Suburb report · QLD 4500
Strathpine
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Strathpine suburb profile
Who lives in Strathpine
Strathpine sits 19km from the Brisbane CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. With 11,662 residents, Strathpine is in the largest fifth of Queensland suburbs, well above the 4,480 of the median suburb. By population it is number 70 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. A median age of 37 places Strathpine at the 35th percentile of Queensland suburbs, on the younger side. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 156 have a younger median age. In the other suburb of the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area the median age is 35, so Strathpine runs 2 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $93,100 a year, higher than 43% of Queensland suburbs. The other suburb of the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area has $72,900, putting Strathpine 27.7% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 243 report a higher median household income. Tenure is balanced for Queensland: 68.5% owner-occupied and 31.5% renting. 155 of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share. In the other suburb of the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area the ownership share is 45.2%, 23.3 points lower than in Strathpine.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 3,898 households lived in Strathpine, more than in 87% of Queensland suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 45.5%, couples without children 26.1%, people living alone 24.1% and group households 4.1%. On the share of families with children it ranks 193 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. At 4.1%, group households are more common here than in 66% of Queensland suburbs. Couples without children make up 26.1%, below most Queensland suburbs. Families with children are 45.5% of households in Strathpine and 42.6% across the rest of the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area.
Housing supply
22 new dwellings were approved across the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area in the year to June 2025, 73% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 83 a year. The Strathpine-Brendale statistical area had 15,313 residents in 2025 and takes in Strathpine and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 1.4 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 3.2 of the median Queensland statistical area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 205, and the quietest was 2023, with 10.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Strathpine-Brendale statistical area put on 10.8% more residents, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 4.5 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 77% of Queensland statistical areas. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 3.2%, and the slowest to 2021, at 1.1%.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Warner, where the median household income is $132,200 compared with $93,100 here. On the median age, Bray Park comes closest to Strathpine: 36 against 37. Murrumba Downs sits 4km away, with a median household income of $107,500 against $93,100 here.
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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.