Bloomfield vs Degarra

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bloomfield, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Degarra, about half of households rent. On these figures, Bloomfield tends to suit people living alone, while Degarra suits renters.

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

Degarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Bloomfield has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Degarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Degarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Degarra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1388 min vs 1467 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1868.1 km vs 1885.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Degarra

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Bloomfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs -27.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bloomfield Degarra
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.

Bloomfield Degarra
Walkability 0 / 27
Bloomfield — Walkability: 0/100 Degarra — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 23 / 54
Bloomfield — Safety: 23/100 Degarra — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Bloomfield — Low fire risk: 31/100 Degarra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bloomfield has more residents (228 vs 80); Bloomfield skews older (53 vs 51).

Bloomfield Degarra
Population 228
+65% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% -27.3%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $44,460/yr $44,148/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk
+3% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield Degarra
0-4 1.8% / 3.8%
Bloomfield — 0-4: 1.8% Degarra — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 11.0% / 10.0%
Bloomfield — 5-14: 11.0% Degarra — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Bloomfield — 15-19: not among its largest Degarra — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.3% / —
Bloomfield — 20-24: 5.3% Degarra — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / 13.8%
Bloomfield — 25-34: 9.6% Degarra — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 11.8% / 7.5%
Bloomfield — 35-44: 11.8% Degarra — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 15.4% / 22.5%
Bloomfield — 45-54: 15.4% Degarra — 45-54: 22.5%
55-64 22.4% / 16.2%
Bloomfield — 55-64: 22.4% Degarra — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 15.8% / 15.0%
Bloomfield — 65-74: 15.8% Degarra — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 6.1% / 7.5%
Bloomfield — 75-84: 6.1% Degarra — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / —
Bloomfield — 85+: not among its largest Degarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Bloomfield Degarra
England 3.1% / 5.0%
Bloomfield — England: 3.1% Degarra — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / —
Bloomfield — New Zealand: 2.2% Degarra — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 56.7% lone person
Bloomfield — Lone Person: 56.7% Bloomfield — Couple Families: 23.3% Bloomfield — One Parent Families: 6.7% Bloomfield — Group Household: 13.3%
Degarra 42.9% lone person
Degarra — Lone Person: 42.9% Degarra — Couple Families: 28.6% Degarra — One Parent Families: 28.6% Degarra — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 92.1% houses
Bloomfield — Houses: 92.1% Bloomfield — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Degarra 76.7% houses
Degarra — Houses: 76.7% Degarra — Flats / Apartments: 23.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bloomfield Degarra
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 20.0%
Bloomfield — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Degarra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 3.8%
Bloomfield — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Degarra — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 5.0%
Bloomfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Degarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 17.6% renting
Bloomfield — Owned Outright: 54.4% Bloomfield — Mortgage: 27.9% Bloomfield — Renting: 17.6%
Degarra 48.0% renting
Degarra — Owned Outright: 52.0% Degarra — Mortgage: 0.0% Degarra — Renting: 48.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bloomfield Degarra
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bloomfield Degarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Degarra is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Bloomfield Degarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bloomfield carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Bloomfield carries more crime risk (77 vs 46).

Bloomfield Degarra
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
65/100
 Low
11/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bloomfield Degarra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield River State School Government · Primary

Schools in Degarra

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bloomfield Degarra
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 70 2

Mobility

Bloomfield sits further from the CBD (1885.4 km vs 1868.1 km).

Bloomfield Degarra
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 1885.4 km 1868.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1467 min 1388 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4895
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 4895
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.

Bloomfield Degarra
Car (driver) 64.9% / 81.2%
Bloomfield — Car (driver): 64.9% Degarra — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 29.8% / —
Bloomfield — Worked from Home: 29.8% Degarra — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 18.8%
Bloomfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Degarra — Car (passenger): 18.8%
Walked Only 5.3% / —
Bloomfield — Walked Only: 5.3% Degarra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Bloomfield Degarra
Elevation 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 3.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bloomfield Degarra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
105 premises
 0%
14 premises

Council rates

Bloomfield Degarra
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Bloomfield Degarra
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bloomfield Degarra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bloomfield

River Rural

Degarra

Multicultural River Rural

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