Blacksoil vs Karrabin

Karrabin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Blacksoil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Karrabin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blacksoil tends to suit share households, while Karrabin 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

Karrabin

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Karrabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Karrabin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Blacksoil has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • Karrabin carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 97/100)

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

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

Blacksoil Karrabin
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.

Blacksoil Karrabin
Walkability 20 / 15
Blacksoil — Walkability: 20/100 Karrabin — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 3 / 25
Blacksoil — Safety: 3/100 Karrabin — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blacksoil — Low fire risk: 100/100 Karrabin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Karrabin has more residents (416 vs 106); Karrabin has higher household incomes ($101,504 vs $71,500).

Blacksoil Karrabin
Population 106 416
+292% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% -1.7%
Median age 56 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $101,504/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blacksoil Karrabin
0-4 5.7% / 4.8%
Blacksoil — 0-4: 5.7% Karrabin — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 5.7% / 12.0%
Blacksoil — 5-14: 5.7% Karrabin — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Blacksoil — 15-19: not among its largest Karrabin — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.8% / 7.0%
Blacksoil — 20-24: 3.8% Karrabin — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 12.3% / 12.5%
Blacksoil — 25-34: 12.3% Karrabin — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.4% / 11.8%
Blacksoil — 35-44: 9.4% Karrabin — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 4.7% / 15.1%
Blacksoil — 45-54: 4.7% Karrabin — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 29.2% / 17.5%
Blacksoil — 55-64: 29.2% Karrabin — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 16.0% / 9.1%
Blacksoil — 65-74: 16.0% Karrabin — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 3.8% / 3.4%
Blacksoil — 75-84: 3.8% Karrabin — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 1.0%
Blacksoil — 85+: not among its largest Karrabin — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blacksoil 15.8% couple families
Blacksoil — Couple Families: 15.8% Blacksoil — One Parent Families: 42.1% Blacksoil — Lone Person: 21.1% Blacksoil — Group Household: 21.1%
Karrabin 53.9% couple families
Karrabin — Couple Families: 53.9% Karrabin — One Parent Families: 19.6% Karrabin — Lone Person: 23.5% Karrabin — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blacksoil 10.3% renting
Blacksoil — Owned Outright: 48.3% Blacksoil — Mortgage: 41.4% Blacksoil — Renting: 10.3%
Karrabin 20.7% renting
Karrabin — Owned Outright: 30.0% Karrabin — Mortgage: 49.3% Karrabin — Renting: 20.7%
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.

Blacksoil Karrabin
England 2.8% / 2.9%
Blacksoil — England: 2.8% Karrabin — England: 2.9%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Blacksoil — Philippines: not among its largest Karrabin — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Blacksoil — New Zealand: not among its largest Karrabin — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Blacksoil Karrabin
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.2%
Blacksoil — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Karrabin — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 11.1%
Blacksoil — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Karrabin — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 6.5%
Blacksoil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Karrabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.2%
Blacksoil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Karrabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Blacksoil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Karrabin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blacksoil 89.7% houses
Blacksoil — Houses: 89.7% Blacksoil — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Karrabin 100.0% houses
Karrabin — Houses: 100.0% Karrabin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Blacksoil Karrabin
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Blacksoil Karrabin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Blacksoil Karrabin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Blacksoil carries more crime risk (97 vs 75).

Blacksoil Karrabin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 High
75/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 High
91/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blacksoil Karrabin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blacksoil

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

Schools in Karrabin

  • West Moreton Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blacksoil Karrabin
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 2
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Blacksoil Karrabin
Walkability score 20/100 15/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.8 km 48.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Blacksoil Karrabin
Car (driver) 82.6% / 81.4%
Blacksoil — Car (driver): 82.6% Karrabin — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 12.2%
Blacksoil — Worked from Home: 17.4% Karrabin — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Blacksoil — Walked Only: not among its largest Karrabin — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 1.6%
Blacksoil — Car (passenger): not among its largest Karrabin — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Blacksoil Karrabin
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.0 km 45.0 km

NBN connectivity

Blacksoil Karrabin
Connectivity score 68/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
60 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

Blacksoil Karrabin
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blacksoil Karrabin
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

Blacksoil Karrabin
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Blacksoil Karrabin
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blacksoil Karrabin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blacksoil

Outer River

Karrabin

Acreage Outer Quiet Trains

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