Where to plant
Every suburb in Australia ranked by how much the population is moving in — the last five years and the official forecast — with a small weight for whether there are enough people to sustain a plant. How near a ACC church is carries no weight; the church columns are context.
254 suburbs match
Showing growth suburbs only — suburbs that gained 2,500+ people between the 2018 and 2023 ACS windows, are forecast to, or grew 25%+ while adding 1,200+ people. Toggle off to search every suburb. Forecast to 2036 is the official projection (2026–2036) from Georgia’s Office of Planning and Budget (2026 series) and Tennessee’s Boyd Center at UT (2022 series). Both publish by SA3 corridor, so each SA3 corridor’s decade change is apportioned to its suburbs by population share. A ~ marks any suburb still on our modeled trend.
| Rank | suburb | SA3 corridor | State | Population | Growth 5 yr | % | Forecast to 2036 | % | Churches ≤20 km | Nearest | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallan | Whittlesea - Wallan | Victoria | 28,343 | +8,253 | +41.1% | +50,750 | +136.7% | 2 | 14 km | 89 | — |
| 2 | Mickleham - Yuroke | Tullamarine - Broadmeadows | Victoria | 35,244 | +21,192 | +150.8% | +25,783 | +68.2% | 24 | 7.5 km | 86 | — |
| 4 | Ripley | Ipswich Inner | Queensland | 20,328 | +11,371 | +127.0% | +42,262 | +200.2% | 15 | 2.7 km | 82 | — |
| 3 | Box Hill - Nelson | Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill | New South Wales | 22,437 | +18,190 | +428.3% | +24,698 | +75.2% | 39 | 5.0 km | 82 | — |
| 5 | Rockbank - Mount Cottrell | Melton - Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 31,254 | +20,910 | +202.2% | +44,519 | +107.4% | 44 | 0.8 km | 82 | — |
| 6 | Landsborough | Sunshine Coast Hinterland | Queensland | 20,558 | +7,672 | +59.5% | +18,457 | +74.2% | 13 | 8.0 km | 82 | — |
| 7 | Caloundra West - Baringa | Caloundra | Queensland | 21,892 | +9,829 | +81.5% | +25,969 | +95.4% | 10 | 2.9 km | 82 | — |
| 8 | Cranbourne South | Casey - South | Victoria | 24,522 | +11,652 | +90.5% | +30,485 | +94.4% | 36 | 4.0 km | 82 | — |
| 9 | Alkimos - Eglinton | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 19,957 | +7,618 | +61.7% | +24,315 | +97.9% | 5 | 2.6 km | 82 | — |
| 10 | Wollert | Whittlesea - Wallan | Victoria | 33,491 | +16,182 | +93.5% | +25,135 | +67.2% | 31 | 1.4 km | 81 | — |
| 11 | Clyde North - South | Casey - South | Victoria | 24,557 | +16,550 | +206.7% | +31,656 | +100.2% | 38 | 1.5 km | 81 | — |
| 12 | Schofields - East | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 35,903 | +19,334 | +116.7% | +27,241 | +62.9% | 54 | 1.0 km | 81 | — |
| 13 | Palmerston - South | Palmerston | Northern Territory | 8,726 | +3,302 | +60.9% | +2,237 | +25.0% | 1 | 19 km | 81 | — |
| 15 | Werribee - West | Wyndham | Victoria | 30,413 | +12,901 | +73.7% | +22,650 | +61.5% | 25 | 0.9 km | 80 | — |
| 14 | Austral - Greendale | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,453 | +9,587 | +97.2% | +20,020 ~ | +311.6% | 51 | 3.3 km | 80 | — |
| 16 | Fraser Rise - Plumpton | Melton - Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 20,675 | +12,674 | +158.4% | +26,100 | +99.6% | 46 | 3.1 km | 80 | — |
| 17 | Rosewood | Ipswich Hinterland | Queensland | 15,959 | +2,567 | +19.2% | +24,021 | +142.3% | 3 | 14 km | 80 | — |
| 18 | Marsden Park - Shanes Park | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 27,289 | +21,059 | +338.0% | +8,299 | +25.1% | 47 | 4.9 km | 80 | — |
| 20 | Munno Para West - Angle Vale | Playford | South Australia | 21,901 | +7,441 | +51.5% | +19,218 | +77.7% | 11 | 3.2 km | 79 | — |
| 21 | Koo Wee Rup | Cardinia | Victoria | 11,981 | +3,224 | +36.8% | +6,870 | +50.6% | 5 | 17 km | 79 | — |
| 22 | Delacombe | Ballarat | Victoria | 14,218 | +5,328 | +59.9% | +9,050 | +56.9% | 2 | 4.0 km | 79 | — |
| 23 | Leppington - Catherine Field | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,432 | +9,579 | +97.2% | +14,705 | +58.6% | 37 | 4.9 km | 79 | — |
| 24 | Portarlington | Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula | Victoria | 10,599 | +2,182 | +25.9% | +1,465 | +13.3% | 0 | 23 km | 79 | — |
| 25 | Whittlesea | Whittlesea - Wallan | Victoria | 15,759 | +6,323 | +67.0% | +22,863 | +100.3% | 14 | 2.5 km | 79 | — |
| 26 | Wonthaggi - Inverloch | Gippsland - South West | Victoria | 28,729 | +3,952 | +15.9% | +4,834 | +16.5% | 2 | 14 km | 79 | — |
| 27 | Bacchus Marsh | Melton - Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 26,531 | +3,171 | +13.6% | +11,913 | +40.9% | 5 | 14 km | 79 | — |
| 29 | Charlemont | Geelong | Victoria | 13,969 | +6,606 | +89.7% | +12,202 | +68.9% | 4 | 1.9 km | 78 | — |
| 32 | Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve | Browns Plains | Queensland | 15,063 | +8,124 | +117.1% | +15,265 | +100.2% | 36 | 5.0 km | 78 | — |
| 33 | Townsville - South | Townsville | Queensland | 5,523 | +981 | +21.6% | +5,062 | +83.6% | 0 | 24 km | 78 | — |
| 35 | Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell | Wyndham | Victoria | 17,068 | +11,749 | +220.9% | +20,515 | +89.6% | 41 | 0.5 km | 78 | — |
| 36 | Riverstone | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 18,892 | +7,686 | +68.6% | +20,221 | +91.6% | 45 | 2.3 km | 77 | — |
| 37 | Alfredton | Ballarat | Victoria | 20,082 | +5,648 | +39.1% | +5,304 | +25.6% | 2 | 5.6 km | 77 | — |
| 38 | Augusta | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | Western Australia | 7,758 | +1,567 | +25.3% | +1,605 | +20.4% | 0 | 54 km | 77 | — |
| 39 | Boronia Heights - Park Ridge | Browns Plains | Queensland | 25,643 | +9,690 | +60.7% | +12,243 | +47.8% | 45 | 1.7 km | 77 | — |
| 40 | Tarneit - North | Wyndham | Victoria | 13,406 | +9,398 | +234.5% | +18,999 | +96.5% | 45 | 2.0 km | 77 | — |
| 41 | Casuarina - Wandi | Kwinana | Western Australia | 12,428 | +4,129 | +49.8% | +6,875 | +51.6% | 12 | 11 km | 77 | — |
| 42 | Albion Park - Macquarie Pass | Kiama - Shellharbour | New South Wales | 22,722 | +6,446 | +39.6% | +5,749 | +26.0% | 4 | 5.1 km | 77 | — |
| 45 | Wyndham Vale - North | Wyndham | Victoria | 13,052 | +6,565 | +101.2% | +16,239 | +96.4% | 28 | 3.3 km | 77 | — |
| 46 | Byford | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Western Australia | 25,626 | +5,895 | +29.9% | +17,725 | +60.3% | 6 | 1.7 km | 77 | — |
| 47 | Mount Barker | Adelaide Hills | South Australia | 25,742 | +5,633 | +28.0% | +10,381 | +36.8% | 2 | 1.7 km | 77 | — |
| 51 | Coomera | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 23,702 | +5,788 | +32.3% | +17,251 | +54.9% | 12 | 3.4 km | 76 | — |
| 48 | Thornton - Millers Forest | Maitland | New South Wales | 19,041 | +5,821 | +44.0% | +9,680 | +47.1% | 9 | 4.5 km | 76 | — |
| 50 | Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek | Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula | Victoria | 14,374 | +4,351 | +43.4% | +6,810 | +44.9% | 3 | 6.2 km | 76 | — |
| 53 | Flagstone (West) - New Beith | Jimboomba | Queensland | 12,357 | +4,081 | +49.3% | +18,449 | +106.4% | 23 | 6.6 km | 76 | — |
| 54 | Torquay | Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula | Victoria | 26,368 | +4,219 | +19.1% | +4,128 | +14.7% | 3 | 11 km | 76 | — |
| 55 | Springfield Lakes | Springfield - Redbank | Queensland | 28,200 | +7,257 | +34.6% | +18,342 | +56.2% | 30 | 2.9 km | 76 | — |
| 56 | Baldivis - North | Rockingham | Western Australia | 15,749 | +5,184 | +49.1% | +11,590 | +69.8% | 4 | 0.8 km | 76 | — |
| 57 | Brabham - Henley Brook | Swan | Western Australia | 15,913 | +6,354 | +66.5% | +10,600 | +60.6% | 23 | 2.9 km | 76 | — |
| 59 | Piara Waters - Forrestdale | Armadale | Western Australia | 20,603 | +6,151 | +42.6% | +9,255 | +41.8% | 17 | 5.1 km | 76 | — |
| 60 | Cobblebank - Strathtulloh | Melton - Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 11,697 | +7,354 | +169.3% | +12,600 | +89.8% | 25 | 2.4 km | 76 | — |
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