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Pallara - Willawong

Queensland · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge · Brisbane - South

Why “Pallara - Willawong”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Pallara into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Pallara - Willawong is a locality in the Rocklea - Acacia Ridge area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Pallara - Willawong SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1062 (gov)
Childcare
14
NQS-rated services
To CBD by train
32 min
AM peak
Population
16,586
+7.4% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Pallara - Willawong SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Pallara - Willawong

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.

Pallara State School Government · 1,337 students
ICSEA 1062

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

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 Pallara - Willawong

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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

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  • Helping Hands Pallara
    Centre-Based Care · 320 places · Pallara
    Meeting NQS
  • Pallara Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 164 places · Pallara
    Meeting NQS
  • Kidz Magic
    Centre-Based Care · 118 places · Heathwood
    Meeting NQS
  • Pallara Childcare
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Pallara
    Meeting NQS
  • Acacia Ridge Early Years Centre and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Acacia Ridge Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • Guppy's ELC Acacia Ridge
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • Our Lady of Fatima Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Acacia Ridge Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • C&K Acacia Ridge Kindergarten And Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • ATSICHS Kindy Gundoo Mirra
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Acacia Ridge
    Meeting NQS
  • Sunrise Kids Early Education & Care - Acacia Ridge
    Centre-Based Care · 63 places · Acacia Ridge
    Working Towards NQS

+ 2 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

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
32
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Pallara - Willawong SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

Live
To CBD by train, AM peak
32 min
Nearest station
Richlands station (6.3 km)

Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.

Source: State GTFS feeds
Population & growth
Population
16,586
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+7.40%
2024→25
Net change
+1,147
people / yr
Density
621
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+1,147
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+284
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+756
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+107

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Pallara - Willawong
+7.40%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Algester
    +2.4%
    10,205 ppl
  2. 02
    Calamvale - Stretton
    +1.7%
    25,416 ppl
  3. 03
    Parkinson - Drewvale
    +0.7%
    17,108 ppl
  4. 04
    Rocklea - Acacia Ridge
    +0.6%
    10,061 ppl