Bidwill vs Granville

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bidwill, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bidwill: a median of $725,000, against $508,000 in Granville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bidwill tends to suit couples, while Granville suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bidwill is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 49%)
  • Granville has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($507,500 vs $725,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Granville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($239/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Bidwill leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bidwill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 188 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (252.7 km vs 255.3 km)
  • But Granville is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bidwill carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 64/100)
  • Granville is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bidwill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.3% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bidwill Granville
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.

Bidwill Granville
Walkability 0 / 27
Bidwill — Walkability: 0/100 Granville — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 50 / 36
Bidwill — Safety: 50/100 Granville — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Bidwill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Granville — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Granville has more residents (2,532 vs 517); Bidwill has higher household incomes ($77,480 vs $49,920).

Bidwill Granville
Population 517 2,532
+390% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% -6.8%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $77,480/yr
+36% vs other
 $49,920/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+8% vs other
 $239/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bidwill Granville
0-4 3.5% / 3.9%
Bidwill — 0-4: 3.5% Granville — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 14.1% / 12.2%
Bidwill — 5-14: 14.1% Granville — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Bidwill — 15-19: 5.2% Granville — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.7% / 5.5%
Bidwill — 20-24: 2.7% Granville — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 8.5% / 9.2%
Bidwill — 25-34: 8.5% Granville — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 9.7% / 9.9%
Bidwill — 35-44: 9.7% Granville — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 14.3% / 11.4%
Bidwill — 45-54: 14.3% Granville — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 17.8% / 14.8%
Bidwill — 55-64: 17.8% Granville — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 15.3% / 15.2%
Bidwill — 65-74: 15.3% Granville — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.0% / 9.4%
Bidwill — 75-84: 7.0% Granville — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 1.4% / 2.9%
Bidwill — 85+: 1.4% Granville — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bidwill 48.3% couple families
Bidwill — Couple Families: 48.3% Bidwill — Lone Person: 24.6% Bidwill — One Parent Families: 17.8% Bidwill — Other Families: 5.9% Bidwill — Group Household: 3.4%
Granville 30.2% couple families
Granville — Couple Families: 30.2% Granville — Lone Person: 44.2% Granville — One Parent Families: 19.1% Granville — Other Families: 2.4% Granville — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bidwill 9.6% renting
Bidwill — Owned Outright: 49.7% Bidwill — Mortgage: 40.7% Bidwill — Renting: 9.6%
Granville 29.7% renting
Granville — Owned Outright: 43.1% Granville — Mortgage: 27.3% Granville — Renting: 29.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bidwill Granville
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 19.0%
Bidwill — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Granville — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.5%
Bidwill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Granville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 3.6%
Bidwill — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Granville — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.4%
Bidwill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Granville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.4%
Bidwill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Granville — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Bidwill Granville
England 3.5% / 2.4%
Bidwill — England: 3.5% Granville — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.5%
Bidwill — New Zealand: 0.6% Granville — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 1.4% / 0.2%
Bidwill — Germany: 1.4% Granville — Germany: 0.2%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Bidwill — Philippines: not among its largest Granville — Philippines: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bidwill — Scotland: not among its largest Granville — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.2%
Bidwill — South Africa: not among its largest Granville — South Africa: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bidwill 100.0% houses
Bidwill — Houses: 100.0% Bidwill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Granville 88.5% houses
Granville — Houses: 88.5% Granville — Townhouses: 11.5%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bidwill Granville
Median house price $725,000 $507,500
Median unit price — $412,500
Median land price $860,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Bidwill Granville
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Bidwill Granville
Houses — 4.7%
$532/wk on $584K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bidwill Granville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of QLD

Liveability

Granville is more walkable (27 vs 0); Bidwill scores higher overall (42 vs 25).

Bidwill Granville
Grade C D
Score 42/100 25/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Granville carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Granville carries more crime risk (64 vs 50).

Bidwill Granville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
64/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bidwill Granville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bidwill

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

Schools in Granville

  • Granville State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bidwill Granville
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Granville sits further from the CBD (255.3 km vs 252.7 km).

Bidwill Granville
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 252.7 km 255.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 188 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
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.

Bidwill Granville
Car (driver) 90.6% / 80.8%
Bidwill — Car (driver): 90.6% Granville — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 5.3%
Bidwill — Worked from Home: 7.7% Granville — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 9.8%
Bidwill — Car (passenger): 1.7% Granville — Car (passenger): 9.8%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Bidwill — Walked Only: not among its largest Granville — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Bidwill — Bicycle: not among its largest Granville — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.6%).

Setting

Bidwill Granville
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bidwill Granville
Connectivity score 28/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
209 premises
 31%
1,251 premises

Climate

Bidwill Granville
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bidwill Granville
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bidwill Granville
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bidwill Granville
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bidwill Granville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bidwill

Rural

Granville

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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