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.
64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ripley | Ipswich Inner | Queensland | 20,328 | +11,371 | +127.0% | +42,262 | +200.2% | 15 | 2.7 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 | — |
| 17 | Rosewood | Ipswich Hinterland | Queensland | 15,959 | +2,567 | +19.2% | +24,021 | +142.3% | 3 | 14 km | 80 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 39 | Boronia Heights - Park Ridge | Browns Plains | Queensland | 25,643 | +9,690 | +60.7% | +12,243 | +47.8% | 45 | 1.7 km | 77 | — |
| 51 | Coomera | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 23,702 | +5,788 | +32.3% | +17,251 | +54.9% | 12 | 3.4 km | 76 | — |
| 53 | Flagstone (West) - New Beith | Jimboomba | Queensland | 12,357 | +4,081 | +49.3% | +18,449 | +106.4% | 23 | 6.6 km | 76 | — |
| 55 | Springfield Lakes | Springfield - Redbank | Queensland | 28,200 | +7,257 | +34.6% | +18,342 | +56.2% | 30 | 2.9 km | 76 | — |
| 64 | Bargara - Burnett Heads | Bundaberg | Queensland | 21,179 | +2,860 | +15.6% | +3,255 | +15.8% | 1 | 11 km | 75 | — |
| 74 | Yarrabilba | Jimboomba | Queensland | 14,575 | +5,603 | +62.5% | +6,638 | +40.6% | 22 | 4.1 km | 75 | — |
| 80 | Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub | Beenleigh | Queensland | 11,979 | +4,591 | +62.1% | +10,372 | +84.5% | 28 | 4.3 km | 75 | — |
| 93 | Burdell - Mount Low | Townsville | Queensland | 21,612 | +2,847 | +15.2% | +13,843 | +57.8% | 5 | 4.1 km | 74 | — |
| 109 | Pimpama - North | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 13,202 | +6,163 | +87.6% | +3,426 | +23.7% | 11 | 1.2 km | 72 | — |
| 124 | Greenbank - North Maclean | Jimboomba | Queensland | 11,115 | +4,206 | +60.9% | +5,204 | +46.0% | 31 | 3.7 km | 72 | — |
| 131 | Hope Island | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 17,509 | +3,836 | +28.1% | +5,453 | +30.4% | 13 | 5.2 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 | — |
| 140 | Jimboomba - Glenlogan | Jimboomba | Queensland | 20,673 | +3,302 | +19.0% | +5,405 | +25.7% | 6 | 3.5 km | 71 | — |
| 143 | Yeppoon | Rockhampton | Queensland | 22,082 | +2,383 | +12.1% | +7,370 | +31.6% | 2 | 1.0 km | 71 | — |
| 144 | Murrumba Downs - Griffin | North Lakes | Queensland | 26,566 | +4,830 | +22.2% | +7,088 | +24.4% | 28 | 2.4 km | 71 | — |
| 146 | Toowoomba - West | Toowoomba | Queensland | 17,553 | +2,639 | +17.7% | +5,005 | +26.7% | 6 | 5.7 km | 71 | — |
| 149 | South Brisbane | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 17,087 | +4,871 | +39.9% | +9,304 | +49.2% | 49 | 0.5 km | 71 | — |
| 154 | Booral - River Heads | Hervey Bay | Queensland | 7,436 | +2,281 | +44.3% | +1,862 | +26.9% | 2 | 7.0 km | 70 | — |
| 171 | Brisbane City | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 16,845 | +3,791 | +29.0% | +11,248 | +61.5% | 46 | 1.6 km | 70 | — |
| 186 | Caboolture - South | Caboolture | Queensland | 26,986 | +4,014 | +17.5% | +5,554 | +20.0% | 14 | 1.4 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 | — |
| 200 | Southport - North | Southport | Queensland | 20,017 | +2,839 | +16.5% | +8,330 | +37.9% | 13 | 1.5 km | 69 | — |
| 201 | Maroochydore - Kuluin | Maroochy | Queensland | 25,283 | +3,270 | +14.8% | +7,344 | +26.3% | 11 | 0.3 km | 69 | — |
| 215 | Pimpama - South | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 12,614 | +3,737 | +42.1% | +2,188 | +17.5% | 10 | 2.9 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 | — |
| 231 | West End | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 17,419 | +3,804 | +27.9% | +7,352 | +35.8% | 48 | 0.9 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 | — |
| 254 | Newstead - Bowen Hills | Brisbane Inner - North | Queensland | 20,887 | +4,566 | +28.0% | +3,781 | +17.6% | 44 | 1.3 km | 68 | — |
| 258 | Redbank Plains | Springfield - Redbank | Queensland | 28,131 | +4,918 | +21.2% | +2,893 | +10.1% | 26 | 0.6 km | 68 | — |
| 265 | Surfers Paradise - North | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 14,299 | +2,272 | +18.9% | +7,113 | +45.9% | 13 | 1.1 km | 67 | — |
| 269 | Morayfield | Narangba - Burpengary | Queensland | 6,812 | +1,433 | +26.6% | +11,514 | +122.4% | 16 | 3.5 km | 67 | — |
| 273 | Collingwood Park - Redbank | Springfield - Redbank | Queensland | 14,098 | +3,946 | +38.9% | +2,927 | +20.5% | 26 | 0.7 km | 67 | — |
| 286 | Gordonvale - Trinity | Cairns - South | Queensland | 11,103 | +1,597 | +16.8% | +7,903 | +67.6% | 7 | 1.4 km | 67 | — |
| 292 | Helensvale | Ormeau - Oxenford | Queensland | 20,744 | +2,287 | +12.4% | +5,434 | +24.3% | 12 | 0.4 km | 67 | — |
| 306 | Burpengary | Narangba - Burpengary | Queensland | 18,468 | +2,788 | +17.8% | +4,053 | +20.6% | 20 | 1.3 km | 66 | — |
| 318 | Morayfield - East | Caboolture | Queensland | 13,267 | +3,335 | +33.6% | +2,036 | +14.9% | 18 | 1.7 km | 66 | — |
| 338 | Fortitude Valley | Brisbane Inner | Queensland | 11,505 | +2,482 | +27.5% | +5,059 | +40.0% | 45 | 1.8 km | 66 | — |
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