Baking Board vs Red Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Red Hill tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Red Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 71%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Baking Board

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 224 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (166.7% vs 17.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baking Board Red Hill
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.

Baking Board Red Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Baking Board — Walkability: 0/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 89
Baking Board — Safety: 63/100 Red Hill — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Baking Board — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Red Hill has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $73,632); Red Hill has more residents (160 vs 114).

Baking Board Red Hill
Population 114 160
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +166.7%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $73,632/yr $110,500/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baking Board Red Hill
0-4 6.1% / 13.1%
Baking Board — 0-4: 6.1% Red Hill — 0-4: 13.1%
5-14 20.2% / 18.1%
Baking Board — 5-14: 20.2% Red Hill — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 7.9% / 6.2%
Baking Board — 15-19: 7.9% Red Hill — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.5% / 4.4%
Baking Board — 20-24: 3.5% Red Hill — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 — / 13.1%
Baking Board — 25-34: not among its largest Red Hill — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 27.2% / 12.5%
Baking Board — 35-44: 27.2% Red Hill — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 10.5% / 16.9%
Baking Board — 45-54: 10.5% Red Hill — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 8.8% / 10.0%
Baking Board — 55-64: 8.8% Red Hill — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.8% / 6.9%
Baking Board — 65-74: 8.8% Red Hill — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.4% / 3.8%
Baking Board — 75-84: 4.4% Red Hill — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 4.4%
Baking Board — 85+: not among its largest Red Hill — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 71.4% couple families
Baking Board — Couple Families: 71.4% Baking Board — Lone Person: 28.6%
Red Hill 83.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 83.3% Red Hill — Lone Person: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 0.0% renting
Baking Board — Owned Outright: 64.0% Baking Board — Mortgage: 36.0% Baking Board — Renting: 0.0%
Red Hill 18.4% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 28.6% Red Hill — Mortgage: 53.1% Red Hill — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 88.2% houses
Baking Board — Houses: 88.2% Baking Board — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Baking Board Red Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 14.4%
Baking Board — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 5.0%
Baking Board — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 8.8%
Baking Board — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Development activity

Baking Board Red Hill
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Baking Board Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Baking Board Red Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Baking Board carries more crime risk (37 vs 11).

Baking Board Red Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
11/100
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

Baking Board Red Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Baking Board Red Hill
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Baking Board Red Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 300.4 km 301.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
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.

Baking Board Red Hill
Car (driver) 60.0% / 81.8%
Baking Board — Car (driver): 60.0% Red Hill — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 13.6%
Baking Board — Worked from Home: 24.4% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 8.9% / 4.5%
Baking Board — Walked Only: 8.9% Red Hill — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / —
Baking Board — Car (passenger): 6.7% Red Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Baking Board Red Hill
Elevation 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baking Board Red Hill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Baking Board Red Hill
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Baking Board Red Hill
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Baking Board Red Hill
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baking Board Red Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baking Board

Family Rural

Red Hill

Family Rural Young Families

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