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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | Toowoomba - West | Toowoomba | Queensland | 17,553 | +2,639 | +17.7% | +5,005 | +26.7% | 6 | 5.7 km | 71 | — |
| 147 | Cannington - Queens Park | Canning | Western Australia | 24,300 | +3,890 | +19.1% | +7,740 | +30.3% | 27 | 3.6 km | 71 | — |
| 149 | South Brisbane | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 17,087 | +4,871 | +39.9% | +9,304 | +49.2% | 49 | 0.5 km | 71 | — |
| 151 | Macquarie Park - Marsfield | Ryde - Hunters Hill | New South Wales | 28,057 | +4,063 | +16.9% | +15,850 | +51.5% | 77 | 2.0 km | 70 | — |
| 154 | Booral - River Heads | Hervey Bay | Queensland | 7,436 | +2,281 | +44.3% | +1,862 | +26.9% | 2 | 7.0 km | 70 | — |
| 156 | Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights | Geelong | Victoria | 22,084 | +1,275 | +6.1% | +6,887 | +29.6% | 4 | 7.0 km | 70 | — |
| 158 | Horsley - Kembla Grange | Dapto - Port Kembla | New South Wales | 14,094 | +3,603 | +34.3% | +5,585 | +37.1% | 8 | 0.9 km | 70 | — |
| 162 | Denman Prospect | Molonglo | Australian Capital Territory | 4,939 | +4,197 | +565.6% | +3,251 | +48.5% | 15 | 4.8 km | 70 | — |
| 164 | Morisset - Cooranbong | Lake Macquarie - West | New South Wales | 20,350 | +3,281 | +19.2% | +4,994 | +24.5% | 4 | 1.0 km | 70 | — |
| 167 | Lewiston - Two Wells | Gawler - Two Wells | South Australia | 7,786 | +1,768 | +29.4% | +3,185 | +38.9% | 3 | 8.7 km | 70 | — |
| 174 | Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 23,889 | +3,222 | +15.6% | +6,290 | +25.3% | 8 | 1.6 km | 70 | — |
| 171 | Brisbane City | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 16,845 | +3,791 | +29.0% | +11,248 | +61.5% | 46 | 1.6 km | 70 | — |
| 176 | Cranbourne East - South | Casey - South | Victoria | 15,055 | +5,354 | +55.2% | +2,426 | +14.7% | 39 | 2.8 km | 70 | — |
| 177 | Carramar | Wanneroo | Western Australia | 21,529 | +2,967 | +16.0% | +8,705 | +37.3% | 15 | 2.4 km | 70 | — |
| 179 | Success - Hammond Park | Cockburn | Western Australia | 20,784 | +3,950 | +23.5% | +4,075 | +18.8% | 15 | 3.6 km | 70 | — |
| 178 | Huntingdale - Southern River | Gosnells | Western Australia | 25,365 | +3,727 | +17.2% | +8,140 | +30.3% | 20 | 1.4 km | 70 | — |
| 184 | Dalyellup | Bunbury | Western Australia | 10,756 | +953 | +9.7% | +5,155 | +42.9% | 1 | 8.1 km | 70 | — |
| 185 | Fremantle | Fremantle | Western Australia | 19,713 | +3,094 | +18.6% | +4,485 | +22.2% | 19 | 6.2 km | 70 | — |
| 182 | Schofields (West) - Colebee | Blacktown - North | New South Wales | 13,954 | +6,809 | +95.3% | +2,922 | +20.1% | 57 | 0.8 km | 70 | — |
| 186 | Caboolture - South | Caboolture | Queensland | 26,986 | +4,014 | +17.5% | +5,554 | +20.0% | 14 | 1.4 km | 70 | — |
| 187 | Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour | Rockingham | Western Australia | 25,589 | +3,781 | +17.3% | +2,490 | +9.7% | 6 | 3.8 km | 70 | — |
| 189 | Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach | Broadbeach - Burleigh | Queensland | 15,757 | +2,159 | +15.9% | +9,906 | +56.5% | 12 | 3.8 km | 70 | — |
| 191 | Pallara - Willawong | Rocklea - Acacia Ridge | Queensland | 15,439 | +8,183 | +112.8% | +1,406 | +10.8% | 55 | 2.7 km | 69 | — |
| 194 | Southern Moreton Bay Islands | Cleveland - Stradbroke | Queensland | 9,950 | +2,102 | +26.8% | +1,580 | +16.3% | 6 | 12 km | 69 | — |
| 193 | Pakenham - North West | Cardinia | Victoria | 9,629 | +3,042 | +46.2% | +7,450 | +60.5% | 24 | 1.3 km | 69 | — |
| 196 | McLaren Vale | Onkaparinga | South Australia | 8,460 | +1,743 | +25.9% | +1,333 | +15.8% | 2 | 11 km | 69 | — |
| 200 | Southport - North | Southport | Queensland | 20,017 | +2,839 | +16.5% | +8,330 | +37.9% | 13 | 1.5 km | 69 | — |
| 203 | Forrestfield - Wattle Grove | Kalamunda | Western Australia | 22,356 | +2,530 | +12.8% | +5,315 | +22.8% | 25 | 6.9 km | 69 | — |
| 199 | Wollongong - East | Wollongong | New South Wales | 17,820 | +2,102 | +13.4% | +10,827 | +50.1% | 7 | 1.1 km | 69 | — |
| 201 | Maroochydore - Kuluin | Maroochy | Queensland | 25,283 | +3,270 | +14.8% | +7,344 | +26.3% | 11 | 0.3 km | 69 | — |
| 205 | Adelaide | Adelaide City | South Australia | 21,845 | +3,638 | +20.0% | +7,242 | +33.0% | 18 | 0.7 km | 69 | — |
| 211 | The Vines | Swan | Western Australia | 15,196 | +3,252 | +27.2% | +2,905 | +19.1% | 11 | 5.0 km | 69 | — |
| 206 | Gosford - Springfield | Gosford | New South Wales | 22,641 | +2,199 | +10.8% | +6,232 | +25.7% | 7 | 2.8 km | 69 | — |
| 214 | Port Macquarie - West | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | 23,431 | +3,756 | +19.1% | +2,454 | +11.0% | 4 | 1.1 km | 69 | — |
| 215 | Pimpama - South | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 12,614 | +3,737 | +42.1% | +2,188 | +17.5% | 10 | 2.9 km | 69 | — |
| 217 | Perth (West) - Northbridge | Perth City | Western Australia | 15,388 | +3,817 | +33.0% | +6,060 | +37.3% | 32 | 1.3 km | 69 | — |
| 219 | Trinity Beach - Smithfield | Cairns - North | Queensland | 19,362 | +3,273 | +20.3% | +3,110 | +16.2% | 7 | 2.5 km | 69 | — |
| 222 | Narangba | Narangba - Burpengary | Queensland | 23,104 | +2,402 | +11.6% | +6,413 | +25.3% | 21 | 4.3 km | 69 | — |
| 223 | Scarborough - Newport | Redcliffe | Queensland | 17,539 | +3,755 | +27.2% | +3,977 | +20.9% | 19 | 2.3 km | 69 | — |
| 224 | Cobbitty - Bringelly | Bringelly - Green Valley | New South Wales | 5,778 | +1,611 | +38.7% | +16,070 | +218.0% | 24 | 2.8 km | 68 | — |
| 225 | Craigieburn - South | Tullamarine - Broadmeadows | Victoria | 23,994 | +3,329 | +16.1% | +7,521 | +30.3% | 35 | 1.7 km | 68 | — |
| 228 | Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills | Penrith | New South Wales | 13,131 | +1,753 | +15.4% | +12,098 | +84.7% | 27 | 4.8 km | 68 | — |
| 231 | West End | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 17,419 | +3,804 | +27.9% | +7,352 | +35.8% | 48 | 0.9 km | 68 | — |
| 233 | Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton | Wollondilly | New South Wales | 21,494 | +3,272 | +18.0% | +1,404 | +5.7% | 2 | 2.3 km | 68 | — |
| 237 | Melbourne CBD - North | Melbourne City | Victoria | 23,395 | +5,030 | +27.4% | +5,297 | +21.6% | 65 | 0.3 km | 68 | — |
| 241 | Box Hill | Whitehorse - West | Victoria | 26,577 | +3,145 | +13.4% | +7,031 | +25.8% | 62 | 3.3 km | 68 | — |
| 245 | Rochedale - Burbank | Mt Gravatt | Queensland | 13,084 | +3,851 | +41.7% | +2,698 | +19.1% | 50 | 4.4 km | 68 | — |
| 246 | Nambour | Nambour | Queensland | 24,325 | +2,596 | +11.9% | +4,625 | +18.1% | 9 | 1.4 km | 68 | — |
| 249 | Surfers Paradise - South | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 16,782 | +2,843 | +20.4% | +5,541 | +32.2% | 12 | 0.6 km | 68 | — |
| 256 | Bentley - Wilson - St James | Canning | Western Australia | 24,016 | +2,924 | +13.9% | +5,150 | +21.0% | 29 | 2.9 km | 68 | — |