Bracalba vs D'aguilar

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bracalba tends to suit young adults and couples, while D'Aguilar suits families with children.

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

Bracalba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $550/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

  • Bracalba sits closer to the CBD (65.1 km vs 69.8 km)
  • D'aguilar is more walkable (29/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs -12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bracalba D'aguilar
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.

Bracalba D'aguilar
Walkability 10 / 29
Bracalba — Walkability: 10/100 D'aguilar — Walkability: 29/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Bracalba — Low fire risk: 66/100 D'aguilar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

D'Aguilar has more residents (1,474 vs 97); Bracalba rents higher ($550/wk vs $380/wk).

Bracalba D'aguilar
Population 97 1,474
+1420% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.6% +22.1%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $117,000/yr
+16% vs other
 $98,592/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+31% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracalba D'aguilar
0-4 6.2% / 8.3%
Bracalba — 0-4: 6.2% D'aguilar — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 10.3% / 14.9%
Bracalba — 5-14: 10.3% D'aguilar — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.2% / 7.1%
Bracalba — 15-19: 5.2% D'aguilar — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 10.3% / 4.0%
Bracalba — 20-24: 10.3% D'aguilar — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 16.5% / 14.5%
Bracalba — 25-34: 16.5% D'aguilar — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 12.4% / 13.0%
Bracalba — 35-44: 12.4% D'aguilar — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.5% / 14.0%
Bracalba — 45-54: 15.5% D'aguilar — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 15.5% / 10.1%
Bracalba — 55-64: 15.5% D'aguilar — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 7.2% / 10.0%
Bracalba — 65-74: 7.2% D'aguilar — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 4.1% / 3.6%
Bracalba — 75-84: 4.1% D'aguilar — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 3.1% / 0.7%
Bracalba — 85+: 3.1% D'aguilar — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 70.8% couple families
Bracalba — Couple Families: 70.8% Bracalba — One Parent Families: 29.2% Bracalba — Lone Person: 0.0% Bracalba — Group Household: 0.0% Bracalba — Other Families: 0.0%
D'aguilar 58.6% couple families
D'aguilar — Couple Families: 58.6% D'aguilar — One Parent Families: 16.0% D'aguilar — Lone Person: 20.4% D'aguilar — Group Household: 3.3% D'aguilar — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 19.4% renting
Bracalba — Owned Outright: 38.9% Bracalba — Mortgage: 41.7% Bracalba — Renting: 19.4%
D'aguilar 11.7% renting
D'aguilar — Owned Outright: 29.1% D'aguilar — Mortgage: 59.1% D'aguilar — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 100.0% houses
Bracalba — Houses: 100.0% Bracalba — Townhouses: 0.0%
D'aguilar 99.6% houses
D'aguilar — Houses: 99.6% D'aguilar — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Bracalba D'aguilar
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 23.5%
Bracalba — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% D'aguilar — Certificate III & IV: 23.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 6.6%
Bracalba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% D'aguilar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 4.3%
Bracalba — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% D'aguilar — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Bracalba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest D'aguilar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Bracalba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest D'aguilar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Bracalba D'aguilar
Median house price — $851,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $923,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Bracalba D'aguilar
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Bracalba D'aguilar
Houses — 3.9%
$735/wk on $972K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bracalba D'aguilar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

D'Aguilar is more walkable (29 vs 10).

Bracalba D'aguilar
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bracalba carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Bracalba D'aguilar
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
94/100
 —
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bracalba D'aguilar
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

Bracalba D'aguilar
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

D'Aguilar sits further from the CBD (69.8 km vs 65.1 km).

Bracalba D'aguilar
Walkability score 10/100 29/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.1 km 69.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4512
 0.7%
postcode 4514

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.

Bracalba D'aguilar
Car (driver) 60.5% / 81.4%
Bracalba — Car (driver): 60.5% D'aguilar — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 12.0%
Bracalba — Worked from Home: 39.5% D'aguilar — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Bracalba — Car (passenger): not among its largest D'aguilar — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Bracalba — Walked Only: not among its largest D'aguilar — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Bracalba D'aguilar
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 24.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bracalba D'aguilar
Connectivity score 29/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 56%
797 premises

Climate

Bracalba D'aguilar
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bracalba D'aguilar
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bracalba D'aguilar
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bracalba D'aguilar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bracalba

River Rural

D'aguilar

Acreage Family Quiet

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