Aratula vs Charlwood

Aratula is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Charlwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Aratula 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

Charlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Aratula

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 77 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (91.2 km vs 95.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Aratula is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Charlwood carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Aratula

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aratula Charlwood
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.

Aratula Charlwood
Walkability 13 / 0
Aratula — Walkability: 13/100 Charlwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 78
Aratula — Safety: 31/100 Charlwood — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Aratula — Low fire risk: 100/100 Charlwood — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Aratula has more residents (609 vs 146); Charlwood skews older (50 vs 42).

Aratula Charlwood
Population 609
+76% vs other
 146
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% +5.0%
Median age 42 50
Median household income $70,616/yr
+4% vs other
 $67,444/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+3% vs other
 $276/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aratula Charlwood
0-4 6.4% / 2.7%
Aratula — 0-4: 6.4% Charlwood — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 13.0% / 9.6%
Aratula — 5-14: 13.0% Charlwood — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.9% / 6.2%
Aratula — 15-19: 6.9% Charlwood — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.1% / 2.7%
Aratula — 20-24: 3.1% Charlwood — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 11.3% / 8.2%
Aratula — 25-34: 11.3% Charlwood — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.8% / 11.6%
Aratula — 35-44: 11.8% Charlwood — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 9.7% / 16.4%
Aratula — 45-54: 9.7% Charlwood — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 15.6% / 19.2%
Aratula — 55-64: 15.6% Charlwood — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 11.0% / 15.1%
Aratula — 65-74: 11.0% Charlwood — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 8.0% / 9.6%
Aratula — 75-84: 8.0% Charlwood — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.3% / —
Aratula — 85+: 3.3% Charlwood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aratula 45.0% couple families
Aratula — Couple Families: 45.0% Aratula — Lone Person: 38.0% Aratula — One Parent Families: 17.1%
Charlwood 45.9% couple families
Charlwood — Couple Families: 45.9% Charlwood — Lone Person: 40.5% Charlwood — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aratula 18.1% renting
Aratula — Owned Outright: 41.4% Aratula — Mortgage: 40.5% Aratula — Renting: 18.1%
Charlwood 17.8% renting
Charlwood — Owned Outright: 51.1% Charlwood — Mortgage: 31.1% Charlwood — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aratula Charlwood
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 19.9%
Aratula — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Charlwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 11.0%
Aratula — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Charlwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 7.5%
Aratula — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Charlwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Aratula — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Charlwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Aratula Charlwood
England 5.4% / —
Aratula — England: 5.4% Charlwood — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.1%
Aratula — New Zealand: 1.0% Charlwood — New Zealand: 2.1%
Canada 0.8% / —
Aratula — Canada: 0.8% Charlwood — Canada: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Aratula — India: 0.7% Charlwood — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Aratula — Scotland: 0.7% Charlwood — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aratula 92.9% houses
Aratula — Houses: 92.9% Aratula — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Charlwood 94.8% houses
Charlwood — Houses: 94.8% Charlwood — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aratula Charlwood
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $568,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Aratula Charlwood
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
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.

Aratula Charlwood
Houses 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.17M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aratula Charlwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of QLD —

Liveability

Aratula is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Aratula Charlwood
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Charlwood carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Aratula carries more crime risk (69 vs 22).

Aratula Charlwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
22/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Aratula Charlwood
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Aratula

  • Aratula State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Charlwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Aratula Charlwood
Parks & reserves 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 11 25

Mobility

Charlwood sits further from the CBD (95.5 km vs 91.2 km).

Aratula Charlwood
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 91.2 km 95.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4309
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4309
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.

Aratula Charlwood
Car (driver) 82.5% / 51.9%
Aratula — Car (driver): 82.5% Charlwood — Car (driver): 51.9%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 27.8%
Aratula — Worked from Home: 7.6% Charlwood — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only 3.3% / 13.0%
Aratula — Walked Only: 3.3% Charlwood — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 7.4%
Aratula — Car (passenger): 5.2% Charlwood — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Bus 1.4% / —
Aratula — Bus: 1.4% Charlwood — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Aratula Charlwood
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Aratula Charlwood
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
244 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Aratula Charlwood
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aratula Charlwood
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aratula Charlwood
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Aratula Charlwood
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aratula Charlwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aratula

Acreage Affordable

Charlwood

Rural

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