Berat vs Goomburra

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of 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

Goomburra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Goomburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $310/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (146.8 km vs 151.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berat Goomburra
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.

Berat Goomburra
Walkability 0 / 0
Berat — Walkability: 0/100 Goomburra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 83
Berat — Safety: 88/100 Goomburra — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 34
Berat — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goomburra — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Goomburra has more residents (256 vs 129); Berat rents higher ($310/wk vs $200/wk).

Berat Goomburra
Population 129 256
+98% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -1.2%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $63,336/yr
+5% vs other
 $60,424/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+35% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berat Goomburra
0-4 3.1% / 6.6%
Berat — 0-4: 3.1% Goomburra — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 16.3% / 15.6%
Berat — 5-14: 16.3% Goomburra — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 9.3% / 5.9%
Berat — 15-19: 9.3% Goomburra — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 2.3% / 3.9%
Berat — 20-24: 2.3% Goomburra — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.4% / 7.4%
Berat — 25-34: 5.4% Goomburra — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 12.4% / 12.1%
Berat — 35-44: 12.4% Goomburra — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 14.0% / 18.4%
Berat — 45-54: 14.0% Goomburra — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 12.4% / 17.2%
Berat — 55-64: 12.4% Goomburra — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 17.1% / 12.9%
Berat — 65-74: 17.1% Goomburra — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 14.7% / 5.1%
Berat — 75-84: 14.7% Goomburra — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 2.3% / —
Berat — 85+: 2.3% Goomburra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berat 52.8% couple families
Berat — Couple Families: 52.8% Berat — Lone Person: 36.1% Berat — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Goomburra 50.0% couple families
Goomburra — Couple Families: 50.0% Goomburra — Lone Person: 36.5% Goomburra — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berat 14.6% renting
Berat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Berat — Mortgage: 37.5% Berat — Renting: 14.6%
Goomburra 9.6% renting
Goomburra — Owned Outright: 57.8% Goomburra — Mortgage: 32.5% Goomburra — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Berat Goomburra
New Zealand 3.1% / 1.6%
Berat — New Zealand: 3.1% Goomburra — New Zealand: 1.6%
England — / 4.7%
Berat — England: not among its largest Goomburra — England: 4.7%
Malaysia — / 3.1%
Berat — Malaysia: not among its largest Goomburra — Malaysia: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Berat Goomburra
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 12.9%
Berat — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Goomburra — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.8%
Berat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Goomburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 5.5%
Berat — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Goomburra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Berat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Goomburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Berat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goomburra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berat 100.0% houses
Berat — Houses: 100.0%
Goomburra 101.2% houses
Goomburra — Houses: 101.2%
Houses

Property market

Berat Goomburra
Median house price — $763,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Berat Goomburra
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Berat Goomburra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 39% 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 23% of QLD

Liveability

Berat Goomburra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goomburra carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0).

Berat Goomburra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
17/100
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 Goomburra
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 Goomburra
Parks & reserves 0 6
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Goomburra sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 146.8 km).

Berat Goomburra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 146.8 km 151.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 126 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.

Berat Goomburra
Car (driver) 60.3% / 57.4%
Berat — Car (driver): 60.3% Goomburra — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 33.0%
Berat — Worked from Home: 25.9% Goomburra — Worked from Home: 33.0%
Walked Only 8.6% / 9.6%
Berat — Walked Only: 8.6% Goomburra — Walked Only: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Berat — Car (passenger): 5.2% Goomburra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).

Setting

Berat Goomburra
Elevation 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 738 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berat Goomburra
Connectivity score 28/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Berat Goomburra
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Berat Goomburra
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Berat Goomburra
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 Goomburra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berat

Retirees Rural

Goomburra

Family Rural

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