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Goodna has an estimated 11,395 residents, up from 10,885 at the 2021 Census — a change of 510 people, or 4.7%. That puts 1,450 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the population residing in Goodna stands at roughly 11,395 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 10,885 people counted in the 2021 Census, this represents an addition of 510 people (4.7%). This demographic shift incorporates an estimated resident population count of 11,381 published by the ABS as of June 2025 alongside 15 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With 1,449 persons per square kilometer, local population density outpaces the national average benchmarks monitored by AreaSearch. Inbound international migration served as the primary demographic driver recently, generating around 57.8% of total population additions.
For each SA2 boundary, AreaSearch incorporates ABS/Geoscience Australia projections published in 2024 using 2022 as a base year. Where these figures do not apply or for timeframes beyond post-2032, Queensland State Government SA2 projections released in 2023 relying on 2021 data are utilized. Because these state forecasts lack breakdowns by age bracket, AreaSearch integrates proportional demographic weightings aligned with ABS Greater Capital Region projections (published in 2023, based on 2022 data) across each cohort. Looking ahead, population growth within the statistical area is modeled to surpass median benchmarks evaluated by AreaSearch, with an expected expansion of 1,525 persons to 2041 relative to latest annual ERP population figures, amounting to an overall gain of 13.3% across the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
180 new dwellings have been approved in Goodna over the past five years, an average of 36 a year. That is 3.2 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 36 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 67% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building approvals in Goodna have averaged roughly 36 new homes each year, delivering 180 homes over the past 5 financial years. Between FY-22 and FY-26 across the past 5 financial years, an average of only 1 people moved to the community per newly constructed dwelling, demonstrating that residential supply is currently matching or exceeding demand, providing buyers with broader selection and facilitating future growth potential beyond standard projections. New residential dwellings carry an average construction cost value of $355,000, presenting a more affordable price point than regional benchmarks. Furthermore, commercial building approvals have reached $16.3 million this financial year, reflecting consistent commercial development investment.
Per capita residential construction in Goodna is noticeably constrained when benchmarked against Greater Brisbane, trailing the regional average per person by 66.0%. This subdued pace of new development generally bolsters pricing power and buyer demand for established dwellings, while also tracking below national levels to indicate market maturity alongside potential planning barriers. Approvals for new residential buildings consist of 67.0% detached dwellings alongside 33.0% medium and high-density housing options, illustrating an expanding mix of attached dwellings that span compact entry-level formats to larger family residences. This marks a clear evolution from the established residential stock of 82.0% houses, signaling tighter land supply for greenfield development while accommodating evolving lifestyle preferences and the demand for diverse, budget-friendly properties. Demonstrating an established local market, there are roughly 1211 people per dwelling approval across the suburb. Long-term urban forecasts from the most recent AreaSearch quarterly estimate indicate that Goodna will add 1,511 residents by 2041. Ongoing residential building activity appears well-calibrated against future demographic needs, supporting orderly market conditions without generating sharp upward price pressures.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Goodna
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 5 current infrastructure and development projects inside Goodna, worth an estimated $121 million. A further 89 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $36.7 billion. 26 are already under construction and 30 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, residential development and business parks & technology hubs. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Infrastructure upgrades and major regional developments play a critical role in shaping local growth and economic performance. AreaSearch has identified 27 significant projects anticipated to influence the surrounding district. Prominent initiatives include the Goodna Central Mixed Use Development, Raceview Shopping Centre, Bundamba Energy Storage Facility, and Abadi Gaia Adult Residential Village.
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Goodna Central Mixed Use Development
Master planning of a $90 million mixed use development to provide the New Town Centre for the CBD of Goodna. Over 2 hectares of land will be converted into a vibrant Community Hub featuring Education and Training Facilities, Medical services, Child Care, Retail, and Affordable housing.
Bundamba Industrial Precinct Upgrade
Ongoing infrastructure upgrades supporting the Bundamba industrial precinct, including road improvements, water and sewer servicing, telecommunications and stormwater infrastructure to improve industrial land capacity and freight access. Public information indicates surrounding utility and transport works continue across the Bundamba and Swanbank industrial corridor.
Abadi Gaia Adult Residential Village
Abadi Gaia integrates resort living, sustainability, and medical services into a retirement eco-village with diverse dwelling options.
Goupong Park Upgrade to District Recreation Park
Council-funded upgrade transforming Goupong Park into a district recreation park. The 2025-2026 budget has allocated funds to commence design work for this significant upgrade. The park currently features playground equipment, a skate park, half basketball court, BBQ facilities, walking paths, and recreational amenities. The upgrade aims to enhance facilities and expand the park's capacity to support increased community activities and recreational opportunities. The site holds cultural significance as a major Aboriginal camp area along Goodna Creek.
Redbank Plains Road Upgrade Stage 4
Ipswich City Council is planning to upgrade Redbank Plains Road between Collingwood Drive and the Cunningham Highway to a four-lane urban road standard. The project is identified in iGO, the City of Ipswich Transport Plan, and is supported by Queensland Government Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme funding and Ipswich City Council. The official project page describes the work as being in early planning, with design scheduled over the next two years and construction timing dependent on future council budget funding.
Collingwood Park State Secondary College
New state high school for the Collingwood Park area. Stage 1 opened in Term 1, 2025 for Year 7 and Year 8 students, featuring an administration building, general learning centre, science and industrial technology resources. Stage 2 is funded in the 2025-2026 budget with planned delivery for 2027, adding a multi-purpose hall, performing arts centre fit-out, and 16 general learning spaces.
Goodna Social Housing Development
A 2023 project creating a mix of 7 x 2-bedroom units across 2 x 2-storey and 1 single-storey buildings designed to provide quality social housing for families in the Goodna area as part of the state's social housing expansion program.
Ipswich and Logan Bus Service Improvement Package
A $70 million three-stage bus service improvement package for Ipswich and Logan growth areas, delivering new routes, improved frequency, and expanded connections to support rapid population growth, along with a new state-managed bus depot.
5,168 residents of Goodna are employed, from a labour force of 5,591. Unemployment sits at 7.6%, with participation at 63.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.8% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 9,860, about 87% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Goodna supports a diverse labor pool across both blue and white collar roles, featuring substantial participation across industrial and manufacturing sectors alongside an overall unemployment rate of 7.6% and an estimated 11.8% rise in employment over the past year. As of March 2026, 5,168 residents are actively employed, though the unemployment rate exceeds the 4.3% benchmark of Greater Brisbane by 3.2%, indicating opportunities for workforce improvement. Labor force participation also remains lower locally at 63.9% versus 70.1% across Greater Brisbane. In Census records, a modest 9.9% of employed residents indicated working from home, a metric influenced in part by Covid-19 restrictions.
Local workforce employment is heavily clustered in retail trade, manufacturing, and health care & social assistance. Manufacturing represents a key area of industrial concentration, with local resident participation standing at 2.2 times the broader regional benchmark. In contrast, professional & technical occupations represent only 4.6% of the workforce, compared to the regional standard of 8.9%. Evaluating Census working population figures against resident totals suggests that this largely residential enclave provides a relatively constrained volume of internal job opportunities. AreaSearch analysis drawing on ABS and SALM figures shows that over the 12 months to March 2026, local employment expanded by 11.8% against a 10.1% expansion in the labour force, enabling the unemployment rate to drop by 1.5 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Brisbane logged employment growth of 3.2% alongside labour force growth of 3.4%, resulting in a 0.1 percentage point rise in unemployment. Long-range workforce indicators can be assessed using national employment forecasts released by Jobs and Skills Australia in Mar-26 across five and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is modeled to rise by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though industry trajectory varies considerably. When mapped against Goodna's local sector composition, these forecasts indicate projected employment growth of 5.8% over five years and 12.6% over ten years, representing an illustrative weighting extrapolation that excludes localized population projections.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Goodna is $1,350 a week (about $70,000 a year), with median personal income at $637 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,502 a year against an average of $67,238. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode statistics compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that taxpayers in the Goodna SA2 recorded a median income of $59,502 and an average income of $67,238. This positions the locality close to national averages while comparing to $58,236 and $72,799 across Greater Brisbane. Accounting for 11.36% growth in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, updated estimates suggest figures of approximately $66,261 (median) and $74,876 (average) as of March 2026. Across 2021 Census measures, local household, family, and personal income levels placed between the 17th and 24th percentiles across Australia.
Among individual earners, 33.2% of residents (3,783 people) fall into the $1,500 - 2,999 income bracket, aligning closely with the 33.3% share observed across the surrounding region. After housing obligations, 81.9% of income remains available to households, placing the suburb at the 21st percentile for housing affordability pressures.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Goodna had 3,489 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 1% apartments. 29% are owned with a mortgage, 51% rented and 20% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 23.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.2%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the residential landscape in Goodna is made up of 82.5% houses alongside 17.5% other dwellings such as apartments, semi-detached properties, and 'other' dwellings, compared to 73.5% houses and 26.5% other dwellings in Brisbane metro. Outright home ownership accounts for 20.0% of properties, trailing Brisbane metro levels, while 29.3% are mortgaged and 50.7% are rented. Housing costs remain substantially lower than regional and national medians: the typical monthly mortgage repayment in Goodna is $1,300 versus $1,863 across Brisbane metro and $1,863 nationally, while median weekly rent is $310 compared to $380 in Brisbane metro and $375 across Australia.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Goodna counted 3,489 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.8 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 19% couples without children. 25% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.9 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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The domestic landscape is predominantly composed of family households at 70.3%, which include 29.8% couples with children, 19.9% single parent families, and 18.7% couples without children. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 29.7%, consisting of 24.9% lone person households and 4.8% group households. The typical household consists of 2.8 people, which exceeds the Greater Brisbane benchmark of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
14.1% of adults in Goodna hold a university qualification, including 9.9% with a bachelor degree and 2.6% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 28.4% hold a vocational qualification. 6 schools serve the area, with 2,711 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 990 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment of higher education qualifications in Goodna presents clear room for expansion, as 14.1% of residents hold university degrees compared to 30.5% across Greater Brisbane. Among university graduates, Bachelor degrees account for 9.9%, postgraduate qualifications make up 2.6%, and graduate diplomas represent 1.6%. In contrast, vocational and technical qualifications are well represented, with 38.5% of individuals aged 15+ holding credentials comprising 28.4% with certificates and 10.1% with advanced diplomas. Formal education engagement remains robust throughout the locality, with 35.3% of the community actively participating in study. This includes 14.2% attending primary education, 10.7% enrolled in secondary education, and 3.8% engaged in tertiary education programs.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Goodna means driving: households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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67.7% of residents in Goodna report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 76% of areas nationally. 7.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.4 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments compiled by AreaSearch regarding chronic condition prevalence and mortality indicate notable health considerations for Goodna, with elevated rates of common medical conditions that become more pronounced across older demographics. Meanwhile, private health insurance coverage is held by approximately 53% of the population (~5,993 people), slightly above the typical SA2 area average but below the 55.8% recorded across Greater Brisbane. Among reported chronic ailments, asthma affects 9.2% of residents and mental health issues impact 9.1%, while 67.7% of the population indicated having no chronic medical conditions compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Chronic condition incidence is elevated within the working-age cohort. Residents aged 65 and over account for 12.8% of the community (1,452 people), sitting below the Greater Brisbane figure of 15.0%, with health outcomes among seniors presenting challenges despite comparing favorably against the wider local population on national measures.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
36.9% of Goodna residents were born overseas and 30.9% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 78% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are English (21.2%) and Australian (19.4%). 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Goodna, where 36.9% of residents were born overseas and 30.9% speak a non-English language in their households. Christianity is the predominant religious faith, followed by 51.0% of the population. Notably, Buddhism shows strong local representation, accounting for 4.1% of residents compared to 2.0% across Greater Brisbane. Evaluating parental country of birth, the primary ancestries in Goodna comprise English at 21.2% (below the 26.8% regional average), Australian at 19.4%, and Other at 14.8% (above the 9.4% regional average). Other cultural communities also demonstrate distinctive representation relative to regional patterns, including Samoan ancestry at 8.0% (versus 0.9% regionally), Vietnamese ancestry at 4.0% (versus 0.8%), and Maori ancestry at 2.3% (versus 1.1%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Goodna is 33, younger than 88% of areas nationally. 28.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Goodna maintains a comparatively younger demographic profile than Greater Brisbane, with AreaSearch August 2026 estimates indicating that children and young adults (0 - 24) represent 36.9% of the population compared to 31.8% regionally, while young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) comprise 28.1% versus 30.6% across Greater Brisbane. As at August 2026, the median age is estimated at 33 years, matching the 2021 Census result, sitting 3 years below the Greater Brisbane median of 36 and below the national Census median of 38. Since the Census, the proportion of children and young adults has decreased from 38.6% to an estimated 36.9%.
Demographic modeling to 2041 projects the strongest increase among retiree and elderly cohorts (65+), rising by 814 residents (56%) to 2,267, while the young to middle aged adult demographic is expected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Goodna
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2026 3 months ago all 5 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jul 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 15 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (10,885 at the 2021 Census → 11,395 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (310041300). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.