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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Mandurah - North | Mandurah | Western Australia | 25,435 | +4,881 | +23.8% | +9,640 | +35.7% | 4 | 4.0 km | 76 | — |
| 64 | Bargara - Burnett Heads | Bundaberg | Queensland | 21,179 | +2,860 | +15.6% | +3,255 | +15.8% | 1 | 11 km | 75 | — |
| 63 | Beaconsfield - Officer | Cardinia | Victoria | 28,306 | +8,047 | +39.7% | +12,972 | +40.2% | 35 | 2.0 km | 75 | — |
| 67 | Kurri Kurri - Abermain | Lower Hunter | New South Wales | 22,850 | +3,625 | +18.9% | +5,167 | +22.2% | 5 | 11 km | 75 | — |
| 70 | Googong | Queanbeyan | New South Wales | 8,496 | +4,001 | +89.0% | +4,989 | +51.9% | 9 | 7.8 km | 75 | — |
| 77 | Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale | Armadale | Western Australia | 27,781 | +5,687 | +25.7% | +11,065 | +37.2% | 10 | 3.0 km | 75 | — |
| 72 | Edmondson Park | Liverpool | New South Wales | 16,930 | +9,031 | +114.3% | +10,921 | +54.5% | 58 | 0.9 km | 75 | — |
| 73 | Melton South - Weir Views | Melton - Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 21,641 | +7,399 | +52.0% | +5,101 | +21.7% | 18 | 3.1 km | 75 | — |
| 74 | Yarrabilba | Jimboomba | Queensland | 14,575 | +5,603 | +62.5% | +6,638 | +40.6% | 22 | 4.1 km | 75 | — |
| 79 | Oran Park | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 24,084 | +11,872 | +97.2% | +4,095 | +15.4% | 26 | 0.5 km | 75 | — |
| 80 | Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub | Beenleigh | Queensland | 11,979 | +4,591 | +62.1% | +10,372 | +84.5% | 28 | 4.3 km | 75 | — |
| 84 | Baldivis - South | Rockingham | Western Australia | 30,411 | +4,359 | +16.7% | +7,885 | +24.3% | 4 | 4.3 km | 74 | — |
| 83 | Bullsbrook | Swan | Western Australia | 6,685 | +1,128 | +20.3% | +5,550 | +80.1% | 1 | 16 km | 74 | — |
| 85 | Douglas Park - Appin | Wollondilly | New South Wales | 12,516 | +1,610 | +14.8% | +21,844 | +151.9% | 11 | 11 km | 74 | — |
| 86 | Warnervale - Wadalba | Wyong | New South Wales | 22,395 | +3,980 | +21.6% | +7,971 | +33.4% | 3 | 3.6 km | 74 | — |
| 88 | Pinjarra | Mandurah | Western Australia | 11,669 | +1,481 | +14.5% | +5,955 | +48.1% | 2 | 13 km | 74 | — |
| 89 | Wellard (West) - Bertram | Kwinana | Western Australia | 22,173 | +4,933 | +28.6% | +4,755 | +20.4% | 7 | 5.6 km | 74 | — |
| 92 | Albury - East | Albury | New South Wales | 20,241 | +3,488 | +20.8% | +7,603 | +34.7% | 3 | 4.1 km | 74 | — |
| 93 | Burdell - Mount Low | Townsville | Queensland | 21,612 | +2,847 | +15.2% | +13,843 | +57.8% | 5 | 4.1 km | 74 | — |
| 95 | Virginia - Waterloo Corner | Playford | South Australia | 7,510 | +2,480 | +49.3% | +7,643 | +77.4% | 13 | 8.8 km | 73 | — |
| 97 | Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin | Lower Hunter | New South Wales | 15,369 | +3,618 | +30.8% | +5,682 | +36.8% | 2 | 2.8 km | 73 | — |
| 98 | Banjup | Cockburn | Western Australia | 25,881 | +5,354 | +26.1% | +9,690 | +35.0% | 17 | 2.6 km | 73 | — |
| 100 | North Kellyville | Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill | New South Wales | 21,375 | +9,035 | +73.2% | +4,021 | +17.0% | 53 | 1.5 km | 73 | — |
| 101 | Grovedale - Mount Duneed | Geelong | Victoria | 27,722 | +4,817 | +21.0% | +5,702 | +19.4% | 4 | 2.3 km | 73 | — |
| 104 | Greenvale - Bulla | Tullamarine - Broadmeadows | Victoria | 25,668 | +5,341 | +26.3% | +8,976 | +32.3% | 46 | 5.4 km | 73 | — |
| 103 | Lara | Geelong | Victoria | 22,923 | +2,640 | +13.0% | +4,599 | +19.7% | 2 | 6.8 km | 73 | — |
| 107 | Yanchep | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 13,520 | +2,808 | +26.2% | +14,790 | +87.3% | 3 | 0.6 km | 73 | — |
| 106 | Drouin | Baw Baw | Victoria | 21,760 | +3,313 | +18.0% | +6,898 | +29.8% | 2 | 2.2 km | 73 | — |
| 108 | Gledswood Hills - Gregory Hills | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 19,427 | +9,055 | +87.3% | +2,836 | +14.2% | 26 | 1.0 km | 73 | — |
| 109 | Pimpama - North | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 13,202 | +6,163 | +87.6% | +3,426 | +23.7% | 11 | 1.2 km | 72 | — |
| 119 | Wentworth Point - Sydney Olympic Park | Auburn | New South Wales | 23,561 | +7,117 | +43.3% | +7,410 | +30.7% | 88 | 2.2 km | 72 | — |
| 120 | Clyde North - North | Casey - South | Victoria | 13,108 | +5,607 | +74.8% | +6,017 | +39.9% | 39 | 1.6 km | 72 | — |
| 122 | Nowra | Shoalhaven | New South Wales | 23,677 | +1,931 | +8.9% | +8,592 | +31.6% | 1 | 1.9 km | 72 | — |
| 123 | Kellyville - West | Baulkham Hills | New South Wales | 13,889 | +4,404 | +46.4% | +13,344 | +94.6% | 65 | 2.3 km | 72 | — |
| 124 | Greenbank - North Maclean | Jimboomba | Queensland | 11,115 | +4,206 | +60.9% | +5,204 | +46.0% | 31 | 3.7 km | 72 | — |
| 127 | Busselton - West | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | Western Australia | 21,315 | +2,043 | +10.6% | +5,460 | +24.3% | 2 | 6.1 km | 72 | — |
| 128 | Beechboro | Swan | Western Australia | 25,586 | +5,096 | +24.9% | +7,995 | +29.9% | 23 | 2.3 km | 72 | — |
| 126 | Warragul | Baw Baw | Victoria | 24,850 | +3,567 | +16.8% | +6,316 | +24.1% | 2 | 0.1 km | 72 | — |
| 130 | Truganina - North | Wyndham | Victoria | 14,210 | +8,175 | +135.5% | +4,665 | +28.3% | 48 | 0.2 km | 72 | — |
| 131 | Hope Island | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 17,509 | +3,836 | +28.1% | +5,453 | +30.4% | 13 | 5.2 km | 72 | — |
| 132 | Manor Lakes - Quandong | Wyndham | Victoria | 12,519 | +3,327 | +36.2% | +12,364 | +86.4% | 25 | 3.3 km | 72 | — |
| 133 | Burpengary - East | Caboolture | Queensland | 8,696 | +3,382 | +63.6% | +5,143 | +49.9% | 20 | 3.8 km | 71 | — |
| 134 | Mango Hill | North Lakes | Queensland | 17,502 | +4,264 | +32.2% | +7,608 | +35.6% | 24 | 3.1 km | 71 | — |
| 137 | Diggers Rest | Sunbury | Victoria | 6,946 | +3,186 | +84.7% | +6,079 | +65.5% | 24 | 4.5 km | 71 | — |
| 138 | Shellharbour - Flinders | Kiama - Shellharbour | New South Wales | 20,502 | +1,723 | +9.2% | +8,189 | +34.8% | 5 | 6.4 km | 71 | — |
| 140 | Jimboomba - Glenlogan | Jimboomba | Queensland | 20,673 | +3,302 | +19.0% | +5,405 | +25.7% | 6 | 3.5 km | 71 | — |
| 139 | Baranduda - Leneva | Wodonga - Alpine | Victoria | 14,055 | +2,683 | +23.6% | +6,026 | +37.9% | 3 | 3.0 km | 71 | — |
| 141 | Gawler - South | Gawler - Two Wells | South Australia | 23,828 | +2,694 | +12.8% | +6,732 | +27.3% | 4 | 2.6 km | 71 | — |
| 144 | Murrumba Downs - Griffin | North Lakes | Queensland | 26,566 | +4,830 | +22.2% | +7,088 | +24.4% | 28 | 2.4 km | 71 | — |
| 143 | Yeppoon | Rockhampton | Queensland | 22,082 | +2,383 | +12.1% | +7,370 | +31.6% | 2 | 1.0 km | 71 | — |