Bald Hills vs Murrumba Downs

Bald Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Murrumba Downs. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Murrumba Downs: a median of $1.09 million, against $1 million in Bald Hills, though rent is higher in Bald Hills. Bald Hills is closer to the city centre: 20.6 km, against 24.8 km.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bald Hills has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Murrumba Downs has more parks and reserves (13 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bald Hills sits closer to the CBD (20.6 km vs 24.8 km)
  • Murrumba Downs is more walkable (84/100 vs 41/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Murrumba Downs

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 41/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Bald Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs 1.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
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.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Walkability 41 / 84
Bald Hills — Walkability: 41/100 Murrumba Downs — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 40 / 50
Bald Hills — Safety: 40/100 Murrumba Downs — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bald Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Murrumba Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Murrumba Downs has more residents (10,795 vs 7,000); Murrumba Downs skews older (39 vs 36).

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Population 7,000 10,795
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +1.1%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $100,412/yr
+5% vs other
 $95,004/yr
Median weekly rent $388/wk
+7% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
0-4 6.7% / 5.6%
Bald Hills — 0-4: 6.7% Murrumba Downs — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.2% / 14.7%
Bald Hills — 5-14: 14.2% Murrumba Downs — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 5.5% / 7.1%
Bald Hills — 15-19: 5.5% Murrumba Downs — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.4% / 5.1%
Bald Hills — 20-24: 5.4% Murrumba Downs — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 15.7% / 11.3%
Bald Hills — 25-34: 15.7% Murrumba Downs — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.1% / 13.6%
Bald Hills — 35-44: 15.1% Murrumba Downs — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 12.8% / 14.4%
Bald Hills — 45-54: 12.8% Murrumba Downs — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 10.4% / 11.2%
Bald Hills — 55-64: 10.4% Murrumba Downs — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 8.3% / 9.4%
Bald Hills — 65-74: 8.3% Murrumba Downs — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.2% / 5.4%
Bald Hills — 75-84: 4.2% Murrumba Downs — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.5% / 2.3%
Bald Hills — 85+: 1.5% Murrumba Downs — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 49.5% couple families
Bald Hills — Couple Families: 49.5% Bald Hills — Lone Person: 24.8% Bald Hills — One Parent Families: 19.5% Bald Hills — Group Household: 4.3% Bald Hills — Other Families: 1.9%
Murrumba Downs 49.9% couple families
Murrumba Downs — Couple Families: 49.9% Murrumba Downs — Lone Person: 27.4% Murrumba Downs — One Parent Families: 18.8% Murrumba Downs — Group Household: 2.8% Murrumba Downs — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 26.0% renting
Bald Hills — Owned Outright: 26.9% Bald Hills — Mortgage: 47.0% Bald Hills — Renting: 26.0%
Murrumba Downs 28.1% renting
Murrumba Downs — Owned Outright: 28.3% Murrumba Downs — Mortgage: 43.6% Murrumba Downs — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 16.8%
Bald Hills — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Murrumba Downs — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 10.8%
Bald Hills — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Murrumba Downs — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.4%
Bald Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Murrumba Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Bald Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Murrumba Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.8%
Bald Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Murrumba Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
New Zealand 4.1% / 5.1%
Bald Hills — New Zealand: 4.1% Murrumba Downs — New Zealand: 5.1%
England 3.3% / 4.8%
Bald Hills — England: 3.3% Murrumba Downs — England: 4.8%
India 2.7% / 1.7%
Bald Hills — India: 2.7% Murrumba Downs — India: 1.7%
Philippines 2.5% / 1.1%
Bald Hills — Philippines: 2.5% Murrumba Downs — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.8%
Bald Hills — South Africa: 0.6% Murrumba Downs — South Africa: 1.8%
Fiji 0.8% / 0.8%
Bald Hills — Fiji: 0.8% Murrumba Downs — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills 93.8% houses
Bald Hills — Houses: 93.8% Bald Hills — Townhouses: 5.6% Bald Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Murrumba Downs 73.5% houses
Murrumba Downs — Houses: 73.5% Murrumba Downs — Townhouses: 26.3% Murrumba Downs — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,087,500
Median unit price $734,000 $780,000
Median land price — $1,240,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 60 sales
 27 days
from 128 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.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
3 bed $920K / $860K
Bald Hills — 3 bed: $920K (91 sales) Murrumba Downs — 3 bed: $860K (34 sales)

91 vs 34 sales

4 bed $1.11M / $1.08M
Bald Hills — 4 bed: $1.11M (61 sales) Murrumba Downs — 4 bed: $1.08M (122 sales)

61 vs 122 sales

5 bed $1.27M / $1.4M
Bald Hills — 5 bed: $1.27M (6 sales) Murrumba Downs — 5 bed: $1.4M (35 sales)

6 vs 35 sales

Development activity

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

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.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $900K
 4.3%
$750/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 36% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Murrumba Downs is more walkable (84 vs 41).

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bald Hills carries more crime risk (60 vs 50).

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.4 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.7%

Schools in Bald Hills

  • Bald Hills State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Paul's School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Murrumba Downs

  • Undurba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Living Faith Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Murrumba State Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 9 13
Childcare 7 5
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 15 12

Mobility

Murrumba Downs sits further from the CBD (24.8 km vs 20.6 km).

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Walkability score 41/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 20.6 km 24.8 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 33 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 80.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4036
 1.0%
postcode 4503
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4036
 56
postcode 4503

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.

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Car (driver) 69.3% / 71.4%
Bald Hills — Car (driver): 69.3% Murrumba Downs — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 17.0%
Bald Hills — Worked from Home: 17.0% Murrumba Downs — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Train 6.8% / 4.7%
Bald Hills — Train: 6.8% Murrumba Downs — Train: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.2%
Bald Hills — Car (passenger): 3.9% Murrumba Downs — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.9%
Bald Hills — Walked Only: 1.3% Murrumba Downs — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus 1.3% / 0.6%
Bald Hills — Bus: 1.3% Murrumba Downs — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Connectivity score 77/100 82/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
2,799 premises
 66%
4,561 premises

Climate

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
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)

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,577/yr
Council Brisbane Moreton Bay

Federal electorate

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Division Petrie Dickson
Member Emma Comer Ali France
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bald Hills Murrumba Downs
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bald Hills

Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring River Trains Transport Hub

Murrumba Downs

Coastal Outer Parks River Townhouses Transport Hub

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