Fastest growing Brisbane suburbs (2016-2021)
Pallara grew fastest in percentage terms, at +656%. South Brisbane added the most residents, 7,095. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 330 eligible Brisbane suburbs.
This ranking shows which Brisbane suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Brisbane's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Brisbane suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Pallara
QLD 4110 · 3,861 residents3,350 residents added · +656% · 3,861 residents in 2021
South Ripley
QLD 4306 · 4,069 residents3,357 residents added · +472% · 4,069 residents in 2021
Newstead
QLD 4006 · 7,496 residents5,302 residents added · +242% · 7,496 residents in 2021
Park Ridge
QLD 4125 · 8,455 residents5,951 residents added · +238% · 8,455 residents in 2021
Ripley
QLD 4306 · 4,288 residents2,883 residents added · +205% · 4,288 residents in 2021
Rochedale
QLD 4123 · 7,633 residents4,458 residents added · +140% · 7,633 residents in 2021
Bahrs Scrub
QLD 4207 · 4,508 residents2,588 residents added · +135% · 4,508 residents in 2021
Newport
QLD 4020 · 5,964 residents2,999 residents added · +101% · 5,964 residents in 2021
Logan Reserve
QLD 4133 · 7,016 residents3,494 residents added · +99% · 7,016 residents in 2021
South Brisbane
QLD 4101 · 14,292 residents7,095 residents added · +99% · 14,292 residents in 2021
Deebing Heights
QLD 4306 · 3,960 residents1,920 residents added · +94% · 3,960 residents in 2021
Holmview
QLD 4207 · 4,455 residents2,096 residents added · +89% · 4,455 residents in 2021
Griffin
QLD 4503 · 12,295 residents5,456 residents added · +80% · 12,295 residents in 2021
Heathwood
QLD 4110 · 4,944 residents2,149 residents added · +77% · 4,944 residents in 2021
Mango Hill
QLD 4509 · 14,921 residents6,486 residents added · +77% · 14,921 residents in 2021
Ranked from 330 qualifying suburbs.
Brisbane suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
South Brisbane
QLD 4101 · 14,292 residents7,095 residents added · +99% · 14,292 residents in 2021
Mango Hill
QLD 4509 · 14,921 residents6,486 residents added · +77% · 14,921 residents in 2021
Park Ridge
QLD 4125 · 8,455 residents5,951 residents added · +238% · 8,455 residents in 2021
Griffin
QLD 4503 · 12,295 residents5,456 residents added · +80% · 12,295 residents in 2021
Newstead
QLD 4006 · 7,496 residents5,302 residents added · +242% · 7,496 residents in 2021
West End
QLD 4101 · 14,730 residents5,256 residents added · +56% · 14,730 residents in 2021
Redbank Plains
QLD 4301 · 24,349 residents5,050 residents added · +26% · 24,349 residents in 2021
Thornlands
QLD 4164 · 19,263 residents4,568 residents added · +31% · 19,263 residents in 2021
Rochedale
QLD 4123 · 7,633 residents4,458 residents added · +140% · 7,633 residents in 2021
Morayfield
QLD 4506 · 24,898 residents3,504 residents added · +16% · 24,898 residents in 2021
Logan Reserve
QLD 4133 · 7,016 residents3,494 residents added · +99% · 7,016 residents in 2021
South Ripley
QLD 4306 · 4,069 residents3,357 residents added · +472% · 4,069 residents in 2021
Pallara
QLD 4110 · 3,861 residents3,350 residents added · +656% · 3,861 residents in 2021
Burpengary East
QLD 4505 · 9,654 residents3,221 residents added · +50% · 9,654 residents in 2021
Brisbane City
QLD 4000 · 12,587 residents3,126 residents added · +33% · 12,587 residents in 2021
Ranked from 330 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Brisbane's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Brisbane suburbs (2016-2021)?
Pallara grew fastest in percentage terms, at +656%. South Brisbane added the most residents, 7,095. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 330 eligible Brisbane suburbs.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Brisbane with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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