Borallon vs Fairney View
Borallon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Fairney View. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Borallon, most households are couple families. In Fairney View, about half of households are couple families. Borallon is closer to the city centre: 53.6 km, against 59.9 km. On these figures, Borallon tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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
Fairney View
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 62/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 65%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Borallon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (53.6 km vs 59.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Fairney View
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 4%)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Borallon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.1% vs -0.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Borallon and Fairney View 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
Fairney View has more residents (221 vs 90); Fairney View skews older (50 vs 36).
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 | 221 +146% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 36 | 50 |
| Median household income | $106,132/yr +19% vs other | $85,540/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk | $315/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.8%).
Property market
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,550,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
Liveability
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Borallon carries more crime risk (62 vs 36).
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 6 |
Mobility
Fairney View sits further from the CBD (59.9 km vs 53.6 km).
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 53.6 km | 59.9 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 52 min | 56 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).
Setting
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.7 km | 43.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 88 premises |
Climate
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — | 897 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.1°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Borallon | Fairney View | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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