Queensland council

Moreton Bay

532,445 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,042 km², 94 suburbs. Council website: moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

532,445

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.1% in a year

Density

261/km²

2,042 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$785k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$31

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

12.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

94

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,648/week
Median rent
$360/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,777/month
Households renting
31.1%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

94 suburbs where Moreton Bay holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Caboolture29,534All / 48%1
Morayfield24,898All / 44%2
North Lakes23,030All / 14%8
Kallangur21,761All / 25%2
Narangba20,910All / 58%7
Deception Bay19,573All / 37%1
Burpengary16,488All / 30%4
Albany Creek16,385All / 28%9
Mango Hill14,921All / 25%8
Griffin12,295All / 23%6
Warner12,264All / 40%9
Murrumba Downs10,795All / 9%6
Strathpine10,647All / 11%3
Redcliffe (Qld)10,460All / 0%2
Bray Park (Qld)10,271All / 5%3
Kippa-Ring9,745All / 15%2
Burpengary East9,654All / 33%5
Scarborough (Qld)9,178All / 0%6
Ferny Hills8,726All / 72%9
Petrie8,722All / 16%5
Clontarf (Moreton Bay - Qld)8,446All / 17%3
Bongaree8,162All / 45%2
Eatons Hill7,822All / 43%10
Margate (Qld)7,575All / 0%3
Caboolture South7,539All / 13%1
Rothwell7,538All / 24%2
Banksia Beach7,180All / 13%5
Arana Hills6,971All / 21%9
Everton Hills6,673All / 30%9
Bellmere6,588All / 67%2
Newport (Qld)5,964All / 2%10
Lawnton5,905All / 18%2
Ningi5,349All / 76%3
Dakabin5,275All / 42%3
Upper Caboolture5,087All / 49%4
Cashmere4,970All / 82%10
Beachmere4,782All / 56%2
Woody Point4,548All / 0%3
Elimbah4,290All / 83%6
Sandstone Point4,094All / 68%2
Woodford (Qld)4,022All / 80%
Joyner3,600All / 51%8
Wamuran3,374All / 67%6
Bellara3,278All / 26%1
Samford Valley3,208All / 42%10
Brendale3,100All / 8%2
Dayboro2,376All / 40%9
Highvale1,979All / 69%10
Bunya1,968All / 83%10
Woorim1,843All / 96%2
Kurwongbah1,552All / 82%7
D'Aguilar1,474All / 66%3
Camp Mountain1,447All / 80%10
Delaneys Creek1,366All / 69%5
Ocean View1,022All / 76%9
Toorbul958All / 64%2
Cedar Creek (Moreton Bay - Qld)831All / 78%10
Samford Village819All / 44%9
Whiteside810All / 76%10
Clear Mountain807All / 81%10
Wights Mountain767All / 48%10
Draper695All / 72%10
Samsonvale674All / 77%10
Donnybrook (Qld)664All / 57%2
Kobble Creek654All / 98%10
Mount Samson625All / 47%10
Closeburn562All / 77%10
Mount Mee519All / 61%6
Godwin Beach487All / 59%3
Stanmore (Qld)454All / 67%3
Mount Nebo430All / 100%8
Yugar406All / 88%9
Moorina (Qld)403All / 82%8
Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)390All / 63%9
King Scrub363All / 37%9
Mount Glorious343All / 90%9
Armstrong Creek (Qld)328All / 81%10
Moodlu285All / 66%3
Laceys Creek280All / 86%9
Rocksberg277All / 86%7
Booroobin25849% / 77%7
Stony Creek (Qld)245All / 61%3
Meldale230All / 49%3
Wamuran Basin199All / 94%6
Neurum178All / 56%2
Rush Creek152All / 90%9
White Patch150All / 85%6
Cedarton129All / 37%6
Bellthorpe108All / 87%3
Bracalba97All / 86%8
Mount Delaney80All / 60%7
Campbells Pocket77All / 86%6
Jollys Lookout73All / 99%10
Commissioners Flat23All / 75%6
WelsbyAll / 97%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

34%

Over 95 of 95 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 95 of 95 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Longman · Terry YOUNG (LNP)38%
  • Dickson · Ali FRANCE (ALP)34%
  • Petrie · Emma COMER (ALP)28%
  • Fisher · Andrew WALLACE (LNP)1%

State districts

  • Murrumba · Steven Miles (ALP)15%
  • Pumicestone · Ariana Doolan (LNP)14%
  • Pine Rivers · Nikki Boyd (ALP)14%
  • Redcliffe · Kerri-Anne Dooley (LNP)12%
  • Bancroft · Chris Whiting (ALP)11%
  • Kurwongbah · Shane King (ALP)11%
  • Everton · Tim Mander (LNP)7%
  • Morayfield · Mark Ryan (ALP)7%
  • Glass House · Andrew Powell (LNP)6%
  • Ferny Grove · Mark Furner (ALP)3%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 5 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 24 Sep 2026.

Listings cut
70
of 484 tracked
Share cut
14.5%
Typical cut
3.8%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Burpengary (32), Albany Creek (12), Mango Hill (12), Griffin (10), Warner (4). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.