QUEENSLAND

In 2017-18:

• The number of people living in Greater Brisbane increased by 50,100 (2.1%), while the number living outside the capital city increased by 33,500 people (1.3%).

• Greater Brisbane's growth rate remained unchanged from 2016-17.

Largest growth areas: The Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) of Pimpama, on the Gold Coast (up by 3,700 people), followed by Jimboomba (2,500) on the southern outskirts of Greater Brisbane, and North Lakes - Mango Hill (2,400) in the Moreton Bay region, north of Brisbane.

Fastest growth areas: Pimpama (29%) followed by the Ipswich suburb of Ripley (18%).

SA2s WITH LARGEST AND FASTEST POPULATION GROWTH, Queensland
		ERP AT 30 JUNE	POPULATION CHANGE
		2018	2017-2018
SA2	SA4	no.	no.	%
LARGEST GROWTH
Pimpama	Gold Coast	16 134	3 674	29.5
Jimboomba	Logan - Beaudesert	31 156	2 489	8.7
North Lakes - Mango Hill	Moreton Bay - South	35 844	2 392	7.2
Springfield Lakes	Ipswich	19 143	1 701	9.8
Caloundra - West	Sunshine Coast	23 781	1 654	7.5
Murrumba Downs - Griffin	Moreton Bay - South	21 121	1 628	8.4
Coomera	Gold Coast	16 611	1 498	9.9
Upper Coomera - Willow Vale	Gold Coast	34 892	1 376	4.1
Newstead - Bowen Hills	Brisbane Inner City	13 938	1 359	10.8
Redbank Plains	Ipswich	22 124	1 184	5.7
FASTEST GROWTH(a)
Pimpama	Gold Coast	16 134	3 674	29.5
Ripley	Ipswich	6 411	961	17.6
Newstead - Bowen Hills	Brisbane Inner City	13 938	1 359	10.8
Peregian Springs	Sunshine Coast	9 159	879	10.6
Coomera	Gold Coast	16 611	1 498	9.9
Springfield Lakes	Ipswich	19 143	1 701	9.8
South Brisbane	Brisbane Inner City	9 301	793	9.3
Rochedale - Burbank	Brisbane - South	7 899	644	8.9
Jimboomba	Logan - Beaudesert	31 156	2 489	8.7
Murrumba Downs - Griffin	Moreton Bay - South	21 121	1 628	8.4
(a) Excludes SA2s with less than 1,000 people at June 2017.