Suburb report · QLD 4124
Boronia Heights
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Population
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Boronia Heights suburb profile
Who lives in Boronia Heights
At 24km from the Brisbane CBD, Boronia Heights belongs to the middle suburbs of Brisbane. With 11,313 residents, Boronia Heights is in the largest fifth of Queensland suburbs, well above the 4,480 of the median suburb. By population it is number 75 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. Boronia Heights skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 for the median Queensland suburb. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 61 have a younger median age. In the other suburb of the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area the median age is 29, so Boronia Heights runs 4 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $83,800 a year, at the 34th percentile for Queensland. The other suburb of the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area has $81,700, putting Boronia Heights 2.6% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 261 report a higher median household income. A renting share of 41.5% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 108 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Boronia Heights. In the other suburb of the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area the ownership share is 47.9%, 10.6 points lower than in Boronia Heights.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 2,721 households lived in Boronia Heights, a larger stock than most Queensland suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 52.9%, couples without children 21.4%, people living alone 22% and group households 3.7%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 212 of 317 have a smaller share of families with children than Boronia Heights. At 52.9%, families with children are more common here than in 79% of Queensland suburbs. Couples without children are scarce at 21.4%, fewer than in 92% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are 52.9% of households in Boronia Heights and 43.2% across the rest of the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area.
Housing supply
520 new dwellings were approved across the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area in the year to June 2025, 24% under its 2020 to 2024 average of 684 a year. The Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area had 27,073 residents in 2025 and takes in Boronia Heights and neighbouring suburbs. That is 19.2 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, one of the heaviest pipelines in Queensland, above 94% of statistical areas. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 457 in 2024 to 992 in 2021.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Boronia Heights-Park Ridge statistical area grew its population by 52.9%, well ahead of most areas, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 46.6 points slower than this one. It ranks at the 98th percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. The fastest single year was to 2022, at 11.3%, and the slowest to 2025, at 5.6%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Greenbank, where the owner-occupied share is 84.6% compared with 58.5% here. On the median household income, Park Ridge comes closest to Boronia Heights: $81,700 against $83,800. At 3km, Regents Park counts 11,679 residents against 11,313 in Boronia Heights.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.