Bellbird Park vs Brookwater

Bellbird Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Brookwater. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellbird Park, about half of households are couple families. In Brookwater, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Brookwater: a median of $1.51 million, against $846,000 in Bellbird Park, and rent is higher there too. Bellbird Park is closer to the city centre: 28.9 km, against 34.1 km. On these figures, Bellbird Park tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Brookwater suits 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

Brookwater

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 84%)
  • But Bellbird Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bellbird Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($589,535 vs $1,380,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($845,500 vs $1,510,000)
  • has cheaper land ($795,000 vs $962,500)
  • But Brookwater leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellbird Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $565/wk)

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

  • Bellbird Park sits closer to the CBD (28.9 km vs 34.1 km)
  • Brookwater is more walkable (80/100 vs 48/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Brookwater

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 48/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Bellbird Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Bellbird Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellbird Park Brookwater
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.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Walkability 48 / 80
Bellbird Park — Walkability: 48/100 Brookwater — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 38 / 56
Bellbird Park — Safety: 38/100 Brookwater — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bellbird Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brookwater — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bellbird Park has more residents (9,191 vs 2,902); Brookwater has higher household incomes ($189,124 vs $90,792).

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Population 9,191
+68% vs other
 2,902
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.4% +34.9%
Median age 31 38
Median household income $90,792/yr $189,124/yr
+108% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $565/wk
+66% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
0-4 9.2% / 5.7%
Bellbird Park — 0-4: 9.2% Brookwater — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.1% / 17.4%
Bellbird Park — 5-14: 17.1% Brookwater — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 6.1% / 8.4%
Bellbird Park — 15-19: 6.1% Brookwater — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.5% / 6.3%
Bellbird Park — 20-24: 6.5% Brookwater — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 18.0% / 7.5%
Bellbird Park — 25-34: 18.0% Brookwater — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 16.0% / 17.3%
Bellbird Park — 35-44: 16.0% Brookwater — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 10.3% / 20.3%
Bellbird Park — 45-54: 10.3% Brookwater — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 8.5% / 11.6%
Bellbird Park — 55-64: 8.5% Brookwater — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 5.6% / 4.2%
Bellbird Park — 65-74: 5.6% Brookwater — 65-74: 4.2%
75-84 2.4% / 1.2%
Bellbird Park — 75-84: 2.4% Brookwater — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 0.4% / 0.1%
Bellbird Park — 85+: 0.4% Brookwater — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellbird Park 46.6% couple families
Bellbird Park — Couple Families: 46.6% Bellbird Park — Lone Person: 26.8% Bellbird Park — One Parent Families: 21.2% Bellbird Park — Group Household: 4.1% Bellbird Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Brookwater 78.8% couple families
Brookwater — Couple Families: 78.8% Brookwater — Lone Person: 9.9% Brookwater — One Parent Families: 10.7% Brookwater — Group Household: 0.6% Brookwater — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellbird Park 44.5% renting
Bellbird Park — Owned Outright: 14.8% Bellbird Park — Mortgage: 40.7% Bellbird Park — Renting: 44.5%
Brookwater 14.9% renting
Brookwater — Owned Outright: 19.7% Brookwater — Mortgage: 65.4% Brookwater — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 10.4%
Bellbird Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Brookwater — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 17.4%
Bellbird Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Brookwater — Bachelor Degree: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 10.0%
Bellbird Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Brookwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 8.1%
Bellbird Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Brookwater — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.5%
Bellbird Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Brookwater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
New Zealand 7.8% / 3.4%
Bellbird Park — New Zealand: 7.8% Brookwater — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 2.8% / 7.2%
Bellbird Park — England: 2.8% Brookwater — England: 7.2%
India 3.8% / 4.7%
Bellbird Park — India: 3.8% Brookwater — India: 4.7%
South Africa 0.9% / 2.2%
Bellbird Park — South Africa: 0.9% Brookwater — South Africa: 2.2%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.3%
Bellbird Park — Philippines: 1.7% Brookwater — Philippines: 1.3%
Fiji 1.0% / 0.7%
Bellbird Park — Fiji: 1.0% Brookwater — Fiji: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellbird Park 83.9% houses
Bellbird Park — Houses: 83.9% Bellbird Park — Townhouses: 15.2% Bellbird Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Brookwater 95.6% houses
Brookwater — Houses: 95.6% Brookwater — Townhouses: 4.4% Brookwater — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Median house price $845,500 $1,510,000
Median unit price $589,535 $1,380,000
Median land price $795,000 $962,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 169 sales
 20 days
from 28 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.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
3 bed $750K / $960K
Bellbird Park — 3 bed: $750K (94 sales) Brookwater — 3 bed: $960K (10 sales)

94 vs 10 sales

4 bed $878K / $1.55M
Bellbird Park — 4 bed: $878K (192 sales) Brookwater — 4 bed: $1.55M (52 sales)

192 vs 52 sales

5 bed $985K / $1.75M
Bellbird Park — 5 bed: $985K (29 sales) Brookwater — 5 bed: $1.75M (17 sales)

29 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Bellbird Park Brookwater
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Houses 3.6%
$650/wk on $934K
 3.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.7M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bellbird Park Brookwater
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Schools Higher than 27% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD

Liveability

Brookwater scores higher overall (86 vs 48); Brookwater is more walkable (80 vs 48).

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Grade C A+
Score 48/100 86/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bellbird Park carries more crime risk (62 vs 44).

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
44/100
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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Bellbird Park

  • Bellbird Park State Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bellbird Park State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kruger State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Brookwater

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 7
same for both
Childcare 7 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 11 1

Mobility

Brookwater sits further from the CBD (34.1 km vs 28.9 km).

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Walkability score 48/100 80/100
Distance to Brisbane 28.9 km 34.1 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 35 min
Public transport score 91/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 48.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 4300
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4300
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.

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Car (driver) 75.9% / 63.9%
Bellbird Park — Car (driver): 75.9% Brookwater — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 25.7%
Bellbird Park — Worked from Home: 12.5% Brookwater — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.3%
Bellbird Park — Car (passenger): 6.2% Brookwater — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 4.1% / 4.9%
Bellbird Park — Train: 4.1% Brookwater — Train: 4.9%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.8%
Bellbird Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Brookwater — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.5 km 33.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Connectivity score 100/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,851 premises
 88%
336 premises

Climate

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bellbird Park Brookwater
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Division Oxley
same for both
Member Milton Dick
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellbird Park Brookwater
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellbird Park

Easy Commute Family Outer River Transport Hub Young Families

Brookwater

Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Premium Quiet Transport Hub

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