 years old, check for a more recent assessment
    Meeting NQS
  • Yarranlea OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Apr 2023 · over 3 years old, check for a more recent assessment
    Meeting NQS
  • Head Start Montessori Mount Gravatt
    Centre-Based Care · 35 places · Mount Gravatt
    Rated Mar 2024
    Meeting NQS

+ 2 more services in this area.

Average subsidised fee - Mt Gravatt area
Centre-based day care
$14.22/hr
Outside school hours care
$9.18/hr

Mean hourly fee across CCS-approved services, December quarter 2025 - Dept of Education, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Published at SA3 level (a wider area than this suburb's SA2), so it's an average across Mt Gravatt and surrounds, not this specific service list.

Verify locations before visiting. A rating over 3 years old is flagged. What the NQS ratings mean → Childcare places per child, by suburb →

Who lives here

More rented homes than Queensland overall: 39.1% of homes, against 33.2% statewide.

Median age
35
ABS Census 2021
Children under 15
18.2%
About the QLD average
Born overseas
26.6%
Above the QLD average
Density
2,329
people per km²

Ages of people here

Mount Gravatt QLD average

Share of residents in each age band, in years. Source: ABS Census 2021.

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How the area is changingCensus 2011 to 2021
People counted at the Census, 2011 to 2021
+1,748 people
2011: 14,125 2021: 15,873
Median age, 2011 to 2021
+1 year
2011: 34 2021: 35
Children aged 0 to 14, 2011 to 2021
−0.2 points
2011: 18.4% 2021: 18.2%
Born overseas, 2011 to 2021
+1.7 points
2011: 24.9% 2021: 26.6%
Speak another language at home, 2011 to 2021
+4.4 points
2011: 17.6% 2021: 22.0%

Each line is drawn on its own scale, so compare the numbers, not the heights. Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 and 2021.

Census trends against the middle QLD areafull charts
Three censuses, same boundaries

Which way this area is moving

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The 2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses for Mount Gravatt, counted on today's boundaries.

Since 2011, Mount Gravatt has seen more residents speaking another language at home.

People counted
+1,748 people since 2011

Usual residents counted on Census night.

Median age
+1 year since 2011

Half the residents are older than this, half younger.

Children aged 0–14
−0.2 pts since 2011

Share of all residents. The clearest signal of families arriving or moving on.

Born overseas
+1.7 pts since 2011

Share of all residents born outside Australia.

Speak another language at home
+4.4 pts since 2011

Share of residents who stated a language, speaking one other than English at home.

The dashed line is the median across the Queensland areas we profile. How the three Censuses line up →

Source: ABS Census Time Series Profile 2021 (2011, 2016 and 2021 Censuses, SA2)
Where this year's population change came from+1.00% in a year
Population
17,149
ABS estimate, June 2025
Growth in one year
+1.00%
2024 to 2025
Net change
+173
people in a year

Where did the gain come from?

+173
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+122
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-156
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+207

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Mount Gravatt
+1.00%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%
Ages against the state average, band by band
The neighbourhood, in people

Ages of people here

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12.2% of people here are school-age children (5–14) - about the Queensland average of 13%, and 6% are under 5. The median age is 35.

0–4 years · before school
6%

QLD avg 5.7%

5–14 years · school age
12.2%

QLD avg 13%

15–19 years · teens
6.5%

QLD avg 6.1%

20–34 years
24.1%

QLD avg 19.9%

35–54 years
29%

QLD avg 26.4%

55–64 years
9.7%

QLD avg 11.9%

65 years and over
12.4%

QLD avg 17%

Share of all residents of Mount Gravatt (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census; the grey marker is the Queensland average. How the bands and averages work →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Households and families
The neighbourhood, in people

Households and families

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62% of families here have children living at home - more than the Queensland average of 58%. The largest overseas-born communities are United Kingdom (3.1%), New Zealand (2.9%) and India (2.4%). 39% of homes are rented.

Family make-up

Share of all families in the area. A small "other family" group the ABS also counts is not shown.

Couple with children
45.3%

QLD avg 41%

One-parent family
17.1%

QLD avg 17%

Couple, no children
35.3%

QLD avg 40.4%

What people live in

Share of occupied private dwellings. Other and unstated structures are not shown.

Separate house
66.6%

QLD avg 76.6%

Semi-detached / townhouse
13.6%

QLD avg 11.5%

Flat or apartment
19.8%

QLD avg 11.1%

Owned or rented

Share of occupied private dwellings. Other and unstated tenures are not shown.

Owned outright
22.7%

QLD avg 29.3%

Owned with a mortgage
37.2%

QLD avg 35.6%

Rented
39.1%

QLD avg 33.2%

Figures describe Mount Gravatt (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census; the grey marker is the Queensland average. How these are counted →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Birthplaces, languages and communities
The neighbourhood, in people

Who lives in Mount Gravatt

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Top 5 overseas birthplaces shown · 88.3% born in Australia or a country not in the top five.

United Kingdom · established by 2016
3.1%

QLD avg 4.4%

New Zealand · established by 2016
2.9%

QLD avg 4%

India · established by 2016
2.4%

QLD avg 1.3%

China · established by 2016
2%

QLD avg 0.9%

Philippines · established by 2016
1.3%

QLD avg 0.7%

Co-located communities
Mount Gravatt is home to established United Kingdom, New Zealand, India and China communities - each is 2% or more of residents born overseas here, not a ranking of one against another.
Nearby
Holland Park West, Holland Park and Upper Mount Gravatt also have an established United Kingdom community.
Settlement pattern
Of overseas-born residents who stated when they arrived, 16.1% arrived in the last 5 years (2016–2021) (QLD avg 15.8%) and 39.8% arrived before 2001 (QLD avg 45.9%).
English at home
Of residents who speak a language other than English at home and stated their English proficiency, 12% report speaking English “not well” or “not at all” (QLD avg 11.3%) - a self-reported ABS figure across all languages combined, not a judgement of any one community.

Figures describe Mount Gravatt (ABS Statistical Area 2) at the 2021 Census. The ABS publishes only the five largest communities per area, so a missing name did not rank in the top five. How these are counted →

Source: ABS Census 2021, General Community Profile (SA2)
Socio-economic index (SEIFA)decile 7 of 10
Decile (1 lowest, 10 highest)
Decile 7 of 10
Where this sits in QLD
top 40% of Queensland areas

A relative comparison of the whole area against all of Australia - not a safety, liveability, or school-quality measure. What IRSAD measures → Source: ABS SEIFA 2021, IRSAD index (SA2).

Getting around and lifestyle

The morning-peak train from Coorparoo station reaches the city in 17 minutes, and the nearest emergency department is Greenslopes Private Hospital, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

3
Supermarkets
Middle QLD area: 1
1
GPs
Middle QLD area: 0
11
Parks
Middle QLD area: 16
7
Playgrounds
Middle QLD area: 6
None mapped
Train stations
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Libraries
Middle QLD area: 0

Mapped inside the Mount Gravatt boundary. A zero can mean "not mapped" rather than "not there". Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Train to the city and nearest emergency department

Train to the city

Timetable published

17 min from Coorparoo station

Median scheduled weekday morning-peak travel time to the central-city terminus, from the closest station to the middle of this area (5.6 km away in a straight line). Train leg only.

Nearest emergency department

Mapped

Greenslopes Private Hospital · 4.1 km

Straight-line distance from the middle of this area - not a drive time. In an emergency call 000; do not plan around this figure.

Community and recreation
2
Places of worship
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Community centres
Middle QLD area: 0
1
Swimming pools
Middle QLD area: 0
None mapped
Sport and fitness venues
Middle QLD area: 1
About this data

Counts of features tagged in OpenStreetMap inside the Mount Gravatt boundary. “Middle QLD area”: the median of 538 Queensland areas. How these counts and times are made →

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors · TransLink, static GTFS, timetable from 31 Oct 2026

Crime & safety in Mount Gravatt

Official recorded-incident data is only published on this site for NSW and VIC so far - that's a coverage gap on our side, not a claim that Mount Gravatt is safe. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe. More on crime & safety →

Risks

1 of the 1 planning and hazard records we hold show something in this area: traffic noise. 6 more are not published for QLD - treat them as not checked.

Traffic noise

Freeway or highway present

Pacific Motorway

Each line is the extent of an official record across the whole Mount Gravatt area - not a risk rating, and a specific address may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice.

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All 9 checks and what each one means

Flooding

Not published

No free statewide flood overlay is published for QLD yet, so we show none. Check the local council's planning maps.

Bushfire

Not published

We hold official bushfire mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the state fire service's mapping.

Heritage controls

Not published

We hold official heritage overlay mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the local council's planning scheme and the state heritage register.

Traffic noise

Freeway or highway present

Pacific Motorway

1 named road through this area carries OpenStreetMap's highest classification - a freeway, motorway or major highway, whatever the road is called locally, alongside 6 named main roads. Roads are counted by name, not by mapped segment. Where a home sits relative to them matters far more than the count - a street two blocks back can be quiet.

Aircraft noise

Not published

We hold official aircraft-noise mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the airport's noise contours and the local planning scheme.

Land contamination checks

Not mapped

We hold official contaminated-land overlay mapping for Victoria only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Check the state environment authority's contaminated land register and the local planning scheme.

Acid sulfate soils

Not published

We hold acid sulfate soil mapping for Victoria and New South Wales only - nothing is published here for QLD yet. Coastal and estuarine land is where these soils occur; check the state's soil mapping and the local planning scheme.

Recorded crime

Not published

QLD does not release the suburb-level incident counts we republish for New South Wales and Victoria, so we show none here.

Social housing

Census figure

7.7% rented from a state or territory housing authority · 0.9% from a community housing provider

Share of occupied private dwellings here with a stated tenure (Census 2021). The middle QLD area is 1.6% public and 0.4% community, across 531 areas. Listed because families ask; it is a fact about who owns the homes, not a judgement about the people in them.

About this data

Every line is an official published record for the Mount Gravatt area - we don't rate, score or rank any of them. Where a line is missing, treat it as not checked rather than clear. What each line covers and does not →

Source: ABS Census 2021 (G37 tenure and landlord type) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) - road classification

Nearby suburbs

The six closest profiled areas in Queensland, by distance between area centres.

Mount Gravatt · 2 gazetted suburbs

The suburbs in this area

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Everything else on this page is published for Mount Gravatt as a whole - one ABS statistical area covering 2 separate gazetted suburbs. These are the figures published for each of those suburbs on its own.

Gazetted suburbs inside Mount Gravatt, with each suburb's own published figures.
Suburb Residents
Census 2021
Schools
Mount Gravatt East 12,428 1
Mount Gravatt 3,733 4

Each row is that suburb's own published figure - nothing here is the wider area's number divided up. Resident counts are the Census 2021 usual-resident count for the gazetted suburb, so they will not add up to the population at the top of this page, which is the ABS's later June 2025 estimate for the whole statistical area: a different measure on a different date. Schools are ACARA-registered schools whose published address falls inside the suburb boundary, which is not the same as the school your address is zoned to. No free source publishes suburb-level house medians in Queensland, so no price column is shown - that is our coverage gap, not a statement about the market here. Every other figure on this page - crime & safety, overlays, commute, amenities, projections, the Family-Fit score - is published for the whole statistical area and cannot be separated by suburb.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile for Suburbs and Localities; ABS ASGS Edition 3 suburb boundaries; ACARA School Location 2025.

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