Advancetown vs Beechmont

Advancetown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Beechmont. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Advancetown: a median of $1.8 million, against $945,000 in Beechmont, though rent is higher in Beechmont. On these figures, Advancetown tends to suit people living alone, while Beechmont suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Beechmont

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Beechmont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($945,000 vs $1,805,000)
  • has cheaper land ($930,000 vs $1,547,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Advancetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $380/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Advancetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.6 km vs 96 km)
  • But Beechmont is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beechmont

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Advancetown has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 0%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Advancetown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Advancetown and Beechmont drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Advancetown Beechmont
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Advancetown Beechmont
Walkability 0 / 30
Advancetown — Walkability: 0/100 Beechmont — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 22 / 85
Advancetown — Safety: 22/100 Beechmont — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 39 / 32
Advancetown — Low fire risk: 39/100 Beechmont — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Beechmont rents higher ($380/wk vs $205/wk); Beechmont has more residents (848 vs 528).

Advancetown Beechmont
Population 528 848
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +0.7%
Median age 46 51
Median household income $102,492/yr
+19% vs other
 $83,408/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk $380/wk
+85% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Beechmont
0-4 5.3% / 4.0%
Advancetown — 0-4: 5.3% Beechmont — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.7% / 9.8%
Advancetown — 5-14: 11.7% Beechmont — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.4% / 3.8%
Advancetown — 15-19: 4.4% Beechmont — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.5% / 3.9%
Advancetown — 20-24: 4.5% Beechmont — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.4% / 9.2%
Advancetown — 25-34: 10.4% Beechmont — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 11.6% / 11.7%
Advancetown — 35-44: 11.6% Beechmont — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.0% / 15.0%
Advancetown — 45-54: 15.0% Beechmont — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 16.9% / 20.4%
Advancetown — 55-64: 16.9% Beechmont — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 12.1% / 16.4%
Advancetown — 65-74: 12.1% Beechmont — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.3% / 6.4%
Advancetown — 75-84: 5.3% Beechmont — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
Advancetown — 85+: 0.8% Beechmont — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 47.8% couple families
Advancetown — Couple Families: 47.8% Advancetown — Lone Person: 38.8% Advancetown — One Parent Families: 13.4% Advancetown — Group Household: 0.0% Advancetown — Other Families: 0.0%
Beechmont 45.2% couple families
Beechmont — Couple Families: 45.2% Beechmont — Lone Person: 30.1% Beechmont — One Parent Families: 16.7% Beechmont — Group Household: 6.5% Beechmont — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 17.2% renting
Advancetown — Owned Outright: 31.7% Advancetown — Mortgage: 51.1% Advancetown — Renting: 17.2%
Beechmont 8.9% renting
Beechmont — Owned Outright: 38.0% Beechmont — Mortgage: 53.2% Beechmont — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Beechmont
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 18.8%
Advancetown — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Beechmont — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 13.4%
Advancetown — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Beechmont — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 12.0%
Advancetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Beechmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.9%
Advancetown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Beechmont — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Advancetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Beechmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Advancetown Beechmont
New Zealand 9.5% / 4.8%
Advancetown — New Zealand: 9.5% Beechmont — New Zealand: 4.8%
England 5.3% / 4.6%
Advancetown — England: 5.3% Beechmont — England: 4.6%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.7%
Advancetown — Philippines: 1.7% Beechmont — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.4%
Advancetown — South Africa: 0.6% Beechmont — South Africa: 1.4%
Zimbabwe — / 1.2%
Advancetown — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Beechmont — Zimbabwe: 1.2%
China 1.1% / —
Advancetown — China: 1.1% Beechmont — China: not among its largest
Thailand 1.1% / —
Advancetown — Thailand: 1.1% Beechmont — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 81.3% houses
Advancetown — Houses: 81.3% Advancetown — Flats / Apartments: 18.7%
Beechmont 99.7% houses
Beechmont — Houses: 99.7% Beechmont — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Advancetown Beechmont
Median house price $1,805,000 $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,547,500 $930,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 238 days
from 3 sales
 34 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Advancetown Beechmont
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
 524
across Scenic Rim
Approvals change year on year -35% +65%

Ranking within QLD

Advancetown Beechmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Beechmont is more walkable (30 vs 0); Beechmont scores higher overall (50 vs 32).

Advancetown Beechmont
Grade D B
Score 32/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Advancetown carries more crime risk (78 vs 15).

Advancetown Beechmont
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime High
78/100
 Low
15/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Advancetown Beechmont
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Advancetown

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Beechmont

  • Beechmont State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Advancetown Beechmont
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 6
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 30 6

Mobility

Beechmont sits further from the CBD (96 km vs 86.6 km).

Advancetown Beechmont
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 86.6 km 96 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Advancetown Beechmont
Car (driver) 69.5% / 69.5%
Advancetown — Car (driver): 69.5% Beechmont — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 23.5%
Advancetown — Worked from Home: 21.4% Beechmont — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.9%
Advancetown — Car (passenger): 4.1% Beechmont — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 4.9% / 2.0%
Advancetown — Walked Only: 4.9% Beechmont — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Advancetown Beechmont
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Advancetown Beechmont
Connectivity score 70/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
119 premises
 0%
365 premises

Climate

Advancetown Beechmont
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Advancetown Beechmont
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Advancetown Beechmont
Average residential rate $1,298/yr $1,689/yr
Council Gold Coast Scenic Rim

Federal electorate

Advancetown Beechmont
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Advancetown Beechmont
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Advancetown

Rural

Beechmont

Acreage Parks Quiet

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