Arana Hills vs Keperra

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Arana Hills, about half of households are couple families. Keperra is closer to the city centre: 11.8 km, against 13.6 km. On these figures, Arana Hills tends to suit couples, while Keperra suits people living alone.

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

Arana Hills

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)
  • But Keperra has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Arana Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Keperra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $440/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

Keperra

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Arana Hills carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Arana Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Arana Hills Keperra
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.

Arana Hills Keperra
Walkability 82 / 82
Arana Hills — Walkability: 82/100 Keperra — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 55 / 38
Arana Hills — Safety: 55/100 Keperra — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Arana Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Keperra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Arana Hills has higher household incomes ($115,804 vs $85,904); Arana Hills rents higher ($440/wk vs $400/wk).

Arana Hills Keperra
Population 6,971 7,014
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +3.0%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $115,804/yr
+26% vs other
 $85,904/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+9% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arana Hills Keperra
0-4 6.5% / 6.3%
Arana Hills — 0-4: 6.5% Keperra — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 13.7% / 12.6%
Arana Hills — 5-14: 13.7% Keperra — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 6.2% / 6.1%
Arana Hills — 15-19: 6.2% Keperra — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.9% / 5.0%
Arana Hills — 20-24: 5.9% Keperra — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.2% / 13.8%
Arana Hills — 25-34: 13.2% Keperra — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 15.2% / 14.4%
Arana Hills — 35-44: 15.2% Keperra — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 15.0% / 12.9%
Arana Hills — 45-54: 15.0% Keperra — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.4% / 9.1%
Arana Hills — 55-64: 10.4% Keperra — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 9.0% / 8.8%
Arana Hills — 65-74: 9.0% Keperra — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 4.2% / 7.1%
Arana Hills — 75-84: 4.2% Keperra — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 0.9% / 3.8%
Arana Hills — 85+: 0.9% Keperra — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arana Hills 52.6% couple families
Arana Hills — Couple Families: 52.6% Arana Hills — Lone Person: 24.6% Arana Hills — One Parent Families: 17.9% Arana Hills — Group Household: 3.7% Arana Hills — Other Families: 1.2%
Keperra 37.9% couple families
Keperra — Couple Families: 37.9% Keperra — Lone Person: 36.7% Keperra — One Parent Families: 19.8% Keperra — Group Household: 3.8% Keperra — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arana Hills 20.5% renting
Arana Hills — Owned Outright: 31.1% Arana Hills — Mortgage: 48.4% Arana Hills — Renting: 20.5%
Keperra 36.2% renting
Keperra — Owned Outright: 27.9% Keperra — Mortgage: 35.9% Keperra — Renting: 36.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Arana Hills Keperra
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 14.9%
Arana Hills — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Keperra — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 14.0%
Arana Hills — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Keperra — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.8%
Arana Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Keperra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 4.8%
Arana Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Keperra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.7%
Arana Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Keperra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Arana Hills Keperra
England 3.7% / 3.3%
Arana Hills — England: 3.7% Keperra — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.3%
Arana Hills — New Zealand: 2.8% Keperra — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.7%
Arana Hills — South Africa: 1.4% Keperra — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.7%
Arana Hills — Philippines: 0.7% Keperra — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.4% / 0.7%
Arana Hills — India: 0.4% Keperra — India: 0.7%
Germany 0.5% / —
Arana Hills — Germany: 0.5% Keperra — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arana Hills 86.9% houses
Arana Hills — Houses: 86.9% Arana Hills — Townhouses: 13.0% Arana Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Keperra 84.3% houses
Keperra — Houses: 84.3% Keperra — Townhouses: 10.4% Keperra — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Arana Hills Keperra
Median house price $1,125,000 $1,161,000
Median unit price $697,500 $696,000
Median land price $1,485,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 44 sales
 19 days
from 76 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.

Arana Hills Keperra
3 bed $1.08M / $1.13M
Arana Hills — 3 bed: $1.08M (71 sales) Keperra — 3 bed: $1.13M (76 sales)

71 vs 76 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.22M
Arana Hills — 4 bed: $1.3M (34 sales) Keperra — 4 bed: $1.22M (37 sales)

34 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.34M / $1.32M
Arana Hills — 5 bed: $1.34M (12 sales) Keperra — 5 bed: $1.32M (11 sales)

12 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Arana Hills Keperra
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
 9,382
across Brisbane
Approvals change year on year +49% +9%

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.

Arana Hills Keperra
Houses 3.8%
$800/wk on $1.1M
 3.3%
$755/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Arana Hills Keperra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Arana Hills scores higher overall (84 vs 70).

Arana Hills Keperra
Grade A+ A
Score 84/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Keperra carries more crime risk (62 vs 45).

Arana Hills Keperra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Arana Hills Keperra
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Kelvin Grove, 8.5 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 7.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 1.7%

Schools in Arana Hills

  • Pine Community School Independent · Primary

Schools in Keperra

  • St William's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Grovely State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Arana Hills Keperra
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 5 8
Parks & reserves 17 19
Childcare 3 4
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Arana Hills Keperra
Walkability score 82/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 13.6 km
+13% vs other
 11.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 21 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 49.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 53.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4054
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4054
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.

Arana Hills Keperra
Car (driver) 63.2% / 58.8%
Arana Hills — Car (driver): 63.2% Keperra — Car (driver): 58.8%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 24.6%
Arana Hills — Worked from Home: 24.5% Keperra — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Train 6.4% / 8.8%
Arana Hills — Train: 6.4% Keperra — Train: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.6%
Arana Hills — Car (passenger): 4.0% Keperra — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.3%
Arana Hills — Walked Only: 1.1% Keperra — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Arana Hills Keperra
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Arana Hills Keperra
Connectivity score 77/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
2,992 premises
 4%
3,228 premises

Climate

Arana Hills Keperra
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)

Arana Hills Keperra
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm —

Council rates

Arana Hills Keperra
Average residential rate $1,577/yr $1,519/yr
Council Moreton Bay Brisbane

Federal electorate

Arana Hills Keperra
Division Dickson Ryan
Member Ali France Elizabeth Watson-Brown
Party Australian Labor Party The Greens

First Home Owner Grant

Arana Hills Keperra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arana Hills

Middle-Ring Parks

Keperra

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Trains Transport Hub

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