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Population
Burpengary - East lies within the top 10% of areas nationally in terms of population growth performance according to AreaSearch analysis of short and medium-term trends
Burpengary - East's population was approximately 9,547 as of May 2026. This figure represents a growth of 2,889 people since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 6,658. The increase is inferred from ABS data showing an estimated resident population of 9,216 in June 2025 and an additional 688 validated new addresses since the Census date. This results in a population density ratio of 351 persons per square kilometer. Burpengary - East's population growth rate of 43.4% since the 2021 census exceeded both national (9.3%) and state averages, indicating significant growth. Interstate migration contributed approximately 81.2% of overall population gains during recent periods.
AreaSearch uses ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area released in 2024 with a base year of 2022. For areas not covered by this data and years post-2032, Queensland State Government's SA2 area projections released in 2023 based on 2021 data are adopted. These state projections do not provide age category splits; therefore, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings in line with ABS Greater Capital Region projections for each age cohort. Future demographic trends predict exceptional growth for Burpengary - East, placing it in the top 10 percent of statistical areas analysed by AreaSearch. The area is expected to grow by 7,696 persons to 2041 based on latest annual ERP population numbers, reflecting a gain of 77.1% over the 16-year period.
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Development
The level of residential development activity in Burpengary - East was found to be higher than 90% of real estate markets across the country
Burpengary - East has averaged 192 new dwelling approvals annually over the past five financial years, totalling 961 homes. As of FY26, 85 approvals have been recorded. On average, 3.5 new residents arrive per year for each dwelling constructed between FY21 and FY25. This has led to a significant demand exceeding supply, driving price growth and increased buyer competition.
New properties are constructed at an average value of $253,000, under regional levels, offering more affordable housing choices. In FY26, $6.1 million in commercial approvals have been registered, indicating the area's residential character. Compared to Greater Brisbane, Burpengary - East has 115.0% more development activity per person, providing buyers with greater choice, though construction activity has recently eased. This high level of developer confidence is also seen nationally. New developments consist of 93.0% detached dwellings and 7.0% townhouses or apartments, maintaining the area's low density nature and attracting space-seeking buyers at a rate of around 60 people per approval.
By 2041, Burpengary - East is expected to grow by 7,365 residents. Current development appears well-matched to future needs, supporting steady market conditions without extreme price pressure.
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Infrastructure
Burpengary - East has very high levels of nearby infrastructure activity, ranking in the top 20% nationally
Changes to local infrastructure significantly influence an area's performance. Twenty projects identified by AreaSearch are expected to impact the area. Notable projects include Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, Avaline, Freshwater by Ingenia Lifestyle, and North Harbour Priority Development Area. The following list details those most relevant.
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North Harbour Business Park
North Harbour Business Park is a 76-hectare master-planned industrial and business precinct within the 2,740-hectare North Harbour Priority Development Area (PDA), declared by the Queensland Government in July 2025. The park is a critical employment hub for the Moreton Bay region, featuring light industrial and commercial lots. As of 2026, civil works for early stages are complete, and major commercial developments like AYLA and the North Harbour Business Complex are under active construction, with completions scheduled for Q2 2026.
North Harbour Priority Development Area
The North Harbour Priority Development Area (PDA) is a 2.74 billion dollar master-planned waterfront community in Burpengary East, formally declared by the Queensland Government on 30 July 2025. The PDA covers approximately 420 hectares of land on the eastern side of the Bruce Highway, bordered by the Caboolture River to the north and east, and is an extension of the established North Harbour development. The PDA Interim Land Use Plan is now in effect and divides the area into two precincts: Precinct 1 (Residential) enabling around 200 homes in an Early Release Area, and Precinct 2 (Investigation) covering the balance of the PDA where development is restricted until the PDA Development Scheme is finalised. The full plan provides for around 3,700 new homes including villas, detached homes and apartments, a 400-berth marina with a dry stacker for 500 boats and 511 private pontoons, marine industry, retail, tourism, hotel development and significant public open space. The development is expected to inject 456 million dollars annually into the Moreton Bay economy and generate nearly 2,000 ongoing jobs. Public notification of the proposed Development Scheme is anticipated for mid to late 2026, with finalisation expected within 18 months from declaration.
North Harbour
North Harbour is a 2.74 billion dollar masterplanned waterfront community and Priority Development Area (PDA) spanning 421 hectares. The project is designed to deliver 3,700 homes, a world-class 400-berth marina with 500 dry boat stackers, and a 280,000sqm business park. It features 12km of riverfront access and 1,000 acres of open space. While residential stages are active, the specific Marina precinct is currently in the Integrated Land Use and Infrastructure Planning Phase following its July 2025 PDA declaration, with a formal Development Scheme expected in late 2026.
Bruce Highway Upgrade - Anzac Avenue to Caboolture-Bribie Island Road
A major 18.8 kilometre upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Anzac Avenue at North Lakes and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road at Caboolture, designed to address congestion on a corridor carrying up to 110,000 vehicles per day. Between Anzac Avenue and Uhlmann Road, the existing median will be repurposed to add an extra lane in each direction, increasing capacity from three to four lanes each way over a 12.9 kilometre section. Between Uhlmann Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, multi-lane one-way collector-distributor roads will be built on both sides of the highway to separate local trips from through traffic and reduce weaving around interchanges and service centres. The project includes replacing the Frawley Avenue/Potassium Street and Arthur Drewett Drive overpasses with longer, higher bridges, replacing the Burpengary Creek bridges, upgrading the Uhlmann Road, Buchanan Road and Caboolture-Bribie Island Road interchanges, and delivering a separated active transport corridor with pedestrian and cycle facilities on the western side of the highway. Planning began in 2023 and a preferred solution was confirmed in mid-2025 following two phases of community consultation. Detailed onsite investigations and early works started in mid-2025. Funding has been committed to detailed design and construction of the Anzac Avenue to Uhlmann Road section, while the remaining sections await further funding decisions.
Pine Valley Water Supply Project
A major water infrastructure project being delivered by Unitywater with construction partner Downer to support rapid population growth in the City of Moreton Bay. The scheme includes a new 15 megalitre drinking water reservoir on Unitywater-owned land off Jacko Place in Morayfield, plus more than 8 kilometres of large-diameter inlet and outlet water pipelines. A 560mm inlet pipe runs from Elm Street, Morayfield through an existing power line easement to the reservoir site, with an 800 to 900mm outlet pipe running north through the easement to the existing network at Nairn Street. Detailed design was completed in late 2024 and construction commenced in late March 2025. Once operational, the new infrastructure will provide a secure, reliable drinking water supply for more than 100,000 new residents expected to settle in Caboolture West, Morayfield, Upper Caboolture and Narangba over the next two decades. The project forms part of Unitywater's broader 1.8 billion dollar five-year capital investment program in essential water and wastewater infrastructure across South East Queensland.
Morayfield South Emerging Community Area
A 900-hectare masterplanned growth area planned to accommodate around 9,800 dwellings and 26,000 residents over the next 20 to 25 years. The precinct is the second largest forecast growth front in the City of Moreton Bay and includes protected environmental corridors, four future state school sites (three primary, one secondary) confirmed by Ministerial condition in 2025, district recreation parks, local centres, neighbourhood hubs, community facilities, and a network of off-road shared pathways. Development is currently guided by Temporary Local Planning Instrument (TLPI) 02/25, remade by Council on 10 September 2025 and in effect from 17 September 2025 for a further 12 months. Major Planning Scheme Amendment No. 4 (Morayfield South Emerging Community Area and Designated Bushfire Prone Areas) underwent statutory community consultation from 13 October to 7 November 2025. Council is now reviewing submissions and preparing responses ahead of adoption, which is required before the TLPI expires on 17 September 2026.
Burpengary East Shopping Centre
A $25 million neighbourhood shopping centre developed by Lancini Property Group. The centre is anchored by a full-line Woolworths supermarket featuring a Direct-to-Boot service, accompanied by 14 specialty stores including a butchery and various dining options. Key amenities include an alfresco dining precinct, a community plaza, a dedicated children's play area, and over 238 car parks. The project officially opened to the public on November 26, 2025.
Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
The upgrade to the Burpengary East Wastewater Treatment Plant increases capacity by 30% from 10 million to 14 million litres per day to support regional growth. It includes new inlet works with enhanced odour control, a new bioreactor, a new clarifier, upgraded effluent disinfection, electrical and control upgrades, and an internal plant road upgrade.
Employment
AreaSearch analysis of employment trends sees Burpengary - East performing better than 90% of local markets assessed across Australia
Burpengary - East has a balanced workforce with white and blue collar jobs. The construction sector is prominent, with an unemployment rate of 2.3% as of December 2025. Employment growth over the past year was estimated at 4.2%.
There are 5,068 residents in work, with an unemployment rate of 1.9%, lower than Greater Brisbane's 4.1%. Workforce participation is similar to Greater Brisbane's 69.6%. According to Census responses, 15.4% of residents work from home. The dominant employment sectors are health care & social assistance, construction, and retail trade.
Construction employs 1.6 times the regional level, while professional & technical employs only 4.7%, below Greater Brisbane's 8.9%. Employment opportunities locally appear limited. Over a 12-month period ending in May-25, employment increased by 4.2% alongside labour force increasing by 4.4%, causing unemployment to rise by 0.1 percentage points. In contrast, Greater Brisbane saw employment rise by 3.2%, labour force grow by 3.0%, and unemployment fall by 0.1 percentage points. National employment forecasts suggest growth of 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Applying these projections to Burpengary - East's employment mix indicates local employment should increase by 6.3% over five years and 13.2% over ten years, though this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes only.
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Income
Income analysis reveals strong economic positioning, with the area outperforming 60% of locations assessed nationally by AreaSearch
The median taxpayer income in Burpengary - East SA2 is $56,136 and the average is $64,191 according to postcode level ATO data aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. This is lower than national averages, with Greater Brisbane's median income being $58,236 and average income at $72,799. By March 2026, estimated incomes would be approximately $62,513 (median) and $71,483 (average), based on Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023. According to the 2021 Census, household incomes rank at the 85th percentile with $2,346 weekly. The income distribution shows that 40.1% of residents (3,828 people) fall within the $1,500 - 2,999 bracket. This aligns with metropolitan regions where this cohort represents 33.3%. Economic strength is evident with 32.6% of households achieving high weekly earnings exceeding $3,000. High housing costs consume 15.2% of income, but strong earnings place disposable income at the 85th percentile. The area's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 6th decile.
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Housing
Burpengary - East is characterized by a predominantly suburban housing profile, with ownership patterns similar to the broader region
The dwelling structure in Burpengary - East, as per the latest Census, consisted of 94.2% houses and 5.8% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings). This compared to Brisbane metro's 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Home ownership in Burpengary - East stood at 24.1%, with the remaining dwellings either mortgaged (58.1%) or rented (17.7%). The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100, exceeding Brisbane metro's average of $1,863. Weekly rent in Burpengary - East was recorded at $430, compared to Brisbane metro's $380. Nationally, Burpengary - East's mortgage repayments were significantly higher than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents were substantially above the national figure of $375.
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Household Composition
Burpengary - East features high concentrations of family households, with a higher-than-average median household size
Family households account for 88.1% of all households, including 46.0% couples with children, 31.4% couples without children, and 9.5% single parent families. Non-family households make up the remaining 11.9%, consisting of 9.6% lone person households and 2.3% group households. The median household size is 3.1 people, which is larger than the Greater Brisbane average of 2.6.
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Local Schools & Education
Educational attainment in Burpengary - East aligns closely with national averages, showing typical qualification patterns and performance metrics
The area's university qualification rate is 15.7%, significantly lower than Greater Brisbane's average of 30.5%. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 11.6%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (2.1%) and graduate diplomas (2.0%). Vocational credentials are prominent, with 45.2% of residents aged 15+ holding them, including advanced diplomas (11.8%) and certificates (33.4%). Educational participation is high, with 29.7% currently enrolled in formal education, including primary (10.7%), secondary (8.9%), and tertiary (4.2%) levels.
Educational participation is notably high, with 29.7% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 10.7% in primary education, 8.9% in secondary education, and 4.2% pursuing tertiary education.
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Transport
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Health
Health performance in Burpengary - East is well below average with prevalence of common health conditions notable across both younger and older age cohorts
Health data indicates significant health challenges in Burpengary - East, as assessed by AreaSearch. Mortality rates and chronic condition prevalence are notable across both younger and older age cohorts.
Approximately 51% of the total population (~4,888 people) has private health cover, lower than Greater Brisbane's 55.8%. The most common medical conditions are mental health issues (8.8%) and asthma (8.0%). About 68.7% of residents report being completely clear of medical ailments, compared to 69.2% in Greater Brisbane. Health outcomes among the working-age population are generally typical. The area has 11.4% of residents aged 65 and over (1,090 people), lower than Greater Brisbane's 15.1%. Health outcomes among seniors present some challenges, with national rankings broadly in line with the general population.
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Cultural Diversity
Burpengary - East ranks below the Australian average when compared to other local markets across a number of language and cultural background related metrics
Burpengary-East, surveyed in 2016, had a low cultural diversity with 81.0% of its population born in Australia. It had an 89.3% citizenship rate and 93.4% spoke English at home. Christianity was the dominant religion at 50.0%, compared to Greater Brisbane's 47.8%.
The top three ancestry groups were English (32.7%), Australian (29.3%), and Scottish (7.0%). Notably, New Zealanders made up 1.3% vs regional 1.0%, Maori 1.3% vs 1.1%, and Samoans 0.6% vs 0.9%.
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Age
Burpengary - East hosts a young demographic, positioning it in the bottom quartile nationwide
Burpengary-East's median age is 34, which is slightly lower than Greater Brisbane's 36 and Australia's 38. Compared to Greater Brisbane, Burpengary-East has a higher proportion of 15-24 year-olds at 15.6%, but fewer 65-74 year-olds at 6.6%. Between the 2021 Census and present, the 15-24 age group has increased from 13.4% to 15.6%, while the 35-44 cohort has risen from 13.2% to 14.9%. Conversely, the 45-54 cohort has decreased from 14.0% to 12.2%. By 2041, population forecasts indicate significant demographic shifts in Burpengary-East, with the 45-54 age group projected to grow by 106%, adding 1,233 residents to reach a total of 2,396.