Borallon vs Fernvale

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 Fernvale, about half of households are couple families. 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

Fernvale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% 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

Borallon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Borallon sits closer to the CBD (53.6 km vs 61.8 km)
  • Fernvale is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fernvale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 4%)

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

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

Borallon Fernvale
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.

Borallon Fernvale
Walkability 0 / 22
Borallon — Walkability: 0/100 Fernvale — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 38 / 37
Borallon — Safety: 38/100 Fernvale — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Borallon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fernvale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fernvale has more residents (3,629 vs 90); Borallon has higher household incomes ($106,132 vs $92,092).

Borallon Fernvale
Population 90 3,629
+3932% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +13.1%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $106,132/yr
+13% vs other
 $92,092/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk $350/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borallon Fernvale
0-4 7.8% / 7.1%
Borallon — 0-4: 7.8% Fernvale — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 22.2% / 18.7%
Borallon — 5-14: 22.2% Fernvale — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 4.4% / 6.4%
Borallon — 15-19: 4.4% Fernvale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.8% / 4.0%
Borallon — 20-24: 7.8% Fernvale — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.8% / 12.6%
Borallon — 25-34: 7.8% Fernvale — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 11.1% / 15.0%
Borallon — 35-44: 11.1% Fernvale — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 16.7% / 13.4%
Borallon — 45-54: 16.7% Fernvale — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 8.9% / 11.0%
Borallon — 55-64: 8.9% Fernvale — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 4.4% / 8.3%
Borallon — 65-74: 4.4% Fernvale — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 — / 2.8%
Borallon — 75-84: not among its largest Fernvale — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.6%
Borallon — 85+: not among its largest Fernvale — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Borallon 65.4% couple families
Borallon — Couple Families: 65.4% Borallon — Lone Person: 34.6% Borallon — One Parent Families: 0.0% Borallon — Group Household: 0.0% Borallon — Other Families: 0.0%
Fernvale 54.3% couple families
Fernvale — Couple Families: 54.3% Fernvale — Lone Person: 21.7% Fernvale — One Parent Families: 20.0% Fernvale — Group Household: 2.8% Fernvale — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Borallon 20.8% renting
Borallon — Owned Outright: 41.7% Borallon — Mortgage: 37.5% Borallon — Renting: 20.8%
Fernvale 23.5% renting
Fernvale — Owned Outright: 24.9% Fernvale — Mortgage: 51.6% Fernvale — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borallon 100.0% houses
Borallon — Houses: 100.0% Borallon — Townhouses: 0.0% Borallon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fernvale 99.1% houses
Fernvale — Houses: 99.1% Fernvale — Townhouses: 0.8% Fernvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Borallon Fernvale
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.1%
Borallon — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Fernvale — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 7.3%
Borallon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Fernvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 5.8%
Borallon — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Fernvale — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Borallon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fernvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Borallon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Fernvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Property market

Borallon Fernvale
Median house price — $835,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $591,805
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 46 sales

Development activity

Borallon Fernvale
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
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.

Borallon Fernvale
Houses — 4.2%
$680/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Borallon Fernvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 79% 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 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Fernvale is more walkable (22 vs 0).

Borallon Fernvale
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Borallon Fernvale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
63/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Borallon Fernvale
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 Borallon

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

Schools in Fernvale

  • Fernvale State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Borallon Fernvale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Fernvale sits further from the CBD (61.8 km vs 53.6 km).

Borallon Fernvale
Walkability score 0/100 22/100
Distance to Brisbane 53.6 km 61.8 km
+15% 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.

Borallon Fernvale
Car (driver) 88.9% / 80.7%
Borallon — Car (driver): 88.9% Fernvale — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 11.4%
Borallon — Worked from Home: 11.1% Fernvale — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Borallon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Fernvale — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Borallon — Walked Only: not among its largest Fernvale — Walked Only: 1.4%
Train — / 1.0%
Borallon — Train: not among its largest Fernvale — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Borallon Fernvale
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.7 km 40.9 km

NBN connectivity

Borallon Fernvale
Connectivity score 30/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 57%
1,536 premises

Climate

Borallon Fernvale
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Borallon Fernvale
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 Fernvale
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Borallon Fernvale
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Borallon Fernvale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Borallon

Family Outer River

Fernvale

Acreage Family Outer Quiet

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