Local government

Queensland councils

Every Queensland local government area with the facts we hold for it. Population is the ABS estimated resident population at 30 June 2025; house medians are council-wide, not any suburb’s. Sort the table by any column.

Brisbane1,375,301+1.6%1,024$1.2M$337.3917%
Gold Coast691,230+1.8%518$1.1M$3210.6928%
Moreton Bay532,445+2.1%261$785k$3112.6734%
Logan403,515+3.0%421$715k$3412.4439%
Sunshine Coast381,957+2.0%170$1.0M$298.6842%
Ipswich268,272+3.5%245$635k$3012.4445%
Townsville206,260+1.1%55$456k$305.5727%
Toowoomba186,276+1.2%14$600k$318.3626%
Cairns179,334+1.0%106$615k$294.3727%
Redland172,831+1.7%322$857k$309.5843%
Mackay129,253+0.9%17$490k$294.4626%
Fraser Coast122,924+2.1%17$599k$2912.720%
Bundaberg107,297+1.3%17$527k$309.820%
Rockhampton85,794+0.7%13$420k$314.2330%
Gladstone69,046+1.6%6.6$435k$1513.9356%
Noosa59,551+0.9%69$1.3M$304.2965%
Gympie58,487+2.0%8.5$610k$1307.92<1%
Scenic Rim46,947+2.2%11$800k$10810.7652%
Lockyer Valley46,058+2.4%20$585k$1697.4348%
Livingstone43,668+2.1%3.7$670k$1056.9759%
Whitsunday41,374+1.8%1.7$515k$1404.3460%
Southern Downs38,064+0.9%5.4$460k$2027.5342%
Western Downs35,452+0.6%0.9$340k$4321.6329%
South Burnett35,111+1.2%4.2$375k$2055.52<1%
Cassowary Coast30,666+1.0%6.5$390k$2156.5222%
Central Highlands29,481+0.6%0.5$315k$3241.1636%
Tablelands27,902+1.2%2.5$495k$2046.5337%
Somerset26,936+1.6%5.0$585k$17912.3347%
Mareeba24,205+1.1%0.5$520k$3753.4367%
Isaac23,186+0.1%0.4$300k$5091.2746%
Mount Isa18,585-0.8%0.4$270k$5580.0617%
Burdekin17,220+0.5%3.4$260k$5551.3310%
Banana15,144+0.7%0.5$265k$1,0252.0623%
Maranoa13,370+0.3%0.2$320k$1,2610.5720%
Douglas13,169+1.0%5.4$620k$4683.7526%
Charters Towers12,088+0.5%0.2$265k$1,0952.2233%
Hinchinbrook11,194+0.6%4.0$278k$6332.2321%
North Burnett10,562+1.1%0.5$250k$1,2143.020%
Goondiwindi10,438-0.2%0.5$355k$9292.2434%
Cook4,876+1.1%<0.1$345k$3,1615.1388%
Balonne4,350+0.1%0.1$205k$3,1102.1430%
Torres Strait Island4,298+0.5%8.8$3,9571.9117%
Weipa4,297+0.7%409$470k1.4928%
Murweh4,004+0.4%0.1$164k$3,1320.540%
Cloncurry3,907+0.6%0.1$225k$2,8700.3449%
Longreach3,741-0.1%0.1$220k$3,8411.977%
Torres3,490+0.1%3.9$750k (2022-23)$2,6977.7451%
Northern Peninsula Area2,944+0.7%2.8$2,1730.0167%
Barcaldine2,937+0.9%0.1$130k$4,6212.0737%
Yarrabah2,669+0.6%17$1,22511.6163%
Palm Island2,335+2.3%32$2,2230.0183%
Carpentaria2,247+1.2%<0.1$167k$4,7300.5129%
Blackall Tambo1,975+0.7%0.1$188k$4,9980.5418%
Paroo1,724+0.1%<0.1$83k$6,4460.020%
Flinders1,545+0.4%<0.1$140k$6,9080.0520%
Doomadgee1,484+0.9%0.8$3,2046.7169%
Cherbourg1,289+1.2%41$2,4400.010%
Aurukun1,165+0.6%0.2$4,0170.0182%
Kowanyama1,155+0.7%0.5$4,2170.0141%
Winton1,152+1.2%<0.1$250k$8,8500.062%
Mornington1,099+1.1%0.9$4,6450.0182%
Woorabinda1,087+0.4%2.8$3,48924.8193%
Hope Vale1,073+1.5%1.0$3,8480.0180%
Napranum952+1.2%0.5$4,7210.0184%
McKinlay850+0.1%<0.1$155k$10,7931.2710%
Richmond788+0.4%<0.1$220k$11,0290.0718%
Etheridge727+0.8%<0.1$138k$11,8671.4689%
Quilpie720+0.8%<0.1$178k$13,1682.870%
Lockhart River702+2.3%0.2$7,4180.0170%
Pormpuraaw650+0.8%0.1$8,0880.0159%
Mapoon494+1.6%0.9$8,4520.0186%
Boulia489+1.7%<0.1$17,7810.0211%
Burke449+1.1%<0.1$18,2590.0446%
Bulloo347+0.6%<0.1$100k$26,6360.050%
Barcoo321+1.9%<0.1$60k (2021-22)$24,2763.168%
Wujal Wujal301+1.4%26$12,1076.6196%
Croydon273+1.1%<0.1$26,08833.0260%
Diamantina265+0.4%<0.1$29,9680.052%

ABS ASGS 2024 local government areas and estimated resident population; council-wide medians from ABS Data by Region; grants from the Financial Assistance Grants (Dept of Infrastructure), 2025-26, per ABS resident; approvals from ABS Building Approvals, 12 months to 2026-07; SEIFA 2021. Hazard shares are population-weighted over member suburbs a state layer covers, and shown only where covered suburbs hold at least half the council’s residents; a dash means no source covers enough of it, not zero. ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state data CC BY 4.0.