Benarkin vs Moore

Moore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 59 in Benarkin. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Benarkin tends to suit people living alone, while Moore suits older residents.

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

Moore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Benarkin has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Benarkin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Benarkin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($148/wk vs $213/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Moore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (131.8 km vs 148.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 123 min)
  • But Benarkin is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Benarkin is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Benarkin Moore
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.

Benarkin Moore
Walkability 23 / 0
Benarkin — Walkability: 23/100 Moore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 48
Benarkin — Safety: 9/100 Moore — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Benarkin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moore — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Moore has more residents (286 vs 61); Moore rents higher ($213/wk vs $148/wk).

Benarkin Moore
Population 61 286
+369% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.4%
Median age 59 53
Median household income $36,400/yr $46,800/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $148/wk $213/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Benarkin Moore
0-4 4.9% / 3.5%
Benarkin — 0-4: 4.9% Moore — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 — / 10.8%
Benarkin — 5-14: not among its largest Moore — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 4.9% / 3.1%
Benarkin — 15-19: 4.9% Moore — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / 2.1%
Benarkin — 20-24: not among its largest Moore — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 — / 9.8%
Benarkin — 25-34: not among its largest Moore — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 6.6% / 6.6%
Benarkin — 35-44: 6.6% Moore — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 18.0% / 15.0%
Benarkin — 45-54: 18.0% Moore — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 24.6% / 10.1%
Benarkin — 55-64: 24.6% Moore — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 16.4% / 24.8%
Benarkin — 65-74: 16.4% Moore — 65-74: 24.8%
75-84 4.9% / 12.6%
Benarkin — 75-84: 4.9% Moore — 75-84: 12.6%
85+ — / —
Benarkin — 85+: not among its largest Moore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 83.3% lone person
Benarkin — Lone Person: 83.3% Benarkin — Couple Families: 16.7% Benarkin — One Parent Families: 0.0% Benarkin — Group Household: 0.0%
Moore 56.0% lone person
Moore — Lone Person: 56.0% Moore — Couple Families: 26.2% Moore — One Parent Families: 14.3% Moore — Group Household: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 23.1% renting
Benarkin — Owned Outright: 65.4% Benarkin — Mortgage: 11.5% Benarkin — Renting: 23.1%
Moore 14.5% renting
Moore — Owned Outright: 59.8% Moore — Mortgage: 25.6% Moore — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Benarkin 100.0% houses
Benarkin — Houses: 100.0%
Moore 100.8% houses
Moore — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Benarkin Moore
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.5%
Benarkin — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Moore — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 4.5%
Benarkin — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Moore — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Benarkin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Moore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Development activity

Benarkin Moore
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
 363
across Somerset
Approvals change year on year -18% +375%

Ranking within QLD

Benarkin Moore
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Benarkin is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Benarkin Moore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Moore carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Benarkin carries more crime risk (91 vs 52).

Benarkin Moore
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Benarkin Moore
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Benarkin

  • Benarkin State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Moore

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

Amenities in the suburb

Benarkin Moore
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 1 35

Mobility

Benarkin sits further from the CBD (148.2 km vs 131.8 km).

Benarkin Moore
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 148.2 km
+11% vs other
 131.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
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.

Benarkin Moore
Car (driver) 100.0% / 56.9%
Benarkin — Car (driver): 100.0% Moore — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home — / 27.8%
Benarkin — Worked from Home: not among its largest Moore — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Benarkin — Walked Only: not among its largest Moore — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Benarkin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moore — Car (passenger): 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Benarkin Moore
Elevation 427 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Benarkin Moore
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
178 premises

Climate

Benarkin Moore
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Benarkin Moore
Average residential rate $1,401/yr $1,063/yr
Council South Burnett Somerset

Federal electorate

Benarkin Moore
Division Maranoa Blair
Member David Littleproud Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Benarkin Moore
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Benarkin

River Rural

Moore

Retirees Rural

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