Cedar Grove, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Cedar Grove is more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 968, 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.
Cedar Grove at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,992
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $2,032
- SEIFA score
- 968
- Coordinates
- -27.8599, 152.9747
Cedar Grove demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cedar Grove 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 mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 8% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 417 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 257 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 459 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 604 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 266 | 13% |
Share of the 2,003 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 191 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 397 | 61% |
| Rented | 52 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 649 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 649 occupied private dwellings in Cedar Grove.
- Median weekly rent
- $430
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,898
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,183
- Median weekly personal income
- $849
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 288 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 50 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 108 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 740 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 647
- Employed part-time
- 317
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 Cedar Grove
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Cedar Grove is January (average daytime high around 30°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.6°C). The area receives roughly 894 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°C | 20.1°C | 96 mm |
| Feb | 29.6°C | 20°C | 141 mm |
| Mar | 28.5°C | 19.4°C | 123 mm |
| Apr | 25.9°C | 16°C | 43 mm |
| May | 23.2°C | 12.9°C | 65 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 10.5°C | 39 mm |
| Jul | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.1°C | 9.9°C | 36 mm |
| Sep | 24.6°C | 12.2°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 26.7°C | 15°C | 93 mm |
| Nov | 28.6°C | 17.1°C | 76 mm |
| Dec | 29.8°C | 19.1°C | 110 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Cedar Grove
Where is Cedar Grove?
Cedar Grove is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Cedar Grove?
At the 2021 Census, Cedar Grove had a population of about 1,992.
Is Cedar Grove an advantaged area?
Cedar Grove has an ABS SEIFA score of 968, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 39 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Cedar Grove?
Cedar Grove has average daytime highs of about 25.9°C and overnight lows of about 15.1°C, with roughly 894 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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