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Samford Valley

Queensland · The Hills District · Moreton Bay - South

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

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

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1100 (gov)
Childcare
10
NQS-rated services
To CBD by train
31 min
AM peak
Population
13,239
+1.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Samford 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.

Samford State School Government · 587 students
ICSEA 1100
Mount Nebo State School Government · 36 students
ICSEA 1044

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

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Samford Valley Steiner School
Independent 500 students
ICSEA 1103 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 Samford 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

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  • Capers Early Learning Samford
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Samford Village
    Exceeding NQS
  • Samford Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Samford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Samford State School Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Samford
    Meeting NQS
  • Samford Valley Steiner School Early Childhood Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Wights Mountain
    Meeting NQS
  • Samford Pines Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Camp Mountain
    Meeting NQS
  • Papilio Early Learning Samford
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Samford
    Meeting NQS
  • Helping Hands Mount Samson
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Mount Samson
    Meeting NQS
  • Samford Valley Steiner School Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Wights Mountain
    Meeting NQS
  • Mount Nebo Combined School Care
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Mount Nebo
    Meeting NQS
  • Rosie's Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Samson
    Working Towards NQS

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
2
Parks
46
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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To CBD by train, AM peak
31 min
Nearest station
Ferny Grove station (10.8 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
13,239
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.20%
2024→25
Net change
+152
people / yr
Density
80
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+152
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+18
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+61
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+73

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Samford Valley
+1.20%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in The Hills District

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Cashmere
    +1.7%
    21,462 ppl
  2. 02
    Dayboro
    +1.6%
    10,103 ppl
  3. 03
    The Hills District
    +1.0%
    26,166 ppl
  4. 04
    Albany Creek
    +0.5%
    17,369 ppl
  5. 05
    Eatons Hill
    -0.4%
    7,984 ppl