Suburb report · QLD 4305
Raceview
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Population
10,303
Raceview suburb profile
Who lives in Raceview
Raceview is 30km by straight line from central Brisbane. Raceview is home to 10,303 people, a scale matched by fewer than 17% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 91 by population. The median age of 35 is a little younger than the 39 of the median Queensland suburb. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 187 of 317 have an older median age. That is 3 years younger than the average of 38 in the other suburb of the Raceview statistical area.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $83,100 places Raceview in the lower middle of Queensland suburbs. That is 22.6% below the average of $107,300 in the other suburb of the Raceview statistical area. On household income it ranks 263 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. A renting share of 41.1% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. On ownership it ranks 206 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. In the other suburb of the Raceview statistical area the ownership share is 69.9%, 11 points higher than in Raceview.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,556 occupied private dwellings in Raceview, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 46.8%, ahead of couples without children at 23.3% and people living alone at 26.9%. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 135 of 317 have a smaller share of families with children than Raceview. The 26.9% share of people living alone runs above most of Queensland, at the 63rd percentile. Only 23.3% of households are couples without children, at the 15th percentile for Queensland. Families with children are 46.8% of households in Raceview and 49.9% across the rest of the Raceview statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 141 new dwellings were approved across the Raceview statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 89 a year. Supply figures here are for the Raceview statistical area, home to 16,382 residents in 2025, which takes in Raceview and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 8.6 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3.2 for the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 15 in 2020 to 189 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Raceview statistical area grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 0.2 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 48% of Queensland statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 2.4%, and the slowest to 2021, at -0.1%.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Newtown differs most on the share of families with children: 34% there against 46.8% in Raceview. Brassall matches Raceview on the median age, at 35. At 7km, Redbank Plains counts 28,390 residents against 10,303 in Raceview.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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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.