Speedwell, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

15/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Speedwell is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 912, 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.

Speedwell at a glance

Population (2021): 42
Median age: 43
Median weekly household income: $725
SEIFA score: 912
Coordinates: -26.0679, 151.5466

Speedwell demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Speedwell 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 35%, 0% of homes are rented, and 36% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	6	18%
Youth (15–24)	3	9%
Young adults (25–44)	8	24%
Mid-life (45–64)	12	35%
Seniors (65+)	5	15%

Share of the 34 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	0	0%
Owned with a mortgage	3	50%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	14	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 14 occupied private dwellings in Speedwell.

Median weekly rent: $220
Median monthly mortgage: $1,100
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $1,125
Median weekly personal income: $389

Community and culture

Born overseas: 13 (36%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 9 (26%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 16 (52%)
Labour-force participation: 46.9%
Employed full-time: 14
Employed part-time: 0

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.

Common questions about Speedwell

Where is Speedwell?

Speedwell is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Speedwell?

At the 2021 Census, Speedwell had a population of about 42.

Is Speedwell an advantaged area?

Speedwell has an ABS SEIFA score of 912, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.