Suburbs Acacia Ridge

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Acacia Ridge QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Acacia Ridge, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Acacia Ridge QLD is 7,486 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Acacia Ridge is $628 per week ($32,656 per year). Median rent in Acacia Ridge is $335 per week ($1,452 per month). Acacia Ridge has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Acacia Ridge has a population density of 861.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Acacia Ridge is India. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Acacia Ridge is $1,517.

There were 4,864 recorded offences in Acacia Ridge in 2025-26, a rate of 650 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,883 offences).

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📍 Acacia Ridge, Queensland — 27.5842°S, 153.0209°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (11)

Acacia Ridge Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Acacia Ridge Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$628/wk
$32,656 per year
#6642 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$335/wk
$1,452 per month
#3743 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
34years
4 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Acacia Ridge Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (3,709) Female 50.5% (3,784)

Population Density

861.6
people per km²
7,486 people · 8.7 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,552
Family income/wk

Acacia Ridge Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Acacia Ridge Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.9% 512 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
59.1% 740 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Acacia Ridge Country of Birth

Australia
83.0%
India
5.9%
England
2.7%
Afghanistan
2.6%
Iran
1.5%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.3%
China
1.2%
Fiji
0.8%
Croatia
0.6%
Hong Kong
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Acacia Ridge Religion

No Religion
40.1%
Catholic
18.9%
Not stated
12.1%
Islam
12.0%
Anglican
7.5%
Christian (other)
3.6%
Hinduism
3.1%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Acacia Ridge Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
65.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Acacia Ridge Languages Spoken at Home

Other
48.4%
Vietnamese
9.7%
Arabic
9.5%
Spanish
7.2%
IAL Punjabi
7.0%
Mandarin
6.9%
SAL Tot
6.3%
Hindi
5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Acacia Ridge Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.7% 1,722 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.2% 933 people
🔍
Unemployed
6.2% 319 people
🏠
Not in labour force
41.8% 2,140 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Acacia Ridge Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
38.0%
Bachelor Degree
27.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.0%
Postgraduate Degree
7.9%
Certificate I/II
4.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Acacia Ridge Occupation

Professionals
21.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.1%
Community & Personal Service
15.4%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Labourers
10.9%
Managers
7.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.2%
Sales Workers
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Acacia Ridge Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.8%
Engineering
16.6%
Society & Culture
16.4%
Health
10.9%
Education
7.2%
Architecture & Building
7.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.5%
Information Technology
4.3%
Creative Arts
4.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.1%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Acacia Ridge Dwelling Types

Separate house
87.2%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
10.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Acacia Ridge Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
9.4%
$500-$649/wk
5.0%
$650-$799/wk
6.7%
$800-$999/wk
9.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.0%
$4,000+/wk
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Acacia Ridge Marital Status

💍
Married
37.3% 2,201
↔️
Separated
4.4% 257
📋
Divorced
10.2% 601
🕊️
Widowed
5.9% 351
👤
Never married
42.3% 2,498

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Acacia Ridge Ancestry

English
22.8%
Other
22.2%
Australian
21.7%
Irish
6.3%
Scottish
5.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.7%
German
3.5%
Chinese
3.4%
Indian
3.4%
Filipino
2.4%
Vietnamese
2.2%
Samoan
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Acacia Ridge School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.8%
Secondary — Government
21.5%
Vocational Education
15.8%
Pre-school
8.5%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Catholic
5.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Acacia Ridge Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.4% 1,146
✅
No need for assistance
91.6% 12,529

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Acacia Ridge Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
10.9% 588
—
Not a volunteer
89.1% 4,804

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Acacia Ridge Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.4%
$300-$449/mo
1.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
3.5%
$800-$999/mo
5.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
24.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
33.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Acacia Ridge How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
72.4%
Did not go to work
10.1%
Car (passenger)
6.2%
Bus
3.6%
Walked only
2.0%
Train
1.4%
Truck
1.1%
Taxi/Rideshare
1.0%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.9%
Other
0.7%
Bicycle
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Acacia Ridge Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.4%
1 vehicle
40.5%
2 vehicles
33.7%
3 vehicles
10.9%
4+ vehicles
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Acacia Ridge Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.6%
2 bedrooms
10.1%
3 bedrooms
68.0%
4 bedrooms
14.8%
5 bedrooms
2.4%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Acacia Ridge Population Mobility

13.8%
moved in the last year
42.2%
moved in the last 5 years
9.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Acacia Ridge Indigenous Population

6.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
859
Indigenous residents
13,030
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Acacia Ridge Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
806
Asthma
295
Diabetes
228
Arthritis
221
Lung condition
206
Heart disease
155
Stroke
89
Cancer
88
Kidney disease
86
Dementia
26

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Acacia Ridge Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.4%
$150-$299/wk
8.9%
$300-$399/wk
5.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.9%
$800-$999/wk
14.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Acacia Ridge Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
37.5%
Couple — no children
22.0%
One parent — children under 15
17.3%
Couple — no children under 15
12.7%
One parent — no children under 15
10.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Acacia Ridge Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 4
🏅
Previously served
2.3% 127
👤
Never served
97.5% 5,288

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Acacia Ridge Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.6% 674
—
Did not provide
87.4% 4,686

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Acacia Ridge Children Ever Born

No children
36.2%
1 child
15.0%
2 children
22.4%
3 children
14.8%
4 children
8.3%
5+ children
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Acacia Ridge When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
20
1951–1960
49
1961–1970
118
1971–1980
135
1981–1990
234
1991–2000
327
2001–2010
723
2011–2015
563
2016
87
2017
61
2018
89
2019
73
2020
43
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Acacia Ridge Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.5%
5–14 hours
26.0%
15–29 hours
9.4%
30+ hours
8.2%
Did not do domestic work
37.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Acacia Ridge Household Size

1 person
26.4%
2 persons
31.4%
3 persons
18.2%
4 persons
13.1%
5 persons
5.6%
6+ persons
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Acacia Ridge Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,858
Moved from QLD
663
Moved — same area (SA2)
136
Moved from overseas
42
Moved from NSW
37
Moved from TAS
9
Moved from VIC
8
Moved from WA
8
Moved from SA
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Acacia Ridge Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.2%
Step family — no other children
7.7%
Blended family — no other children
4.5%
Intact family — other children present
1.9%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Acacia Ridge Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4,864 total

Theft
1,883
Drug Offences
790
Break & Enter
706
Assault
460
Domestic Violence
230
Property Damage
220
Fraud
194
Traffic
159
Sexual Offences
126
Weapons
50
Robbery
46

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Acacia Ridge Schools

11
schools nearby
4
government
977
avg ICSEA score
4,064
total students
Brisbane Christian College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,118 students
1109
ICSEA
St Pius X School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 166 students
1093
ICSEA
St Thomas More College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,161 students
1067
ICSEA
Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre Independent
Combined · U · 246 students
1054
ICSEA
Our Lady of Fatima Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 174 students
1034
ICSEA
Sunnybank Special School Government
Combined · Prep-12 · 112 students
1028
ICSEA
Coopers Plains State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 211 students
972
ICSEA
Acacia Ridge State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 312 students
930
ICSEA
Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 180 students
882
ICSEA
Watson Road State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 124 students
872
ICSEA
Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 260 students
710
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Acacia Ridge Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,313/wk
Median Rent $335/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.5%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Acacia Ridge

≈ $5,690/month
Median rent $335/wk
Left after rent $978/wk
Rent share 25.5%

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Income: $615/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $35/wk
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Income: $719/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $25/wk
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Income: $746/wk Rent: $325/wk Save: $10/wk
Dalby
Income: $753/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $75/wk
Berserker
Income: $676/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $75/wk
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Income: $716/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $75/wk
Vincent
Income: $724/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $55/wk
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Income: $510/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $55/wk

Acacia Ridge vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Eli Waters
Pop: 3,758 Income: $533/wk Rent: $370/wk
Deagon
Pop: 3,773 Income: $831/wk Rent: $350/wk
Karana Downs
Pop: 3,800 Income: $948/wk Rent: $400/wk
Laidley
Pop: 3,809 Income: $495/wk Rent: $300/wk
Mount Lofty
Pop: 3,825 Income: $965/wk Rent: $340/wk
Tallebudgera
Pop: 3,826 Income: $790/wk Rent: $595/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Acacia Ridge

What is the population of Acacia Ridge QLD?

The population of Acacia Ridge QLD is 7,486 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 861.6 people per km².Acacia Ridge is ranked #964 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Acacia Ridge?

The median personal income in Acacia Ridge QLD is $628 per week, or $32,656 per year.The median household income is $1,313 per week.Family income is $1,552 per week.Acacia Ridge is ranked #6,642 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Acacia Ridge?

Median rent in Acacia Ridge QLD is $335 per week ($1,452 per month).Rent represents 25.5% of household income, which is considered moderate.Acacia Ridge ranks #3,743 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Acacia Ridge?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Acacia Ridge QLD is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Acacia Ridge?

The median age in Acacia Ridge QLD is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Acacia Ridge a good suburb to live in?

Acacia Ridge is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 7,486.The median income is $628/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 30007. All dollar figures in AUD.