Bald Hills vs Strathpine

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bald Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bald Hills: a median of $1 million, against $904,000 in Strathpine.

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

Bald Hills

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
  • But Strathpine has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Strathpine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($592,000 vs $734,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($904,000 vs $1,000,000)

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

Strathpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 41/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Strathpine

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Bald Hills carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bald Hills and Strathpine 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 Strathpine
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 Strathpine
Walkability 41 / 92
Bald Hills — Walkability: 41/100 Strathpine — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 40 / 21
Bald Hills — Safety: 40/100 Strathpine — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bald Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathpine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathpine has more residents (10,647 vs 7,000); Bald Hills has higher household incomes ($100,412 vs $80,912).

Bald Hills Strathpine
Population 7,000 10,647
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +12.0%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $100,412/yr
+19% vs other
 $80,912/yr
Median weekly rent $388/wk
+5% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bald Hills Strathpine
0-4 6.7% / 6.2%
Bald Hills — 0-4: 6.7% Strathpine — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.2% / 12.7%
Bald Hills — 5-14: 14.2% Strathpine — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.5% / 6.1%
Bald Hills — 15-19: 5.5% Strathpine — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.4% / 6.6%
Bald Hills — 20-24: 5.4% Strathpine — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 15.7% / 15.1%
Bald Hills — 25-34: 15.7% Strathpine — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 15.1% / 14.7%
Bald Hills — 35-44: 15.1% Strathpine — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 12.8% / 11.8%
Bald Hills — 45-54: 12.8% Strathpine — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.4% / 11.0%
Bald Hills — 55-64: 10.4% Strathpine — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 8.3% / 9.5%
Bald Hills — 65-74: 8.3% Strathpine — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.2% / 5.1%
Bald Hills — 75-84: 4.2% Strathpine — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.5% / 1.3%
Bald Hills — 85+: 1.5% Strathpine — 85+: 1.3%

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%
Strathpine 41.0% couple families
Strathpine — Couple Families: 41.0% Strathpine — Lone Person: 32.0% Strathpine — One Parent Families: 19.7% Strathpine — Group Household: 5.4% Strathpine — 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.

Bald Hills 26.0% renting
Bald Hills — Owned Outright: 26.9% Bald Hills — Mortgage: 47.0% Bald Hills — Renting: 26.0%
Strathpine 31.5% renting
Strathpine — Owned Outright: 28.2% Strathpine — Mortgage: 40.3% Strathpine — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Strathpine
New Zealand 4.1% / 5.6%
Bald Hills — New Zealand: 4.1% Strathpine — New Zealand: 5.6%
England 3.3% / 3.0%
Bald Hills — England: 3.3% Strathpine — England: 3.0%
Philippines 2.5% / 2.5%
Bald Hills — Philippines: 2.5% Strathpine — Philippines: 2.5%
India 2.7% / 2.1%
Bald Hills — India: 2.7% Strathpine — India: 2.1%
Fiji 0.8% / 0.8%
Bald Hills — Fiji: 0.8% Strathpine — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bald Hills Strathpine
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 18.0%
Bald Hills — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Strathpine — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 9.0%
Bald Hills — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Strathpine — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.4%
Bald Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Strathpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.3%
Bald Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Strathpine — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Bald Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Strathpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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%
Strathpine 82.3% houses
Strathpine — Houses: 82.3% Strathpine — Townhouses: 13.3% Strathpine — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bald Hills Strathpine
Median house price $1,000,000 $904,000
Median unit price $734,000 $592,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 60 sales
 20 days
from 108 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 Strathpine
3 bed $920K / $885K
Bald Hills — 3 bed: $920K (91 sales) Strathpine — 3 bed: $885K (150 sales)

91 vs 150 sales

4 bed $1.11M / $950K
Bald Hills — 4 bed: $1.11M (61 sales) Strathpine — 4 bed: $950K (52 sales)

61 vs 52 sales

5 bed $1.27M / $1.15M
Bald Hills — 5 bed: $1.27M (6 sales) Strathpine — 5 bed: $1.15M (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Bald Hills Strathpine
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 Strathpine
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $900K
 3.9%
$670/wk on $899K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $607K

Ranking within QLD

Bald Hills Strathpine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 43% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Strathpine is more walkable (92 vs 41); Bald Hills scores higher overall (62 vs 47).

Bald Hills Strathpine
Grade B C
Score 62/100 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Strathpine carries more crime risk (79 vs 60).

Bald Hills Strathpine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
79/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bald Hills Strathpine
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.4 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4%
same for both

Schools in Bald Hills

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

Schools in Strathpine

  • Pine Rivers State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Strathpine State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Strathpine West State School Government · Primary below peers
  • The BUSY School - Strathpine Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bald Hills Strathpine
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 13
Parks & reserves 9 8
Childcare 7 11
GPs 2 8
Pharmacies 2 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Bald Hills Strathpine
Walkability score 41/100 92/100
Distance to Brisbane 20.6 km 22.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 32 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 99.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4036
 1.2%
postcode 4500
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4036
 74
postcode 4500

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 Strathpine
Car (driver) 69.3% / 69.8%
Bald Hills — Car (driver): 69.3% Strathpine — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 14.3%
Bald Hills — Worked from Home: 17.0% Strathpine — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Train 6.8% / 8.0%
Bald Hills — Train: 6.8% Strathpine — Train: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.4%
Bald Hills — Car (passenger): 3.9% Strathpine — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.1%
Bald Hills — Walked Only: 1.3% Strathpine — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 1.3% / 1.0%
Bald Hills — Bus: 1.3% Strathpine — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Bald Hills Strathpine
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bald Hills Strathpine
Connectivity score 77/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
2,799 premises
 15%
5,058 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bald Hills Strathpine
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

Strathpine

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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