Branyan - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 10.1% population boost makes Branyan - Kensington one of the fastest-growing areas of its kind. While the community is expanding quickly, overall advantage is lower than for most similar places. This growth is happening in an area where residents generally have less access to higher education and job skills.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Branyan - Kensington — lower than 71% of areas.
| Branyan - Kensington | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
The area has a low overall advantage score of 950, which is smaller than about 70% of similar places. This is linked to low levels of education and job skills, which rank smaller than about 80% of other areas.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
5
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
7
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
950
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 10.1% since 2021, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above Queensland's 8.7%. There are now 5,969 people living here.
5,969
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
10.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 388 businesses operating in the area, which is a smaller number than in about 82% of similar locations.
388
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Branyan - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/topic/economy-advantage
