Annerley vs Yeerongpilly

In Annerley, most households rent. In Yeerongpilly, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Yeerongpilly: a median of $1.71 million, against $1.43 million in Annerley, and rent is higher there too. Annerley is closer to the city centre: 6.3 km, against 8.9 km. On these figures, Annerley tends to suit renters, people living alone, and share households.

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

Annerley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • But Yeerongpilly is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Annerley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $925,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,425,000 vs $1,705,000)
  • But Yeerongpilly leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Annerley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $395/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Annerley

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (10 min vs 18 min)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 62/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (6.3 km vs 8.9 km)
  • But Yeerongpilly gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 5%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Annerley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Annerley Yeerongpilly
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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Walkability 96 / 62
Annerley — Walkability: 96/100 Yeerongpilly — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 19 / 19
Annerley — Safety: 19/100 Yeerongpilly — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Annerley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeerongpilly — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Annerley has more residents (11,891 vs 2,033); Yeerongpilly has higher household incomes ($124,540 vs $95,160).

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Population 11,891
+83% vs other
 2,033
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +5.1%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $95,160/yr $124,540/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $395/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
0-4 5.1% / 6.3%
Annerley — 0-4: 5.1% Yeerongpilly — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 7.7% / 11.1%
Annerley — 5-14: 7.7% Yeerongpilly — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.2% / 6.0%
Annerley — 15-19: 4.2% Yeerongpilly — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 12.0% / 9.1%
Annerley — 20-24: 12.0% Yeerongpilly — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 24.7% / 20.2%
Annerley — 25-34: 24.7% Yeerongpilly — 25-34: 20.2%
35-44 16.3% / 16.6%
Annerley — 35-44: 16.3% Yeerongpilly — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 11.9% / 12.6%
Annerley — 45-54: 11.9% Yeerongpilly — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 8.9% / 10.0%
Annerley — 55-64: 8.9% Yeerongpilly — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 5.8% / 5.7%
Annerley — 65-74: 5.8% Yeerongpilly — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 2.6% / 2.6%
Annerley — 75-84: 2.6% Yeerongpilly — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.0% / 0.6%
Annerley — 85+: 1.0% Yeerongpilly — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Annerley 43.6% lone person
Annerley — Lone Person: 43.6% Annerley — Couple Families: 26.4% Annerley — Group Household: 17.1% Annerley — One Parent Families: 10.3% Annerley — Other Families: 2.6%
Yeerongpilly 32.3% lone person
Yeerongpilly — Lone Person: 32.3% Yeerongpilly — Couple Families: 42.1% Yeerongpilly — Group Household: 11.0% Yeerongpilly — One Parent Families: 11.3% Yeerongpilly — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Annerley 55.2% renting
Annerley — Owned Outright: 16.9% Annerley — Mortgage: 27.9% Annerley — Renting: 55.2%
Yeerongpilly 42.2% renting
Yeerongpilly — Owned Outright: 19.9% Yeerongpilly — Mortgage: 37.9% Yeerongpilly — Renting: 42.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 26.3%
Annerley — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Yeerongpilly — Bachelor Degree: 26.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 10.6%
Annerley — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% Yeerongpilly — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 7.8%
Annerley — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Yeerongpilly — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.6%
Annerley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Yeerongpilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 4.1%
Annerley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Yeerongpilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
England 2.9% / 3.4%
Annerley — England: 2.9% Yeerongpilly — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.0%
Annerley — New Zealand: 2.9% Yeerongpilly — New Zealand: 2.0%
India 2.4% / 1.7%
Annerley — India: 2.4% Yeerongpilly — India: 1.7%
Vietnam 1.4% / 1.6%
Annerley — Vietnam: 1.4% Yeerongpilly — Vietnam: 1.6%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.4%
Annerley — Philippines: 1.0% Yeerongpilly — Philippines: 1.4%
China 1.1% / —
Annerley — China: 1.1% Yeerongpilly — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Annerley 40.9% houses
Annerley — Houses: 40.9% Annerley — Flats / Apartments: 41.0% Annerley — Townhouses: 18.1%
Yeerongpilly 50.1% houses
Yeerongpilly — Houses: 50.1% Yeerongpilly — Flats / Apartments: 22.3% Yeerongpilly — Townhouses: 27.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Median house price $1,425,000 $1,705,000
Median unit price $750,000 $925,000
Median land price $927,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 83 sales
 12 days
from 5 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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
3 bed $1.38M / $1.69M
Annerley — 3 bed: $1.38M (50 sales) Yeerongpilly — 3 bed: $1.69M (6 sales)

50 vs 6 sales

4 bed $1.71M / $1.88M
Annerley — 4 bed: $1.71M (40 sales) Yeerongpilly — 4 bed: $1.88M (7 sales)

40 vs 7 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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
2 bed $750K / $822K
Annerley — 2 bed: $750K (99 sales) Yeerongpilly — 2 bed: $822K (9 sales)

99 vs 9 sales

3 bed $890K / $1.15M
Annerley — 3 bed: $890K (17 sales) Yeerongpilly — 3 bed: $1.15M (6 sales)

17 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Annerley Yeerongpilly
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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Houses 2.6%
$800/wk on $1.6M
 —
Units 4.0%
$575/wk on $754K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Annerley Yeerongpilly
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools Higher than 73% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 29% of QLD —

Liveability

Annerley is more walkable (96 vs 62).

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 3.1 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.8% 4.7%

Schools in Annerley

  • Junction Park State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Mary Immaculate Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Yeerongpilly

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

Amenities in the suburb

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Supermarkets 6 1
Cafes & restaurants 18 6
Parks & reserves 9 3
Childcare 5 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 2 15

Mobility

Yeerongpilly sits further from the CBD (8.9 km vs 6.3 km).

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Walkability score 96/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 6.3 km 8.9 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 242.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 100.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 4103
 2.4%
postcode 4105
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 4103
 38
postcode 4105

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.

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Car (driver) 49.6% / 49.6%
Annerley — Car (driver): 49.6% Yeerongpilly — Car (driver): 49.6%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 28.0%
Annerley — Worked from Home: 24.6% Yeerongpilly — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Train 5.4% / 10.9%
Annerley — Train: 5.4% Yeerongpilly — Train: 10.9%
Bus 8.7% / 2.8%
Annerley — Bus: 8.7% Yeerongpilly — Bus: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.6%
Annerley — Car (passenger): 4.2% Yeerongpilly — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 4.3% / 3.0%
Annerley — Walked Only: 4.3% Yeerongpilly — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.6%).

Setting

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 15.4 km

NBN connectivity

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Connectivity score 79/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
6,124 premises
 16%
1,260 premises

Climate

Annerley Yeerongpilly
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)

Annerley Yeerongpilly
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 17.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 1.25 pphm 0.99 pphm

Council rates

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Annerley Yeerongpilly
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Annerley

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Urban

Yeerongpilly

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

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