Berat vs Forest Springs
Berat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Forest Springs. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berat, about half of households are couple families. In Forest Springs, most households are couple families. On these figures, Berat tends to suit 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
Berat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Forest Springs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Berat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $603/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 39%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Berat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (122 min vs 133 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (146.8 km vs 153.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Berat
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Forest Springs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.7% vs 4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berat and Forest Springs drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Forest Springs rents higher ($603/wk vs $310/wk); Forest Springs has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $63,336).
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 +19% vs other | 104 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +50.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr | $80,132/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $603/wk +95% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
Liveability
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Forest Springs carries more crime risk (37 vs 12).
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Forest Springs sits further from the CBD (153.9 km vs 146.8 km).
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 146.8 km | 153.9 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 122 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4362 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 4362 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 527 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 532 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm | 643 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berat | Forest Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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