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.
| Brisbane | 1,375,301 | +1.6% | 1,024 | $1.2M | $33 | 6.8 | 9 | – | 17% |
| Gold Coast | 691,230 | +1.8% | 518 | $1.1M | $32 | 10.5 | 9 | – | 28% |
| Moreton Bay | 532,445 | +2.1% | 261 | $785k | $31 | 13.2 | 7 | – | 34% |
| Logan | 403,515 | +3.0% | 421 | $715k | $34 | 12.3 | 4 | – | 39% |
| Sunshine Coast | 381,957 | +2.0% | 170 | $1.0M | $29 | 7.8 | 8 | – | 42% |
| Ipswich | 268,272 | +3.5% | 245 | $635k | $30 | 13.0 | 4 | – | 45% |
| Townsville | 206,260 | +1.1% | 55 | $456k | $30 | 5.3 | 7 | – | 27% |
| Toowoomba | 186,276 | +1.2% | 14 | $600k | $31 | 8.1 | 6 | – | 26% |
| Cairns | 179,334 | +1.0% | 106 | $615k | $29 | 4.3 | 7 | – | 27% |
| Redland | 172,831 | +1.7% | 322 | $857k | $30 | 9.3 | 8 | – | 43% |
| Mackay | 129,253 | +0.9% | 17 | $490k | $29 | 4.5 | 6 | – | 26% |
| Fraser Coast | 122,924 | +2.1% | 17 | $599k | $29 | 12.9 | 2 | – | 0% |
| Bundaberg | 107,297 | +1.3% | 17 | $527k | $30 | 9.3 | 2 | – | 0% |
| Rockhampton | 85,794 | +0.7% | 13 | $420k | $31 | 4.6 | 3 | – | 30% |
| Gladstone | 69,046 | +1.6% | 6.6 | $435k | $151 | 4.0 | 3 | – | 56% |
| Noosa | 59,551 | +0.9% | 69 | $1.3M | $30 | 4.1 | 9 | – | 65% |
| Gympie | 58,487 | +2.0% | 8.5 | $610k | $130 | 8.1 | 2 | – | <1% |
| Scenic Rim | 46,947 | +2.2% | 11 | $800k | $108 | 11.2 | 6 | – | 52% |
| Lockyer Valley | 46,058 | +2.4% | 20 | $585k | $169 | 7.7 | 3 | – | 48% |
| Livingstone | 43,668 | +2.1% | 3.7 | $670k | $105 | 7.3 | 7 | – | 59% |
| Whitsunday | 41,374 | +1.8% | 1.7 | $515k | $140 | 4.6 | 4 | – | 60% |
| Southern Downs | 38,064 | +0.9% | 5.4 | $460k | $202 | 7.8 | 3 | – | 42% |
| Western Downs | 35,452 | +0.6% | 0.9 | $340k | $432 | 1.5 | 3 | – | 29% |
| South Burnett | 35,111 | +1.2% | 4.2 | $375k | $205 | 5.6 | 2 | – | <1% |
| Cassowary Coast | 30,666 | +1.0% | 6.5 | $390k | $215 | 6.4 | 2 | – | 22% |
| Central Highlands | 29,481 | +0.6% | 0.5 | $315k | $324 | 1.2 | 6 | – | 36% |
| Tablelands | 27,902 | +1.2% | 2.5 | $495k | $204 | 6.0 | 3 | – | 37% |
| Somerset | 26,936 | +1.6% | 5.0 | $585k | $179 | 13.6 | 3 | – | 47% |
| Mareeba | 24,205 | +1.1% | 0.5 | $520k | $375 | 3.2 | 3 | – | 67% |
| Isaac | 23,186 | +0.1% | 0.4 | $300k | $509 | 1.2 | 7 | – | 46% |
| Mount Isa | 18,585 | -0.8% | 0.4 | $270k | $558 | 0.0 | 6 | – | 17% |
| Burdekin | 17,220 | +0.5% | 3.4 | $260k | $555 | 1.4 | 3 | – | 10% |
| Banana | 15,144 | +0.7% | 0.5 | $265k | $1,025 | 1.1 | 6 | – | 23% |
| Maranoa | 13,370 | +0.3% | 0.2 | $320k | $1,261 | 0.8 | 7 | – | 20% |
| Douglas | 13,169 | +1.0% | 5.4 | $620k | $468 | 3.7 | 5 | – | 26% |
| Charters Towers | 12,088 | +0.5% | 0.2 | $265k | $1,095 | 2.1 | 2 | – | 33% |
| Hinchinbrook | 11,194 | +0.6% | 4.0 | $278k | $633 | 2.0 | 3 | – | 21% |
| North Burnett | 10,562 | +1.1% | 0.5 | $250k | $1,214 | 2.8 | 2 | – | 0% |
| Goondiwindi | 10,438 | -0.2% | 0.5 | $355k | $929 | 3.1 | 4 | – | 34% |
| Cook | 4,876 | +1.1% | <0.1 | $345k | $3,161 | 5.3 | 3 | – | 88% |
| Balonne | 4,350 | +0.1% | 0.1 | $205k | $3,110 | 2.1 | 4 | – | 30% |
| Torres Strait Island | 4,298 | +0.5% | 8.8 | $3,957 | 1.9 | 1 | – | 17% | |
| Weipa | 4,297 | +0.7% | 409 | $470k | 1.4 | 9 | – | 28% | |
| Murweh | 4,004 | +0.4% | 0.1 | $164k | $3,132 | 0.5 | 4 | – | 0% |
| Cloncurry | 3,907 | +0.6% | 0.1 | $225k | $2,870 | 0.3 | 4 | – | 49% |
| Longreach | 3,741 | -0.1% | 0.1 | $220k | $3,841 | 1.9 | 7 | – | 7% |
| Torres | 3,490 | +0.1% | 3.9 | $750k (2022-23) | $2,697 | 7.7 | 4 | – | 51% |
| Northern Peninsula Area | 2,944 | +0.7% | 2.8 | $2,173 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 67% | |
| Barcaldine | 2,937 | +0.9% | 0.1 | $130k | $4,621 | 2.0 | 7 | – | 37% |
| Yarrabah | 2,669 | +0.6% | 17 | $1,225 | 11.6 | 1 | – | 63% | |
| Palm Island | 2,335 | +2.3% | 32 | $2,223 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 83% | |
| Carpentaria | 2,247 | +1.2% | <0.1 | $167k | $4,730 | 0.5 | 1 | – | 29% |
| Blackall Tambo | 1,975 | +0.7% | 0.1 | $188k | $4,998 | 0.5 | 4 | – | 18% |
| Paroo | 1,724 | +0.1% | <0.1 | $83k | $6,446 | 0.0 | 2 | – | 0% |
| Flinders | 1,545 | +0.4% | <0.1 | $140k | $6,908 | 0.0 | 5 | – | 20% |
| Doomadgee | 1,484 | +0.9% | 0.8 | $3,204 | 6.7 | 1 | – | 69% | |
| Cherbourg | 1,289 | +1.2% | 41 | $2,440 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 0% | |
| Aurukun | 1,165 | +0.6% | 0.2 | $4,017 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 82% | |
| Kowanyama | 1,155 | +0.7% | 0.5 | $4,217 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 41% | |
| Winton | 1,152 | +1.2% | <0.1 | $250k | $8,850 | 0.0 | 6 | – | 2% |
| Mornington | 1,099 | +1.1% | 0.9 | $4,645 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 82% | |
| Woorabinda | 1,087 | +0.4% | 2.8 | $3,489 | 24.8 | 1 | – | 93% | |
| Hope Vale | 1,073 | +1.5% | 1.0 | $3,848 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 80% | |
| Napranum | 952 | +1.2% | 0.5 | $4,721 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 84% | |
| McKinlay | 850 | +0.1% | <0.1 | $155k | $10,793 | 1.2 | 7 | – | 10% |
| Richmond | 788 | +0.4% | <0.1 | $220k | $11,029 | 0.0 | 7 | – | 18% |
| Etheridge | 727 | +0.8% | <0.1 | $138k | $11,867 | 1.4 | 6 | – | 89% |
| Quilpie | 720 | +0.8% | <0.1 | $178k | $13,168 | 2.8 | 7 | – | 0% |
| Lockhart River | 702 | +2.3% | 0.2 | $7,418 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 70% | |
| Pormpuraaw | 650 | +0.8% | 0.1 | $8,088 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 59% | |
| Mapoon | 494 | +1.6% | 0.9 | $8,452 | 0.0 | 1 | – | 86% | |
| Boulia | 489 | +1.7% | <0.1 | $17,781 | 0.0 | 2 | – | 11% | |
| Burke | 449 | +1.1% | <0.1 | $18,259 | 0.0 | 4 | – | 46% | |
| Bulloo | 347 | +0.6% | <0.1 | $100k | $26,636 | 0.0 | 5 | – | 0% |
| Barcoo | 321 | +1.9% | <0.1 | $60k (2021-22) | $24,276 | 3.1 | 6 | – | 8% |
| Wujal Wujal | 301 | +1.4% | 26 | $12,107 | 6.6 | 1 | – | 96% | |
| Croydon | 273 | +1.1% | <0.1 | $26,088 | 33.0 | 2 | – | 60% | |
| Diamantina | 265 | +0.4% | <0.1 | $29,968 | 0.0 | 5 | – | 2% |
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 2026-08; 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.