Bahrs Scrub vs Mount Warren Park

Bahrs Scrub is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 41 in Mount Warren Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bahrs Scrub, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bahrs Scrub tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Mount Warren Park suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Bahrs Scrub

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 9)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 59%)
  • But Mount Warren Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Warren Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($505,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bahrs Scrub has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 23%)
  • Mount Warren Park has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 39 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 40.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Warren Park

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Bahrs Scrub

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (134.9% vs -0.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bahrs Scrub and Mount Warren Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
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.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Walkability 14 / 62
Bahrs Scrub — Walkability: 14/100 Mount Warren Park — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 27 / 23
Bahrs Scrub — Safety: 27/100 Mount Warren Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bahrs Scrub — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Warren Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Warren Park skews older (41 vs 29); Bahrs Scrub has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $77,792).

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Population 4,508 5,736
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +134.9% -0.9%
Median age 29 41
Median household income $109,200/yr
+29% vs other
 $77,792/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+19% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
0-4 9.4% / 5.9%
Bahrs Scrub — 0-4: 9.4% Mount Warren Park — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 15.0% / 12.5%
Bahrs Scrub — 5-14: 15.0% Mount Warren Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.8% / 5.7%
Bahrs Scrub — 15-19: 5.8% Mount Warren Park — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 8.6% / 5.2%
Bahrs Scrub — 20-24: 8.6% Mount Warren Park — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 23.1% / 12.1%
Bahrs Scrub — 25-34: 23.1% Mount Warren Park — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 13.6% / 12.9%
Bahrs Scrub — 35-44: 13.6% Mount Warren Park — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 9.7% / 12.4%
Bahrs Scrub — 45-54: 9.7% Mount Warren Park — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 8.0% / 12.7%
Bahrs Scrub — 55-64: 8.0% Mount Warren Park — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 5.0% / 10.9%
Bahrs Scrub — 65-74: 5.0% Mount Warren Park — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 1.4% / 6.5%
Bahrs Scrub — 75-84: 1.4% Mount Warren Park — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.3% / 3.3%
Bahrs Scrub — 85+: 0.3% Mount Warren Park — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bahrs Scrub 52.0% couple families
Bahrs Scrub — Couple Families: 52.0% Bahrs Scrub — Lone Person: 19.1% Bahrs Scrub — One Parent Families: 22.0% Bahrs Scrub — Group Household: 5.2% Bahrs Scrub — Other Families: 1.7%
Mount Warren Park 40.1% couple families
Mount Warren Park — Couple Families: 40.1% Mount Warren Park — Lone Person: 34.7% Mount Warren Park — One Parent Families: 19.0% Mount Warren Park — Group Household: 4.6% Mount Warren Park — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bahrs Scrub 39.6% renting
Bahrs Scrub — Owned Outright: 11.4% Bahrs Scrub — Mortgage: 49.0% Bahrs Scrub — Renting: 39.6%
Mount Warren Park 22.7% renting
Mount Warren Park — Owned Outright: 32.6% Mount Warren Park — Mortgage: 44.7% Mount Warren Park — Renting: 22.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.1%
Bahrs Scrub — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Mount Warren Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 6.9%
Bahrs Scrub — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Mount Warren Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.5%
Bahrs Scrub — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Mount Warren Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.5%
Bahrs Scrub — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Mount Warren Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.2%
Bahrs Scrub — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mount Warren Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
New Zealand 9.0% / 7.3%
Bahrs Scrub — New Zealand: 9.0% Mount Warren Park — New Zealand: 7.3%
England 3.2% / 5.0%
Bahrs Scrub — England: 3.2% Mount Warren Park — England: 5.0%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.2%
Bahrs Scrub — Philippines: 1.4% Mount Warren Park — Philippines: 1.2%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Bahrs Scrub — South Africa: 1.4% Mount Warren Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Bahrs Scrub — Scotland: 0.5% Mount Warren Park — Scotland: 0.8%
India 1.1% / —
Bahrs Scrub — India: 1.1% Mount Warren Park — India: not among its largest
China — / 0.5%
Bahrs Scrub — China: not among its largest Mount Warren Park — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bahrs Scrub 94.9% houses
Bahrs Scrub — Houses: 94.9% Bahrs Scrub — Townhouses: 4.7% Bahrs Scrub — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Mount Warren Park 79.1% houses
Mount Warren Park — Houses: 79.1% Mount Warren Park — Townhouses: 20.5% Mount Warren Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Median house price $932,500 $877,500
Median unit price — $505,000
Median land price $820,000 $505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 125 sales
 26 days
from 84 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.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
3 bed $815K / $838K
Bahrs Scrub — 3 bed: $815K (25 sales) Mount Warren Park — 3 bed: $838K (74 sales)

25 vs 74 sales

4 bed $928K / $995K
Bahrs Scrub — 4 bed: $928K (158 sales) Mount Warren Park — 4 bed: $995K (55 sales)

158 vs 55 sales

5 bed $1.2M / $1.08M
Bahrs Scrub — 5 bed: $1.2M (17 sales) Mount Warren Park — 5 bed: $1.08M (11 sales)

17 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Houses 3.8%
$720/wk on $988K
 4.1%
$702/wk on $899K
Units — 4.6%
$490/wk on $549K

Ranking within QLD

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 16% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Warren Park is more walkable (62 vs 14); Bahrs Scrub scores higher overall (51 vs 42).

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Grade B C
Score 51/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
77/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bahrs Scrub

  • Windaroo Valley State High School Government · Secondary above peers

Schools in Mount Warren Park

  • Mount Warren Park State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Windaroo State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Beenleigh Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 19 9
Childcare 4 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 13 1

Mobility

Bahrs Scrub sits further from the CBD (40.6 km vs 36.9 km).

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Walkability score 14/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 40.6 km
+9% vs other
 36.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 33 min
Public transport score 49/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4207
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4207
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.

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Car (driver) 80.8% / 78.3%
Bahrs Scrub — Car (driver): 80.8% Mount Warren Park — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 11.8%
Bahrs Scrub — Worked from Home: 11.9% Mount Warren Park — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.6%
Bahrs Scrub — Car (passenger): 4.3% Mount Warren Park — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 2.1% / 2.5%
Bahrs Scrub — Train: 2.1% Mount Warren Park — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 0.4% / 0.9%
Bahrs Scrub — Walked Only: 0.4% Mount Warren Park — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.8 km 9.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Connectivity score 84/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 74%
1,391 premises
 11%
2,492 premises

Climate

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
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)

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 13.1 µg/m³ 14.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.27 pphm 0.48 pphm

Council rates

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bahrs Scrub Mount Warren Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bahrs Scrub

Acreage Family Outer River Young Families

Mount Warren Park

Outer Parks Quiet Townhouses

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