Alderley vs Stafford

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Alderley, most households own their home. In Stafford, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Alderley: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.28 million in Stafford, and rent is higher there too. Alderley is closer to the city centre: 7.2 km, against 8.7 km. On these figures, Stafford tends to suit 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

Stafford

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Stafford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,282,500 vs $1,708,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stafford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stafford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

Stafford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.1% vs 2.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alderley Stafford
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.

Alderley Stafford
Walkability 86 / 86
Alderley — Walkability: 86/100 Stafford — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 25 / 17
Alderley — Safety: 25/100 Stafford — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Alderley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stafford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Alderley has higher household incomes ($120,640 vs $91,156).

Alderley Stafford
Population 6,748 6,978
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +6.4%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $120,640/yr
+24% vs other
 $91,156/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+8% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alderley Stafford
0-4 5.7% / 6.2%
Alderley — 0-4: 5.7% Stafford — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.4% / 10.9%
Alderley — 5-14: 11.4% Stafford — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.1% / 4.5%
Alderley — 15-19: 6.1% Stafford — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 8.6% / 7.8%
Alderley — 20-24: 8.6% Stafford — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 18.1% / 20.5%
Alderley — 25-34: 18.1% Stafford — 25-34: 20.5%
35-44 15.8% / 15.6%
Alderley — 35-44: 15.8% Stafford — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 14.8% / 12.3%
Alderley — 45-54: 14.8% Stafford — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 9.4% / 9.9%
Alderley — 55-64: 9.4% Stafford — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 6.2% / 6.9%
Alderley — 65-74: 6.2% Stafford — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 3.1% / 3.4%
Alderley — 75-84: 3.1% Stafford — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.9% / 2.1%
Alderley — 85+: 0.9% Stafford — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alderley 37.4% lone person
Alderley — Lone Person: 37.4% Alderley — Couple Families: 39.3% Alderley — One Parent Families: 10.7% Alderley — Group Household: 10.1% Alderley — Other Families: 2.5%
Stafford 44.1% lone person
Stafford — Lone Person: 44.1% Stafford — Couple Families: 30.1% Stafford — One Parent Families: 15.6% Stafford — Group Household: 8.1% Stafford — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alderley 41.7% renting
Alderley — Owned Outright: 23.3% Alderley — Mortgage: 35.0% Alderley — Renting: 41.7%
Stafford 49.7% renting
Stafford — Owned Outright: 19.2% Stafford — Mortgage: 31.1% Stafford — Renting: 49.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alderley Stafford
Bachelor Degree 26.3% / 19.0%
Alderley — Bachelor Degree: 26.3% Stafford — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 13.4%
Alderley — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Stafford — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.8%
Alderley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Stafford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 5.3%
Alderley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Stafford — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 2.4%
Alderley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Stafford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Alderley Stafford
England 3.3% / 2.9%
Alderley — England: 3.3% Stafford — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.7%
Alderley — New Zealand: 2.5% Stafford — New Zealand: 2.7%
India 1.2% / 1.4%
Alderley — India: 1.2% Stafford — India: 1.4%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.1%
Alderley — Philippines: 0.8% Stafford — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
Alderley — South Africa: 0.7% Stafford — South Africa: 0.7%
Nepal 1.0% / —
Alderley — Nepal: 1.0% Stafford — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alderley 57.3% houses
Alderley — Houses: 57.3% Alderley — Flats / Apartments: 28.5% Alderley — Townhouses: 14.2%
Stafford 66.6% houses
Stafford — Houses: 66.6% Stafford — Flats / Apartments: 24.5% Stafford — Townhouses: 8.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Alderley Stafford
Median house price $1,708,000 $1,282,500
Median unit price $811,250 $752,500
Median land price $1,105,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 56 sales
 20 days
from 72 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Alderley Stafford
1 bed $525K / $560K
Alderley — 1 bed: $525K (7 sales) Stafford — 1 bed: $560K (8 sales)

7 vs 8 sales

2 bed $818K / $765K
Alderley — 2 bed: $818K (42 sales) Stafford — 2 bed: $765K (30 sales)

42 vs 30 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Alderley Stafford
2 bed $1.43M / $1.27M
Alderley — 2 bed: $1.43M (11 sales) Stafford — 2 bed: $1.27M (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.59M / $1.23M
Alderley — 3 bed: $1.59M (32 sales) Stafford — 3 bed: $1.23M (86 sales)

32 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.93M / $1.45M
Alderley — 4 bed: $1.93M (24 sales) Stafford — 4 bed: $1.45M (24 sales)

24 vs 24 sales

5 bed $2.6M / $1.66M
Alderley — 5 bed: $2.6M (20 sales) Stafford — 5 bed: $1.66M (16 sales)

20 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Alderley Stafford
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alderley Stafford
Houses 2.4%
$780/wk on $1.72M
 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.24M
Units 4.3%
$615/wk on $745K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Alderley Stafford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 44% of QLD —

Liveability

Alderley scores higher overall (78 vs 66).

Alderley Stafford
Grade A B
Score 78/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Alderley Stafford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
83/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Alderley Stafford
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 2.9 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 2.4%

Schools in Alderley

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

Schools in Stafford

  • Queen of Apostles Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Stafford State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alderley Stafford
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 9 14
Parks & reserves 9 11
Childcare 3 6
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Alderley Stafford
Walkability score 86/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 7.2 km 8.7 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 141.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 207.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4051
 1.8%
postcode 4053
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4051
 46
postcode 4053

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.

Alderley Stafford
Car (driver) 53.5% / 61.8%
Alderley — Car (driver): 53.5% Stafford — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 23.1%
Alderley — Worked from Home: 28.6% Stafford — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Bus 4.4% / 6.3%
Alderley — Bus: 4.4% Stafford — Bus: 6.3%
Train 6.1% / 2.0%
Alderley — Train: 6.1% Stafford — Train: 2.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.0%
Alderley — Car (passenger): 4.1% Stafford — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Alderley Stafford
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 11.0 km
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Alderley Stafford
Connectivity score 77/100 70/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,227 premises
 15%
4,007 premises

Climate

Alderley Stafford
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alderley Stafford
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Alderley Stafford
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Alderley Stafford
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alderley Stafford
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alderley

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Stafford

Inner Parks Professionals River

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