Beechmont vs Lower Beechmont

Lower Beechmont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Beechmont. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beechmont, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lower Beechmont 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

Beechmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Beechmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($690,000 vs $930,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Lower Beechmont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.2 km vs 96 km)
  • But Beechmont is more walkable (30/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beechmont

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)
  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
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.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Walkability 30 / 17
Beechmont — Walkability: 30/100 Lower Beechmont — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 85 / 46
Beechmont — Safety: 85/100 Lower Beechmont — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 32 / 34
Beechmont — Low fire risk: 32/100 Lower Beechmont — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Lower Beechmont has more residents (1,067 vs 848); Beechmont skews older (51 vs 42).

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Population 848 1,067
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +2.0%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $83,408/yr
+2% vs other
 $81,640/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk $410/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
0-4 4.0% / 6.6%
Beechmont — 0-4: 4.0% Lower Beechmont — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.8% / 12.0%
Beechmont — 5-14: 9.8% Lower Beechmont — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 3.8% / 4.7%
Beechmont — 15-19: 3.8% Lower Beechmont — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.9% / 3.1%
Beechmont — 20-24: 3.9% Lower Beechmont — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.2% / 10.9%
Beechmont — 25-34: 9.2% Lower Beechmont — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.7% / 15.6%
Beechmont — 35-44: 11.7% Lower Beechmont — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 15.0% / 14.3%
Beechmont — 45-54: 15.0% Lower Beechmont — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 20.4% / 16.0%
Beechmont — 55-64: 20.4% Lower Beechmont — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 16.4% / 11.4%
Beechmont — 65-74: 16.4% Lower Beechmont — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 6.4% / 4.3%
Beechmont — 75-84: 6.4% Lower Beechmont — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.9% / 1.1%
Beechmont — 85+: 0.9% Lower Beechmont — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beechmont 45.2% couple families
Beechmont — Couple Families: 45.2% Beechmont — Lone Person: 30.1% Beechmont — One Parent Families: 16.7% Beechmont — Group Household: 6.5% Beechmont — Other Families: 1.6%
Lower Beechmont 43.5% couple families
Lower Beechmont — Couple Families: 43.5% Lower Beechmont — Lone Person: 34.4% Lower Beechmont — One Parent Families: 16.8% Lower Beechmont — Group Household: 3.9% Lower Beechmont — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beechmont 8.9% renting
Beechmont — Owned Outright: 38.0% Beechmont — Mortgage: 53.2% Beechmont — Renting: 8.9%
Lower Beechmont 13.4% renting
Lower Beechmont — Owned Outright: 31.4% Lower Beechmont — Mortgage: 55.2% Lower Beechmont — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.8%
Beechmont — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Lower Beechmont — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.3%
Beechmont — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Lower Beechmont — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 9.2%
Beechmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Lower Beechmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.5%
Beechmont — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Lower Beechmont — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.2%
Beechmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Lower Beechmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
England 4.6% / 6.5%
Beechmont — England: 4.6% Lower Beechmont — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 4.8% / 5.6%
Beechmont — New Zealand: 4.8% Lower Beechmont — New Zealand: 5.6%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.7%
Beechmont — South Africa: 1.4% Lower Beechmont — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 1.1%
Beechmont — Scotland: 0.4% Lower Beechmont — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany 0.5% / 1.0%
Beechmont — Germany: 0.5% Lower Beechmont — Germany: 1.0%
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Beechmont — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Lower Beechmont — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Beechmont — Netherlands: not among its largest Lower Beechmont — Netherlands: 1.2%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Beechmont — Philippines: 0.7% Lower Beechmont — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beechmont 99.7% houses
Beechmont — Houses: 99.7% Beechmont — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Lower Beechmont 98.5% houses
Lower Beechmont — Houses: 98.5% Lower Beechmont — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Median house price $945,000 $971,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $930,000 $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 7 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.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
3 bed $920K / $910K
Beechmont — 3 bed: $920K (14 sales) Lower Beechmont — 3 bed: $910K (25 sales)

14 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.04M / $1.05M
Beechmont — 4 bed: $1.04M (5 sales) Lower Beechmont — 4 bed: $1.05M (13 sales)

5 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
 7,196
across Gold Coast
Approvals change year on year +65% -35%

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.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Houses — 3.8%
$750/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Beechmont is more walkable (30 vs 17); Beechmont scores higher overall (50 vs 37).

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Grade B C
Score 50/100 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lower Beechmont carries more crime risk (54 vs 15).

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
 —
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

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Beechmont

  • Beechmont State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lower Beechmont

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

Amenities in the suburb

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 8
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Beechmont sits further from the CBD (96 km vs 85.2 km).

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Walkability score 30/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 96 km
+11% vs other
 85.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
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.

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Car (driver) 69.5% / 70.7%
Beechmont — Car (driver): 69.5% Lower Beechmont — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 23.5%
Beechmont — Worked from Home: 23.5% Lower Beechmont — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.1%
Beechmont — Car (passenger): 4.9% Lower Beechmont — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.1%
Beechmont — Walked Only: 2.0% Lower Beechmont — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 0.7%
Beechmont — Train: not among its largest Lower Beechmont — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.4 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Connectivity score 16/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
365 premises
 0%
370 premises

Climate

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Average residential rate $1,689/yr $1,298/yr
Council Scenic Rim Gold Coast

Federal electorate

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beechmont Lower Beechmont
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beechmont

Acreage Parks Quiet

Lower Beechmont

Acreage

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