Anakie Siding vs Emerald

Emerald is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 55 in Anakie Siding. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Anakie Siding, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Emerald, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Anakie Siding tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Emerald suits families with children and couples.

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

Emerald

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • But Anakie Siding carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Emerald

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anakie Siding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Emerald

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (604 min vs 632 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (882.6 km vs 917.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Anakie Siding

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 20%)
  • But Emerald has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Where they sit

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

Anakie Siding Emerald
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.

Anakie Siding Emerald
Walkability 0 / 4
Anakie Siding — Walkability: 0/100 Emerald — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 62 / 26
Anakie Siding — Safety: 62/100 Emerald — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Anakie Siding — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emerald — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Emerald has more residents (14,904 vs 155); Emerald rents higher ($300/wk vs $100/wk).

Anakie Siding Emerald
Population 155 14,904
+9515% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +3.8%
Median age 55 32
Median household income $42,900/yr $114,504/yr
+167% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $300/wk
+200% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anakie Siding Emerald
0-4 2.6% / 7.7%
Anakie Siding — 0-4: 2.6% Emerald — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 11.0% / 17.6%
Anakie Siding — 5-14: 11.0% Emerald — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 3.9% / 6.6%
Anakie Siding — 15-19: 3.9% Emerald — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.2% / 6.7%
Anakie Siding — 20-24: 3.2% Emerald — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 3.2% / 15.7%
Anakie Siding — 25-34: 3.2% Emerald — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 11.6% / 15.8%
Anakie Siding — 35-44: 11.6% Emerald — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 15.5% / 12.6%
Anakie Siding — 45-54: 15.5% Emerald — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 23.2% / 10.3%
Anakie Siding — 55-64: 23.2% Emerald — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 20.6% / 4.7%
Anakie Siding — 65-74: 20.6% Emerald — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 6.5% / 1.8%
Anakie Siding — 75-84: 6.5% Emerald — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 1.9% / 0.5%
Anakie Siding — 85+: 1.9% Emerald — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anakie Siding 75.6% lone person
Anakie Siding — Lone Person: 75.6% Anakie Siding — Couple Families: 12.2% Anakie Siding — One Parent Families: 12.2% Anakie Siding — Group Household: 0.0% Anakie Siding — Other Families: 0.0%
Emerald 30.5% lone person
Emerald — Lone Person: 30.5% Emerald — Couple Families: 50.0% Emerald — One Parent Families: 13.8% Emerald — Group Household: 4.5% Emerald — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anakie Siding 41.8% renting
Anakie Siding — Owned Outright: 50.9% Anakie Siding — Mortgage: 7.3% Anakie Siding — Renting: 41.8%
Emerald 44.7% renting
Emerald — Owned Outright: 16.9% Emerald — Mortgage: 38.4% Emerald — Renting: 44.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Anakie Siding Emerald
New Zealand 1.9% / 4.0%
Anakie Siding — New Zealand: 1.9% Emerald — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.4%
Anakie Siding — South Africa: 1.9% Emerald — South Africa: 1.4%
England 1.9% / 1.1%
Anakie Siding — England: 1.9% Emerald — England: 1.1%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Anakie Siding — Philippines: not among its largest Emerald — Philippines: 1.7%
India — / 0.7%
Anakie Siding — India: not among its largest Emerald — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Anakie Siding Emerald
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 18.4%
Anakie Siding — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Emerald — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 7.7%
Anakie Siding — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Emerald — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.2%
Anakie Siding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Emerald — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Anakie Siding — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Emerald — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Anakie Siding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Emerald — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anakie Siding 66.1% houses
Anakie Siding — Houses: 66.1% Anakie Siding — Flats / Apartments: 33.9% Anakie Siding — Townhouses: 0.0%
Emerald 80.5% houses
Emerald — Houses: 80.5% Emerald — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Emerald — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Anakie Siding Emerald
Median house price — $510,000
Median unit price — $279,000
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 316 sales

Development activity

Anakie Siding Emerald
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Anakie Siding Emerald
Houses — 5.2%
$600/wk on $599K
Units — 7.7%
$445/wk on $300K

Ranking within QLD

Anakie Siding Emerald
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 46% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 98% of QLD

Liveability

Anakie Siding Emerald
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Emerald carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Emerald carries more crime risk (74 vs 38).

Anakie Siding Emerald
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
38/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Anakie Siding Emerald
Inside the suburb 1 10
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 4
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Anakie Siding

  • Anakie State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Emerald

  • Marist College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Denison State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Emerald State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Emerald Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anakie Siding Emerald
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 14
Parks & reserves 1 27
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 0 6
Waterways 1 72

Mobility

Anakie Siding sits further from the CBD (917.4 km vs 882.6 km).

Anakie Siding Emerald
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 917.4 km
+4% vs other
 882.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 632 min 604 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.1%
postcode 4720
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 50
postcode 4720

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.

Anakie Siding Emerald
Car (driver) 43.3% / 76.9%
Anakie Siding — Car (driver): 43.3% Emerald — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 5.2%
Anakie Siding — Worked from Home: 43.3% Emerald — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Walked Only 13.3% / 3.5%
Anakie Siding — Walked Only: 13.3% Emerald — Walked Only: 3.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Anakie Siding — Car (passenger): not among its largest Emerald — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Bus — / 6.1%
Anakie Siding — Bus: not among its largest Emerald — Bus: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Anakie Siding Emerald
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Anakie Siding Emerald
Connectivity score 16/100 65/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 39%
7,363 premises

Climate

Anakie Siding Emerald
Annual rainfall 597 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Anakie Siding Emerald
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Anakie Siding Emerald
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anakie Siding Emerald
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anakie Siding

Retirees Rural

Emerald

Affordable Family Rural

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