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Ormeau QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Ormeau QLD is 15,938 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Ormeau is $863 per week ($44,876 per year). Median rent in Ormeau is $445 per week ($1,928 per month). Ormeau has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Ormeau has a population density of 972.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Ormeau is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ormeau is $1,950.

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Ormeau Population

residents (Census 2021)

Ormeau Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$863/wk

$44,876 per year

#2594 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$445/wk

$1,928 per month

#1221 of 14,663

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Median Age

33years

5 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,950/mo

Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Ormeau Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.1% (7,821) Female 50.9% (8,115)

Population Density

972.5

people per km²

15,938 people · 16.4 km²

Households

3.1

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,169

Family income/wk

Ormeau 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)

Ormeau Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

30.0% 1,011 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

70.0% 2,356 dwellings

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

Ormeau Country of Birth

Australia

92.2%

England

5.9%

India

0.6%

Germany

0.3%

Canada

0.3%

Fiji

0.2%

Cambodia

0.2%

China

0.2%

Chile

0.2%

Greece

0.1%

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

Ormeau Religion

No Religion

50.5%

Catholic

17.7%

Anglican

12.6%

Not stated

6.2%

Christian (other)

5.0%

Uniting Church

3.4%

Pentecostal

2.9%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Ormeau Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

60.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

24.4%

Year 11 or equivalent

10.1%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.8%

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

Ormeau Languages Spoken at Home

Other

40.7%

Mandarin

11.4%

Afrikaans

11.4%

Spanish

10.4%

IAL Punjabi

7.4%

Russian

6.7%

SAL Tot

6.4%

Japan

5.4%

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

Ormeau Employment

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Employed full-time

46.1% 4,907 people

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Employed part-time

22.1% 2,355 people

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Unemployed

3.6% 378 people

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Not in labour force

28.2% 3,006 people

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

Ormeau Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

46.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

22.0%

Bachelor Degree

20.1%

Postgraduate Degree

4.5%

Certificate I/II

3.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.3%

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

Ormeau Occupation

Professionals

21.8%

Technicians & Trade Workers

19.1%

Clerical & Administrative

13.6%

Community & Personal Service

13.6%

Managers

13.3%

Sales Workers

6.6%

Labourers

6.6%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.4%

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

Ormeau Field of Study

Management & Commerce

22.6%

Engineering

18.5%

Society & Culture

13.8%

Health

11.3%

Education

9.4%

Architecture & Building

8.9%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

6.7%

Creative Arts

3.0%

Information Technology

2.8%

Agriculture & Environment

1.6%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.5%

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

Ormeau Dwelling Types

Separate house

92.4%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

4.8%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Ormeau Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.2%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

0.4%

$300-$399/wk

1.1%

$400-$499/wk

2.8%

$500-$649/wk

3.6%

$650-$799/wk

5.6%

$800-$999/wk

5.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.4%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.1%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

15.9%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

9.2%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

5.6%

$4,000+/wk

10.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Ormeau Marital Status

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Married

48.4% 5,744

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Separated

3.7% 442

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Divorced

8.4% 993

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Widowed

2.9% 343

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Never married

36.6% 4,345

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Ormeau Ancestry

English

32.7%

Australian

29.9%

Irish

7.5%

Scottish

7.4%

Other

6.5%

German

4.3%

Maori

3.0%

Aboriginal Australianralian

2.3%

New Zealander

2.2%

Italian

1.7%

Dutch

1.5%

Chinese

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Ormeau School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.3%

Secondary — Government

24.9%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

10.5%

Pre-school

9.5%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

9.3%

Vocational Education

9.0%

Primary — Catholic

4.2%

Secondary — Catholic

3.3%

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

Ormeau Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.4% 1,640

✅

No need for assistance

94.6% 28,811

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

Ormeau Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.7% 1,322

—

Not a volunteer

88.3% 9,960

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Ormeau Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

2.0%

$300-$449/mo

1.2%

$450-$599/mo

0.7%

$600-$799/mo

2.0%

$800-$999/mo

3.4%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

10.1%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

22.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

37.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

13.4%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Ormeau How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

78.0%

Did not go to work

12.7%

Car (passenger)

4.9%

Truck

1.1%

Train

0.9%

Walked only

0.8%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.7%

Other

0.6%

Bicycle

0.2%

Bus

0.1%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.0%

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

Ormeau Car Ownership

0 vehicles

1.7%

1 vehicle

24.7%

2 vehicles

44.9%

3 vehicles

18.0%

4+ vehicles

10.7%

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

Ormeau Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.5%

2 bedrooms

7.7%

3 bedrooms

16.6%

4 bedrooms

64.9%

5 bedrooms

8.4%

6+ bedrooms

1.8%

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

Ormeau Population Mobility

16.8%

moved in the last year

50.6%

moved in the last 5 years

4.5%

unemployment rate (Census)

70.2%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Ormeau Indigenous Population

3.0%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

929

Indigenous residents

29,698

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Ormeau Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,511

Asthma

644

Arthritis

416

Diabetes

318

Heart disease

298

Lung condition

233

Cancer

166

Stroke

131

Kidney disease

105

Dementia

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

Ormeau Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

11.2%

$1-$149/wk

4.9%

$150-$299/wk

5.0%

$300-$399/wk

3.5%

$400-$499/wk

2.4%

$500-$649/wk

2.6%

$650-$799/wk

9.3%

$800-$999/wk

11.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.1%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

8.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.4%

$3,500+/wk

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Ormeau Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

51.3%

Couple — no children

19.1%

Couple — no children under 15

14.5%

One parent — children under 15

10.3%

One parent — no children under 15

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Ormeau Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 15

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 9

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Previously served

3.0% 338

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Never served

96.8% 10,983

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Ormeau Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.8% 1,329

—

Did not provide

88.2% 9,941

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Ormeau Children Ever Born

No children

28.8%

1 child

12.6%

2 children

31.3%

3 children

17.8%

4 children

7.0%

5+ children

2.5%

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

Ormeau When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

100

1961–1970

189

1971–1980

250

1981–1990

481

1991–2000

476

2001–2010

1,144

2011–2015

524

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Ormeau Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.8%

5–14 hours

30.4%

15–29 hours

13.4%

30+ hours

9.5%

Did not do domestic work

24.0%

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

Ormeau Household Size

1 person

12.6%

2 persons

29.1%

3 persons

18.6%

4 persons

22.5%

5 persons

11.1%

6+ persons

6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Ormeau Where Residents Moved From

Same address

12,526

Moved from QLD

1,661

Moved — same area (SA2)

408

Moved from NSW

186

Moved from overseas

101

Moved from VIC

Moved from WA

Moved from ACT

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

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

Ormeau Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

79.5%

Step family — no other children

12.8%

Blended family — no other children

6.5%

Intact family — other children present

0.7%

Other couple — children only

0.2%

Step family — other children present

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Ormeau Schools

schools nearby

government

1012

avg ICSEA score

5,271

total students

Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 794 students

1056

ICSEA

Livingstone Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,222 students

1043

ICSEA

Mother Teresa Primary School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 213 students

1031

ICSEA

Norfolk Village State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 625 students

1005

ICSEA

Ormeau State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 897 students

998

ICSEA

Ormeau Woods State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,404 students

996

ICSEA

Toogoolawa School Independent

Combined · 4-10 · 116 students

955

ICSEA

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

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Ormeau Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,067/wk

Median Rent $445/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.5%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Ormeau

Your weekly income

≈ $8,957/month

Median rent $445/wk

Left after rent $1,622/wk

Rent share 21.5%

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Ormeau vs State & National Average

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Pop: 8,073 Income: $971/wk Rent: $540/wk

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Pop: 8,105 Income: $681/wk Rent: $420/wk

Glenvale

Pop: 8,120 Income: $827/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Pop: 8,162 Income: $491/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 8,164 Income: $889/wk Rent: $600/wk

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Pop: 8,175 Income: $718/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ormeau

What is the population of Ormeau QLD?

The population of Ormeau QLD is 15,938 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 972.5 people per km².Ormeau is ranked #244 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Ormeau?

The median personal income in Ormeau QLD is $863 per week, or $44,876 per year.The median household income is $2,067 per week.Family income is $2,169 per week.Ormeau is ranked #2,594 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Ormeau?

Median rent in Ormeau QLD is $445 per week ($1,928 per month).Rent represents 21.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Ormeau ranks #1,221 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Ormeau?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ormeau QLD is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Ormeau?

The median age in Ormeau QLD is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Ormeau a good suburb to live in?

Ormeau is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 15,938.The median income is $863/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.5% 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: 32234. All dollar figures in AUD.