Suburbs Beenleigh

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Beenleigh QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Beenleigh QLD is 8,425 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Beenleigh is $642 per week ($33,384 per year). Median rent in Beenleigh is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Beenleigh has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Beenleigh has a population density of 1093.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Beenleigh is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Beenleigh is $1,387.

There were 10,686 recorded offences in Beenleigh in 2025-26, a rate of 1268 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (4,264 offences).

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📍 Beenleigh, Queensland — 27.7128°S, 153.1969°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (13)

Beenleigh Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Beenleigh Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$642/wk
$33,384 per year
#6396 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$300/wk
$1,300 per month
#4529 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,387/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Beenleigh Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (4,225) Female 49.8% (4,196)

Population Density

1093.8
people per km²
8,425 people · 7.7 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,535
Family income/wk

Beenleigh 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)

Beenleigh Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
39.5% 569 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
60.5% 873 dwellings

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

Beenleigh Country of Birth

Australia
92.9%
England
3.8%
India
1.4%
Germany
0.5%
China
0.4%
Fiji
0.3%
Egypt
0.2%
Afghanistan
0.2%
Brazil
0.2%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.2%

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

Beenleigh Religion

No Religion
48.6%
Catholic
16.2%
Not stated
15.2%
Anglican
10.5%
Christian (other)
3.3%
Uniting Church
2.7%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.8%
Baptist
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Beenleigh Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
52.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
29.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.1%

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

Beenleigh Languages Spoken at Home

Other
42.1%
SAL Tot
18.3%
IAL Punjabi
8.6%
SAL Tagalog
8.6%
Mandarin
6.5%
Japan
5.4%
Samoan
5.4%
Serbian
5.0%

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

Beenleigh Employment

💼
Employed full-time
34.1% 2,008 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.5% 1,028 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.3% 313 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.1% 2,532 people

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

Beenleigh Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
53.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.3%
Bachelor Degree
15.5%
Certificate I/II
5.1%
Postgraduate Degree
4.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.4%

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

Beenleigh Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
19.6%
Community & Personal Service
16.7%
Professionals
15.5%
Clerical & Administrative
12.8%
Labourers
12.0%
Managers
9.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.6%
Sales Workers
6.8%

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

Beenleigh Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.9%
Engineering
16.6%
Society & Culture
15.6%
Health
10.3%
Architecture & Building
9.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.8%
Education
8.0%
Information Technology
3.2%
Creative Arts
3.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%

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

Beenleigh Dwelling Types

Separate house
76.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
17.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Beenleigh Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
2.3%
$300-$399/wk
5.3%
$400-$499/wk
9.3%
$500-$649/wk
7.7%
$650-$799/wk
8.3%
$800-$999/wk
8.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.5%
$4,000+/wk
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Beenleigh Marital Status

💍
Married
30.6% 2,139
↔️
Separated
5.7% 399
📋
Divorced
14.3% 1,002
🕊️
Widowed
5.0% 349
👤
Never married
44.4% 3,102

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Beenleigh Ancestry

English
31.9%
Australian
27.5%
Other
8.5%
Irish
7.7%
Scottish
6.6%
German
4.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.9%
Maori
3.2%
Filipino
1.9%
New Zealander
1.6%
Italian
1.4%
Chinese
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Beenleigh School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.7%
Secondary — Government
26.4%
Vocational Education
14.6%
Pre-school
8.3%
Primary — Catholic
5.5%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.9%

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

Beenleigh Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.7% 1,589
✅
No need for assistance
89.3% 13,301

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

Beenleigh Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
10.4% 641
—
Not a volunteer
89.6% 5,519

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Beenleigh Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.8%
$600-$799/mo
5.8%
$800-$999/mo
8.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
27.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
27.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
14.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Beenleigh How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.3%
Did not go to work
9.9%
Car (passenger)
6.6%
Train
2.2%
Walked only
2.0%
Truck
1.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Bus
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%

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

Beenleigh Car Ownership

0 vehicles
12.5%
1 vehicle
40.6%
2 vehicles
29.5%
3 vehicles
10.8%
4+ vehicles
6.6%

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

Beenleigh Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
10.1%
2 bedrooms
23.8%
3 bedrooms
46.1%
4 bedrooms
15.2%
5 bedrooms
3.6%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

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

Beenleigh Population Mobility

18.8%
moved in the last year
47.7%
moved in the last 5 years
8.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
52.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Beenleigh Indigenous Population

5.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
875
Indigenous residents
14,171
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Beenleigh Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,217
Asthma
396
Arthritis
373
Lung condition
290
Diabetes
276
Heart disease
207
Cancer
132
Stroke
115
Kidney disease
91
Dementia
19

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

Beenleigh Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.7%
$1-$149/wk
3.3%
$150-$299/wk
7.4%
$300-$399/wk
6.5%
$400-$499/wk
6.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
14.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Beenleigh Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
32.9%
Couple — no children
27.0%
One parent — children under 15
15.6%
Couple — no children under 15
12.9%
One parent — no children under 15
11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Beenleigh Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.8% 170
👤
Never served
97.2% 6,009

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Beenleigh Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.0% 921
—
Did not provide
85.0% 5,215

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Beenleigh Children Ever Born

No children
32.0%
1 child
14.0%
2 children
25.1%
3 children
16.2%
4 children
9.0%
5+ children
3.7%

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

Beenleigh When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
20
1951–1960
63
1961–1970
163
1971–1980
180
1981–1990
278
1991–2000
240
2001–2010
399
2011–2015
254
2016
68
2017
36
2018
62
2019
46
2020
23
2021
13

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

Beenleigh Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.7%
5–14 hours
26.0%
15–29 hours
11.2%
30+ hours
8.2%
Did not do domestic work
33.9%

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

Beenleigh Household Size

1 person
36.7%
2 persons
30.4%
3 persons
14.7%
4 persons
9.7%
5 persons
5.2%
6+ persons
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Beenleigh Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,981
Moved from QLD
1,041
Moved — same area (SA2)
158
Moved from NSW
65
Moved from overseas
36
Moved from VIC
35
Moved from TAS
9
Moved from SA
5
Moved from NT
4
Moved from WA
3

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

Beenleigh Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
76.2%
Step family — no other children
16.2%
Blended family — no other children
5.3%
Intact family — other children present
0.9%
Other couple — children only
0.9%
Step family — other children present
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Beenleigh Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 10,686 total

Theft
4,264
Drug Offences
1,820
Assault
1,080
Break & Enter
1,070
Domestic Violence
797
Property Damage
492
Fraud
382
Sexual Offences
250
Traffic
248
Weapons
238
Robbery
44
Homicide
1

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

Beenleigh Schools

13
schools nearby
11
government
962
avg ICSEA score
9,455
total students
St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 518 students
1018
ICSEA
Trinity College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 954 students
1018
ICSEA
Windaroo State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 851 students
987
ICSEA
Beenleigh Special School Government
Combined · Prep-12 · 381 students
973
ICSEA
Windaroo Valley State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,202 students
972
ICSEA
Edens Landing State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 776 students
968
ICSEA
Loganholme State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 507 students
967
ICSEA
Mount Warren Park State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 477 students
965
ICSEA
Beenleigh State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 433 students
931
ICSEA
Beenleigh State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,358 students
928
ICSEA
Eagleby State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 527 students
921
ICSEA
Eagleby South State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 471 students
901
ICSEA
Eagleby Learning Centre - Centre for Continuing Secondary Education Government
Secondary

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

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Beenleigh Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,155/wk
Median Rent $300/wk
Rent-to-Income 26.0%

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

If you earn X in Beenleigh

≈ $5,005/month
Median rent $300/wk
Left after rent $855/wk
Rent share 26.0%

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Income: $727/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk
Kawana
Income: $722/wk Rent: $255/wk Save: $45/wk
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Income: $699/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $40/wk
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Income: $663/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $40/wk
Bungalow
Income: $710/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $30/wk
Rockville
Income: $614/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $20/wk

Beenleigh vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Marian
Pop: 4,224 Income: $1,006/wk Rent: $400/wk
Alexandra Headland
Pop: 4,235 Income: $901/wk Rent: $410/wk
Buddina
Pop: 4,236 Income: $858/wk Rent: $440/wk
Koongal
Pop: 4,252 Income: $716/wk Rent: $260/wk
Wacol
Pop: 4,253 Income: $514/wk Rent: $320/wk
Whitfield (Qld)
Pop: 4,262 Income: $887/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Beenleigh

What is the population of Beenleigh QLD?

The population of Beenleigh QLD is 8,425 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1093.8 people per km².Beenleigh is ranked #835 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Beenleigh?

The median personal income in Beenleigh QLD is $642 per week, or $33,384 per year.The median household income is $1,155 per week.Family income is $1,535 per week.Beenleigh is ranked #6,396 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Beenleigh?

Median rent in Beenleigh QLD is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 26.0% of household income, which is considered moderate.Beenleigh ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Beenleigh?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Beenleigh QLD is $1,387. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Beenleigh?

The median age in Beenleigh QLD is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Beenleigh a good suburb to live in?

Beenleigh is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 8,425.The median income is $642/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (26.0% 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: 30202. All dollar figures in AUD.