Eight Mile Plains, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Eight Mile Plains is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane, about 15 kilometres from the city centre, bordered to the north and west by Bulimba Creek. The original Aboriginal custodians of the area are not recorded with certainty, and an old walking route through the district later became Logan Road. The suburb's name reflects its flat country and the distance, roughly eight miles, to a place once called One Mile Swamp, now Woolloongabba. Its best-known landmark is The Glen Hotel, which began as a roadside inn in the 1860s, served as a Cobb and Co staging post, and was renamed by two Scottish sisters in 1927; wood chopping contests held there gave rise to the Queensland Axeman's Association. Today the suburb is also home to the Brisbane Technology Park.
More advantaged than the national average
Eight Mile Plains is more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1041, 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.
Eight Mile Plains at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 15,326
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,917
- SEIFA score
- 1041
- Coordinates
- -27.5788, 153.0879
Eight Mile Plains demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Eight Mile Plains 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 33%, 34% of homes are rented, and 54% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,684 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,909 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5,001 | 33% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,331 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,403 | 16% |
Share of the 15,328 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,626 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,601 | 31% |
| Rented | 1,736 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,321 | 64% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,348 | 26% |
| Flats & apartments | 171 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,157 occupied private dwellings in Eight Mile Plains.
- Median weekly rent
- $420
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,803
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,049
- Median weekly personal income
- $769
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8,028 (54%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 8,464 (58%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 151 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9,142 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Employed full-time
- 4,259
- Employed part-time
- 2,520
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 Eight Mile Plains
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Eight Mile Plains 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).
Common questions about Eight Mile Plains
Where is Eight Mile Plains?
Eight Mile Plains is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Eight Mile Plains?
At the 2021 Census, Eight Mile Plains had a population of about 15,326.
Is Eight Mile Plains an advantaged area?
Eight Mile Plains has an ABS SEIFA score of 1041, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 79 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Eight Mile Plains?
Eight Mile Plains 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).
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