Aramara vs Brooweena
Brooweena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 58 in Aramara. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Brooweena tends to suit families with children.
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
Aramara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Brooweena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 59%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Brooweena
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 33%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $225/wk)
- But Aramara has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Aramara has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 219 min)
- Brooweena sits closer to the CBD (265.4 km vs 285.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Aramara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Aramara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.6% vs -12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Aramara and Brooweena drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Aramara rents higher ($225/wk vs $150/wk); Brooweena has more residents (91 vs 71).
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 91 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.6% | -12.5% |
| Median age | 58 | 54 |
| Median household income | $35,724/yr | $45,032/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +33% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $437,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
Liveability
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brooweena carries more crime risk (35 vs 12).
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Aramara
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Brooweena
- Brooweena State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 7 |
Mobility
Aramara sits further from the CBD (285.9 km vs 265.4 km).
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 285.9 km +7% vs other | 265.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 198 min | 219 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4620 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4620 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Aramara | Brooweena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.