Calamvale, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Calamvale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1024, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Calamvale a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Calamvale from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
71/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (71/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
16/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $410 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 16% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Calamvale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 17,994
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $1,874
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Local government area
- Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -27.6234, 153.0471
Map of Calamvale
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Housing & property in Calamvale
What it costs to live in Calamvale and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $410
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,733
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 34%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Calamvale demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Calamvale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Calamvale using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 35% and 58% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3,912 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,111 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,274 | 35% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,696 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,001 | 11% |
Share of the 17,994 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,437 | 25% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,259 | 39% |
| Rented | 2,003 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,724 | 64% |
| Townhouses & semis | 2,094 | 36% |
| Flats & apartments | 15 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,840 occupied private dwellings in Calamvale.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,929
- Median weekly personal income
- $783
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 9,942 (58%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 10,548 (62%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 166 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 10,233 (76%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Employed full-time
- 5,116
- Employed part-time
- 2,973
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Calamvale
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Calamvale is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Calamvale
Is Calamvale a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Calamvale rates 53/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Calamvale?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Calamvale was $410, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Calamvale?
Calamvale is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Brisbane local government area.
What is the population of Calamvale?
At the 2021 Census, Calamvale had a population of about 17,994.
Is Calamvale an advantaged area?
Calamvale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1024, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Calamvale?
Calamvale has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Calamvale?
Calamvale is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 24th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 17,994 usual residents).
Where Calamvale ranks
Calamvale appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#24 of 25
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