Suburb report · QLD 4116
Stretton
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Stretton suburb profile
Who lives in Stretton
Stretton sits 18km from the Brisbane CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. Stretton is a mid-sized Queensland suburb of 5,109 residents, against a state median of 4,480. By population it is number 209 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. At 38, the median age sits in the middle of the Queensland range, older than 42% of suburbs. Against the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, it is older than 179 and younger than 106. In the other suburb of the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area the median age is 34, so Stretton runs 4 years older than its statistical-area neighbours.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $124,500 a year, above the $98,100 of the median Queensland suburb. The other suburb of the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area has $108,700, putting Stretton 14.5% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 116 report a higher median household income. An ownership share of 86% is higher than 85% of Queensland suburbs, against 69.2% in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 41 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. In the other suburb of the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area the ownership share is 64.9%, 21.1 points lower than in Stretton.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 1,372 households lived in Stretton, around the middle of the Queensland range. The household mix leans to families: families with children 66.5%, couples without children 23.8%, people living alone 8.2% and group households 1.7%. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 10 have a higher share of families with children and 306 a lower one. The share of families with children, 66.5%, is higher than in 98% of Queensland suburbs. Couples without children are scarce at 23.8%, fewer than in 82% of Queensland suburbs. The rest of the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area averages 58.5% families with children, 8 points below Stretton.
Housing supply
97 new dwellings were approved across the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area in the year to June 2025, 5% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 92 a year. The Calamvale-Stretton statistical area had 25,416 residents in 2025 and takes in Stretton and neighbouring suburbs. That is 3.8 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, close to the 3.2 of a typical Queensland statistical area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 155 in 2022 and bottomed at 75 in 2023.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Calamvale-Stretton statistical area put on 9% more residents, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 2.7 points slower than this one. That rate is faster than 69% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 0% in 2021 to 3% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Calamvale, where the owner-occupied share is 64.9% compared with 86% here. On the share of families with children, Drewvale comes closest to Stretton: 70.6% against 66.5%. Algester, 4km away, has 10,072 residents and a median household income of $99,500.
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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.